On Tuesday 29 May, the European Commission announced that the EU has given its go-ahead to granting €467 million from the EU Trust Fund for Africa to combat the root causes of irregular migration, and to provide assistance for the return and reintegration of vulnerable refugees and migrants.
Funds will finance programmes and projects in three regions: the Sahel and Lake Chad regions (€173 million for six programmes), the Horn of Africa (€294 million for eight programmes), and North...