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A policeman handcuffs Paul Rusesabagina, right, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda”, before leading him out of the Kicukiro Primary Court in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. September 14,2020. /AP Photo A court is set to deliver its verdict Monday against Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic …
Metto David Kiprono, of Kenya, poses on the podium after winning the men’s 26th edition of the Rome Marathon. September 19, 2021. /Getty Images A one-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic didn’t have a big impact on the victory stands at the Rome Marathon at the …
Natural disasters sparked by climate change have forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in Burundi in recent years, British charity Save the Children said in a new report released on Monday. It said climate shocks, not conflict, were now the main cause of internal displacement in the landlocked East African country, which has a largely rural population. “Over 84 percent of all internally displaced people in Burundi have been displaced due to natural disasters rather …
At least five people were injured in a landmine blast inside Bulaburte airport in central Somalia’s Hiran region on Sunday after al-Shabab militants destroyed the facility’s buildings, officials said. Ahmed Mahad Nur, District Commissioner for Bulaburte town told reporters that al-Shabab militants secretly entered into the newly reconstructed airport on Saturday night and planted landmines which later exploded, injuring the five people. Nur said a section of the airport which was set to be launched soon following …
08 April 2019, Libya, Tripoli: Luggage trolleys lie in front of the gate of the Mitiga International Airport. /Getty Images The Libyan government on Sunday announced it will resume flights to the Egyptian capital of Cairo later in September. “The civil aviation departments of both countries agreed to take necessary measures to start direct flights from …
