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Africa: The Bolle Jos Connection – How Sierra Leone’s Alleged Protection of Europe’s Most Wanted Drug Kingpin Threatens Liberia and West Africa

eriinfo.com7 days ago014 mins

The recent wave of unprecedented cocaine seizures across West Africa is no longer a series of isolated criminal incidents. Instead, the arrests, investigations, and intelligence emerging from multiple jurisdictions increasingly point to a sophisticated transnational narcotics network stretching from Latin America through West Africa into Europe. At the center of this network is Dutch fugitive…

Humanoid Raises $152 Million at $1.35 Billion Post-Money Valuation, Becoming Europe’s First Pure-Play Humanoid Robotics Unicorn

eriinfo.com1 week ago08 mins

Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company building industrial humanoid robots, announced a $152 million Series A financing at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation. This funding brings the total amount raised to date to $270 million. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused on investments in breakthrough scientific startups…

June 2026 was Western Europe’s hottest on record, second hottest globally, report finds

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago07 mins

Western Europe saw its hottest June on record this year as temperatures skyrocketed around the world last month, with blistering heat stoking wildfires and, at times, turning deadly across the continent and the United States, according to a new report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The C3S report also found that June 2026 was the second-hottest June ever…

Europe’s deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

The French health minister has warned that the extreme conditions will result in additional deaths, and an emergency plan has been put in place for all hospitals in the Paris region because of “multiple tensions” in healthcare. In Marseille, an 18-month-old child died after being found in a car in a state of hyperthermia, in…

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African Countries Should Resist Europe’s Assertive Migration Diplomacy

eriinfo.com6 months ago010 mins

European leaders distance themselves from Trump’s hardline immigration tactics, but how different are their approaches? Since the 2015 ‘migration crisis’, Europe has pressured African countries into tightening their border security and accepting returned migrants, irrespective of whether these policies are in Africa’s best interest. And although many European leaders distance themselves from President Donald Trump’s…

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Africa: Could Africa’s Youth Bulge Help Fill Europe’s Military Ranks?

eriinfo.com6 months ago010 mins

Military recruitment increasingly reflects the same demand-supply dynamics that shape global civilian migration. In November 2025, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said over 1 400 African nationals from around 36 countries were fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, warning that foreign recruits faced extreme danger. While some, such as those from South Africa, may be…

Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws

eriinfo.com8 months ago06 mins

The parliament of the Faroe Islands voted on Thursday to legalise abortion until the end of the 12th week of pregnancy, overturning a decades-old law that prohibited abortions in most cases. Previous legislation allowed abortions only in certain circumstances – such as rape, incest or risk to the health of the pregnant woman – and…

Europe’s freedom faces greatest ‘threat’ since WW2, says Macron

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a big increase in defence spending, warning Europe’s liberty is facing a “greater threat” than at any time since the end of World War Two. In a speech to the armed forces in Paris, he said “we are living in a pivotal moment” due to complex geopolitics….

Germany vows fair share of Europe’s defence as Nato leaders arrive at Hague summit

eriinfo.com1 year ago010 mins

Laura Gozzi & Paul Kirby BBC News Reuters Security is tight at the Nato summit – President Trump’s first since 2019 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Russia’s president understands only the language of force and that Tuesday’s “historic” Nato summit in The Hague will aim to ensure peace in Europe for generations to…