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Burundi: International Human rights groups, journalists’ associations call for immediate release of Floriane Irangabiye

Global rights groups and reporters associations have renewed Monday September 4 their call demanding the immediate release of Floriane Irangabiye, an online and exiled Burundi journalist and critic of the government, “Daily Nation” reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch in addition to several other like-mind organizations, in a joint […]

Post-disaster: Malawi needs $ 381 million to rebuild the country

Cyclone-hit Malawi will need 290 billion Malawian kwacha (more than $ 381 million) for reconstruction work, according to a post-disaster needs assessment conducted by the government. According to Everton Chimulirenji, Vice-President of the Republic of Malawi, also in charge of disaster risk management, the government is committed to improve resilience to such events, to improve […]

Algeria to fund enrollment of 400 PhD students at Irish University

The Algerian government will grant scholarships to 400 PhD students to be enrolled at the Irish University of Limerick (UL).   The program to cost up to €20 million over four years comes as the North African country embarks on a switch from French to English as the official language of teaching and learning in […]