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After a series of deadly attacks by al-Shabab terrorists, hundreds of nonlocal teachers in Kenya’s northeast are demanding transfers out of the region, which is largely Muslim causing an education crisis in the country. Schools reopened August 28, but most students have not yet resumed classes.
Following the official launch of commercial operations for the Lagos Blue Line train on Monday, passengers will finally get to enjoy some relief. The 13-kilometer-long ride’s opening was celebrated by the governor of Lagos other, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, along with other Lagosians and state officials.
An influx of refugees from the neighboring Sudan has overwhelmed the abilities of aide groups, prompting Doctors Without Borders to appeal to the international community to prevent a “catastrophic” humanitarian disaster in Chad.
A sudden increase in electricity bills has left Pakistanis angry. People are demanding the government repeal the new charges that have made electricity practically expensive for many in daily protests that started in late August. Pakistan bureau chief Sarah Zaman explains why this problem has emerged.
One of the bloodiest land battles in the Pacific Ocean took place in 1945 when American forces attacked the Japanese island of Okinawa. A man who has spent decades looking for the bodies of those who were killed fears that Okinawa is again vulnerable as tensions rise between China and the United States.
Over 1 million people have fled the conflict in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, according to the UN.The global body added, some of the neighboring nations, like South Sudan and Chad, are welcoming refugees, while others, like Egypt, have restrictions.
A job fair for recently arrived war refugees was organized by a Ukrainian community group in the western U.S. state of Colorado.
Afghanistan was left with a target on their backs when the Taliban retook control of Kabul. A nonprofit called Command Purpose is using art to help the nearly 40 evacuated people deal with their past trauma and support their futures even though their legal status are still not clear.
In India’s Himalayan region during the past two months, intense rainfall have caused landslides, flash floods, and other major destruction. Shift in weather patterns that are bringing more rain than snow to mountainous regions in the northern hemisphere are one reason, according to a recent study. The Himalayas are said to be more vulnerable to climatic change.
The International Criminal Court said in July it would investigate allegations of extrajudicial killings, the burning of homes and markets, and looting in Sudan’s Darfur region.