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Thursday, 21 May 2015 01:00
Iraq: Calls for volunteers to fight as more residents flee from their homes
Iraq's government has called for volunteers to fight against Islamic State and help retake the city of Ramadi. A voluntary recruitment drive was necessary to fill shortages in squads. Thousands have fled from Ramadi since its…
Thursday, 21 May 2015 01:00
Sudan: Pastors on trial
Two South Sudanese pastors, Michael Yat and Peter Yen Reith, are on trial in Khartoum. They were detained by Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service in December 2014 and January 2015 respectively and were charged with…
Thursday, 21 May 2015 01:00
Iran: Sending aid to Yemen
Last month the USA sent a guided-missile cruiser towards the Arabian Sea to block a convoy of eight Iranian ships believed to be carrying arms for the rebel Houthis in Yemen (many believe Houthis receive arms…
Thursday, 21 May 2015 01:00
Burundi: On the edge of ethnic/religious conflict
Scarred from civil war, people in Burundi need to recover from years of tribal wars and loss. 70-80% live below the poverty line. Last weekend the army attempted to overthrow President Nkurunziza ahead of an election…
Wednesday, 13 May 2015 01:00
Nigeria: Boko Haram survivors - food shortages
Since Nigeria's army began clearing areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some internally displaced people have started returning home. But thousands could now face severe food shortages as reconstruction is delayed. Some trade has resumed…
Wednesday, 13 May 2015 01:00
Georgia: Battle for Orthodoxy in the classroom
The Orthodox Church's resurgence began in the 1990s with the collapse of the USSR. Now Georgia's liberal politicians want alignment with Europe and the US to allow the country to overcome its past and become an…