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In italy and irregular crossings of the Central Mediterranean sea have been increasing since 2020. But its true that over the last 12 months the situation has worsened from this perspective and also it has changed in terms of the composition of the flow. Now we have more people from Sub Saharan African countries trying to reach in. To reach italy and they are departing from tunisia. Paradoxically, tunisian citizens are not the first group represented in the flow towards italy any more, as it has been between 2018 and 20. And last year actually. And probably one of the main causes, the internal situation in tunisia, where policies introduced by the government, the discriminating sub saharan migrants presence or transiting through to the country have been pushing many, many, many people out of the country and towards the italian shores. Europe has tried and failed f ....
Refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. A meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. Mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. Hes previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. Hes swamped by scandal. South africas president , jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home lavishly at the taxpayers expense. More recently, his friendship with the controversial business family, the guptas, has fuelled allegations of massive corruption state capture, they call it here. During the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. The economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. But in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. The new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. Everyone ag ....
The north is to send its highest ranking official for years to the south to the games. Here he is kim yong nam, the ceremonial head of state, will lead a 22 member delegation to the south beginning on friday. It comes as the two nations put on an unprecedented show of sporting collaboration today, fielding a joint womens ice hockey team. It played an International Friendly against sweden. The bbcs laura bicker reports. Fierce and determined, the korean players head onto the rink to prove they are notjust pawns in a Political Drama or an experiment in sports diplomacy. They fight hard against high ranking sweden. Willed on by a crowd eager to witness a piece of history and waving the flag of a unified korea. Translation i was so touched, i feel so good because i felt the passion of the players and it felt like we were one together. But this teams formation has been co ....
Refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. A meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. Mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. He has previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. He is swamped by scandal. South africas president , jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home, lavishly, at the taxpayers expense. More recently, his friendship with the controversial business family the guptas has fuelled allegations of massive corruption. State capture, they call it here. During the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. The economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense that senior officials could get away with anything. But, in december, zuma and his allies lost control of the governing anc. The new man, cyril ramaphosa, promising to end impunity. Ever ....