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  • US President Donald Trump said Washington "may do another little Epic Fury," hinting that the US may undertake further attacks against Iran.
  • After a shooting attack in Hebron that left two soldiers dead and numerous more injured, Israeli troops began a "targeted and thorough" military operation.
  • The state-owned Emirates News Agency reported that Lana Nusseibeh is the United Arab Emirates' nominee for secretary-general of the United Nations.
  • After last weekend's protests, French authorities on Thursday banned or restricted new demonstrations.
  • The European Union's top prize for human rights achievement, the Sakharov Prize, has been given to the International Criminal Court in 2026.

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March 19, 2021

Kenya Schools Use Clean Fuel

Almost all schools in Kenya use high-emission, wood-burning fuel to cook food for students. But a government campaign ahead of this year’s Earth Day (April 22) aims to transition schools to cleaner fuels by the end of this year

Twitter 15th Anniversary

Twitter celebrates its 15th anniversary this month (March 21). With 330 million users around the world, the company that once called itself the free speech wing of the free speech party has been forced to contend with abuses of its platform

Kenya Tea Job Losses

Kenya’s tea farming industry, one of the world’s largest, is facing job losses after a court in January ruled against a labor union’s attempt to ban tea leaf harvesting machines

March 18, 2021

Burkina FASO President’s Zoo Opens For...

When former president Blaise Compaore fled Burkina Faso seven years ago, he left behind a zoo of lions, ostriches, hippos and hyenas, which began starving to death. A non-profit stepped in to rescue them last year and has reopened the zoo to the public

March 17, 2021

Ghana COVAX Rollout

On February 23, COVAX shipped 600 000 doses of the AstraZeneca / Oxford COVID-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune, India to Accra, Ghana, arriving on the morning of February 24. The arrival in Accra was the first batch shipped and delivered in the region by the COVAX Facility

Nigerians Displaced by Boko Haram

Boko Haram militants have terrorized northeastern Nigeria for more than a decade, driving what the United Nations says are more than two million people from their homes

March 16, 2021

Turkey EU Refugees

March is the anniversary of the refugee migrant deal between Turkey and the European Union that ended a mass exodus of migrants into Europe. But the future of the deal could be doubt with Ankara calling for revisions to the agreement

Syria War 10 Year Anniversary Part...

March 15th marks ten years since the civil war began in Syria, and in many places the government of President Bashar al-Assad appears victorious. But in Idlib, the last remaining opposition stronghold, four million people are trapped within a war that some say is far from over

March 15, 2021

COVID-19 Increases Marginalization of Vulnerable People

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the marginalization of vulnerable groups like persons with disabilities. In Nigeria, disabled people accounted for one third of those living in extreme poverty leaving aid groups scrambling to help those in need during the pandemic

March 14, 2021

Focus on Refugees:Syrian Refugees Facing Immense...

As the Syria crisis reaches the 10-year mark, millions of refugees face unprecedented hardship due to rising poverty, lack of opportunities and the impact of COVID-19. 35-year-old Syrian refugee Hala described the downward spiral their lives have taken since fleeing the conflict in their home country and coming to Lebanon 10 years ago

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