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Uganda is home to Africa’s largest refugee population, and psychologists claim that since the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of attempted suicides among them has increased
In Nigeria, rising instability and communal violence seem to be strengthening separatist movements. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is one of these movements, advocating for an independent state in a region of Nigeria that attempted to secede more than 50 years ago
After the High Court lifted a ban on donkey slaughterhouses in 2020, allowing them to resume selling the meat and skins to Asian markets, Kenya’s donkey population is once again under threat
After 14 months of being mostly closed to indoor dining due to the coronavirus, the city that never sleeps is finally waking up. New York was hit harder than any other city in the United States, and the reopening of the city’s nightlife is a sign of hope for many people around the world
Around 700 unaccompanied migrant children are housed in the Long Beach Convention Center in California. This neighbourhood is attempting to assist each person
Spain, which was one of the first countries to be hit by the COVID pandemic, has been rushing to vaccinate its people. At this stage, 33% of people have had at least one dose. Many of the country’s one million undocumented people
a result of the trade war that started during former President Donald Trump’s presidency, international shipments of bourbon, an American whiskey produced mainly in the southern state of Kentucky, have fallen significantly
Grand-Bassam is a beach resort town on the Ivory Coast renowned for its French colonial architecture and beaches. Recent flooding and the passing of time have taken their toll on the city’s historic structures
An antisemitic assault on restaurant diners in Los Angeles is being investigated as a hate crime, as analysts worry about recent violence targeting a variety of ethnic and religious groups
A second wave of coronavirus struck Somalia this year, as well as political instability over elections that threatened to cause armed conflict. However, as Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu, although political tensions have eased, the economic effect has not.