San Vicente, With a bag full of hopes and dreams, Iriana Ureña, a 32-year-old Venezuelan mother of two, arrived at a Migrant Reception Station (ERM) in San Vicente, at the edge of the Darien Gap. The look in her eyes showing the pain of a mother who wo…
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Kenya: Government warns oil marketing companies against withholding fuel
NAIROBI, The Kenyan Government has directed all Oil Marketing Companies in the country to immediately release petroleum supplies to customers in order to alleviate the current supply crisis.Amid long queues being witnessed at retail stations in most pa…
Read moreUNICEF launches life-skills clubs initiative in 6 Libyan schools
TRIPOLI, The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday announced an initiative to develop life-skills clubs in six schools in Libya.The life-skills clubs to be developed in six schools in the municipalities of Sebha, Zintan, and Janzour will …
Read moreSwedish govt paves way for extradition of Genocide suspect Micomyiza to Rwanda
STOCKHOLM, The government of Sweden has given the green light to the extradition of Jean-Paul Micomyiza, 49, to Rwanda where he is accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.This comes three months after a top Swedish Court on Dec 21…
Read moreKenya’s Jeptum breaks women’s record at Paris marathon
Paris, Judith Jeptum of Kenya broke the Paris marathon record while Deso Gelmisa of Ethiopia won the men’s race on Sunday.Jeptum finished the 42.2-kilometer (26.2-mile) race in 2 hours, 19 minutes and 48 seconds in chilly conditions with a temperature …
Read moreFree-scoring Tottenham soars into EPL top 4
London, With north London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal neck and neck, the fight for Champions League qualification looks like being as hard fought as the title race in the English Premier League.Tottenham’s superior attacking power might yet prove deci…
Read moreFirst UN Aid Convoy In Three Months Enters War-Ravaged Northern Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), announced last night that, the first aid convoy in three months, has entered Ethiopia’s northern Tigray regional state.WFP Ethiopia said on social media that, “13 trucks have arrived safely in…
Read moreMorocco inaugurates International Centre for Research on Prevention of Child Soldiers
RABAT, Morocco has inaugurated the International Centre for Research on the Prevention of Child Soldiers with the aim of contributing to the fight against the recruitment of child soldiers, through the dissemination of research to be carried out by the…
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