YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

GIABA ESTABLISHES SANCTION TO PREVENT SPREAD OF CRIMINALS.(PHOTO).



GIABA Establishes sanction to prevent spread of criminals


Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) says it will establish a sanctions regime to prevent the spread of criminal activity and limit the free movement of terrorists in the region


The Director General of GIABA Mr Edwin Harris-Jr stated this known in Abuja at the 27th GIABA Ministerial Committee Meeting. 


He expressed concern over the low level of effectiveness in the Fight against Transnational Crimes in West Africa, saying that to address the issue, Anti Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing effort AML/CFT would be strengthened to hold criminals accountable.


The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Chief Lateef Fagbemi who is also the Chair of the GIABA ministerial committee disclosed that steps were being taken to meet the global standards in protecting the integrity of Nigeria’s financial system and national security. 


He said at the ministerial level consistent commitment to supporting key supervisory and law enforcement authorities was being made. 

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