The Government of Switzerland has pledged to support flood victims across Nigeria with N1.9 billion. The Federal Government of Germany also announced an additional release of €24 million to Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions impacted by the recent flooding. The Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Nicolas Lang, who announced his country’s donation in Abuja, …

The embassy in Baghdad was closed during the 1991 Gulf War and unlike many other European missions there, it never reopened until now. The security situation has improved to such a degree after years of conflict that it is now safe to again have a presence in Iraq, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Iraq is …