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Photo credit; West Observer A group of 60 American WWII veterans who travelled to France for the anniversary of the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp on April 29, 1945, were given a hero’s welcome in France. on Sunday

Gen Z and millennials are ditching smartphones! Gen Z and millennials are ditching their smartphones. Aljazeera reports that they are going back to the old-school dumb phones and embracing low-tech living. It has been discovered that an average user could spend up to 5.5 years of their lives on social media. However, a lot of people are now trying…

Photo credit; the New York Times More than 3,500 Chinese nationals were found crossing the southern border irregularly in May. Hundreds of Jordanian, Turkish and Mauritanian nationals were also found crossing the border, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources. The vast majority—about 98%—were encountered in the San Diego Sector, which has emerged as a top…

Photo credit: Daily Trust The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given $9 million in aid to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and stateless individuals in its member states. Nigeria was given $1 million to assist terrorism victims in north-eastern parts of the country. Musa Nuhu, the ECOWAS Permanent Representative Committee chair, explained this…

Photo credit: ECOWAS The Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have started the process of proffering finding solutions to issues of protection of refugees, stateless, displaced persons and asylum seekers in the sub-region.  This Day reports that this cheering news was disclosed during the opening of…

Photo credit: VOA For the first time in 30 years, the ruling party in South Africa, African National Congress, is set to fall short of a majority of the votes cast after national elections. This marks the biggest political shift in the country. The party which of the respected Nelson Mandela had 41.04 % of…

Photo credit: the conversation Authorities in the United States are planning to send some migrants from Latin America for  settlement in Greece and Italy. CBS reports that this is a way of discouraging people in the region from travelling to the US/Mexico border.  The plan would involve Greece and Italy welcoming migrants processed at Immigration…