New Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Conflict, violence, persecution push displaced people to record 120 million globally – UNHCR

A new record 120 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide due to conflict, violence, and persecution, according to a recent United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) report. The overall number of refugees reached a whopping 117.3 million people as of the end of 2023, representing a significant increase from the previous year. This figure has […]

Algiers, Tripoli among world’s least livable cities, The Economist

Algiers and Tripoli were rooted at the bottom of a table as the third and second least livable cities in the world, on par with war-torn Damascus which has kept the notoriety of being the worst city to live in since 2013, the Economist said.   Kyiv, at the heart of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, […]

Kenya Airways owes $37.5m in airport charges to Airports Authority

Kenya Airways, Kenya’s national carrier, owes Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) 4.62 billion shillings ($37.5 million) as of June 30, 2022, up by 377.55 million shillings in the previous year, reports say. The outstanding according to the Airports Authority account for 40% of the 11.64 billion shillings owed by other enterprises and airlines operating in facilities. […]