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Kenya launched an operation to flush out Al-Shabab terrorists from the northeast Boni Forest on the border with Somalia in 2015. The operation was meant to last a few months but – nearly five years later – security forces are still struggling to stamp out the Islamist militants. Villagers are afraid to venture into the forest and a deadly January attack on the county’s joint Kenya-US military base has highlighted ongoing insecurity
As Afghanistan grapples with the possibility of a peace deal, the future of millions of Afghan refugees also looks a little more hopeful. United Nations and other officials at a refugee conference in Pakistan warn that peace alone will not be enough to send them home
India’s economic growth has plummeted to a decade low a sharp contrast to only a year ago when it was the world’s fastest growing major economy
Dozens of protesters from across Kazakhstan gathered in the capital, Nur-Sultan, to protest against what say are “faulty mortgages” and “wrongful” court decisions by the courts…Kosovo marked the 12th anniversary of the country’s independence with a special theme for an important cultural and national icon
2.7 million Afghans are registered as refugees worldwide, with just over half – 1.4 millio, in Pakistan. Their needs, and those of the communities hosting them, are the focus of the conference, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in his opening statement
Security forces detained opposition supporters as they were gathering to protest outside Azerbaijan’s election commission building in the capital, Baku, on February 16. A candidate for the opposition Musavat Party, Faraj Karimli, was detained while speaking to journalists. The demonstrators decried reported violations in the February 9 parliamentary elections. According to police, the protest was not officially sanctioned, but the opposition says the constitution does not require any official permission to demonstrate..An iconic monument in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, has been returned to its familiar place in a city park after months of restoration work
The Zimbabwe Republic Police on Friday used teargas to disperse MDC who attended a court case in which the party’s vice chairman Job Sikhala was facing charges of subverting a constitutionally elected government
China: Coronavirus cases surged past 63,000 in the country Friday..Protesters shut down Malawi’s electoral commission offices in 10 districts
Two years have passed since a gunman shot and killed 17 people on Valentine’s Day in Parkland, Florida. Whether it’s they have taken to activism, moved to a city, or continued their lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the event continues to shape the lives of all those affected
The Coronavirus has killed more than 1,100 people worldwide, the vast majority of which are in China. So, countries around the world are being cautious by testing incoming traffic through their ports. Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar is home to thousands of refuge Rohingya that attract aid workers from different countries including China