Chicago approves $1.32 bn for migrants!

Chicago has committed a whopping sum of $1.32 billion to migrant aid. Courthouse News Service reports that the money is split between an additional $70 million to feed and house new migrants and $1.25 billion to create more affordable housing and economic opportunities across the city over the next five years. The $1.25 billion represents…

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Sahel becomes drug trafficking corridor!

A United Nations report has said the West African Sahel is fast becoming infamous for drug trafficking. According to the report, the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. In 2022, 1,444kg of cocaine were seized in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger while an average of 13kg was seized between 2013 and…

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Waiting Game? – Adewale Sobowale

With the advent of 2020 came a lot of welcoming gestures. People went praying to whatever they believed in their various religions and irreligion. They topped it off by wearing their brand-new clothes, eating their favourite dishes, and drinking. There was great hope that the year 2020 would be better than the, then, outgoing 2019….

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Darien Gap may be blocked!

Jose Ratul Mulino, the presidential frontrunner in Panama has vowed to block the Darien Gap. The Darien Gap is a swampy jungle on Panama’s border with Columbia and it has become an ordeal for many US-bound migrants. However, some experts are criticizing the idea as unworkable and potentially dangerous. The Darien Gap is run by…

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