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Global demining work is hampered by escalating conflict and dwindling aid

β€œThey told me, ‘Never in my career have I seen so much conflict,’” said Kazumi Ogawa, speaking at the close of the National Directors of Mine Action and UN advisors meeting in Geneva. Although there is a clear need to continue demining work in conflict zones and peace zones, β€œfor various reasons, the level of funding in terms of humanitarian …

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Germany says US troop withdrawal ‘foreseeable’ as NATO seeks…

Germany’s defense minister said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from his country was “predictable”, as the NATO military alliance says it is seeking clarification from Washington. Boris Pistorius stressed to the DPA agency that “the presence of American soldiers in Europe, and in particular in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest of the United States”. …

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INVESTIGATION: In Enugu, Smart Schools get all the attention, but concerns remain over quality of work, delivery timeline (Part II)

TheΒ secondΒ partΒ ofΒ thisΒ storyΒ focusesΒ onΒ theΒ newΒ smartΒ schools,Β raisingΒ questionsΒ aboutΒ the qualityΒ andΒ integrityΒ ofΒ theΒ projects,Β andΒ theΒ competenceΒ ofΒ theΒ contractorsΒ handlingΒ them, following stories of collapses across the state. CHIKIOKE ARINZE reports Β β€œDo you know the embarrassment this thing has caused the government? I gave you an instruction to remove all the sheets. What have you been doing? Show me the ones you have removed.” A visibly angry young man (said to be closeΒ toΒ powerΒ inΒ EnuguΒ State)Β speaksΒ toΒ aΒ groupΒ ofΒ three men inside the Smart Green SchoolΒ atΒ NewΒ Haven.Β OneΒ manΒ isΒ alreadyΒ onΒ theΒ rooftop,Β removing …

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