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Young people between the age bracket of 15 to 17 in Literary and Freethinkers Forum (LFF), gathered to discuss on the topic: "Why is Change Difficult in our Society?". The Forum (LFF) was initiated by group of writers who are tutors in Solution Tutorial. The purpose is to engage young people, for them to be able to explore their creativity, and think outside the box of convention.

Hungary’s government retreated from a pledge to “sweep out” charities funded by billionaire George Soros, but it’s still planning to tighten rules on non-governmental Read more....

As Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara presides over Africa’s fastest-growing economy and leads a ruling coalition that’s just won a fresh majority in parliament, he still faces a key threat to national stability: the army. A two-day mutiny by soldiers demanding

Colombia has begun grappling with the astonishing rejection by voters of a peace deal to end 52 years of war with Farc guerrillas , after a referendum on Sunday which has thrown the country into a state of confusion and uncertainty. Reeling from the stunning defeat for the deal that took four years of arduous negotiations to conclude, both the government and the Farc have said they will persist in seeking peace for the country after 50.2% of voters rejected the agreement, to 49.7% who approved it. “Peace is here to stay,” Rodrigo Londoño, the Farc commander-in-chief known by the nom de guerre Timochenko, said in a video statement from Havana on Monday, adding that the rebel group’s members would not return to hostilities in a war that has cost more than 220,000 lives and displaced more than 6 million from their homes. His comments echoed a speech after the results were released on Sunday night by Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, who has staked his presiden

I f the past is still required to understand the present, then approaching the past globally is an absolute necessity. But what does it mean to “think globally” today?

Nigeria plans to raise $1 billion on the Eurobond market this year in a move designed to plug a budget deficit, said the country’s finance minister Friday. Speaking at a press conference in the nation’s capital of Abuja, finance minister Kemi Adeosun said the government had earlier this month approved the plan to issue international debt for the first time since 2013. Adeosun said that the bonds are expected to go on sale in December, with the proceeds channelled into capital projects. “We are about to appoint our advisers. We are raising one billion dollars,” Adeosun said. “I want to re-emphasise that we have a strategic plan that will take us out of the recession that we find ourselves in. We want to make sure that this recession is the shortest possible.” Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced a record 6.1-trillion-naira ($19.4-billion) spending plan for this year’s federal budget to try to stimulate growth. The government will be seeki