Teachers in Swaziland demand immediate solution to education crisis
The education sector is in shambles due to the government’s decision to freeze new hiring, casualization of primary and secondary school teachers, and the failure to pay education funds to schools
Why the political agreement in Sudan may end up preserving the military’s power
The agreement signed on July 17 between the military junta and some sections of the opposition has enabled the former to go back on certain commitments it had made in the earlier negotiations
Bulgarian workers demand hike in night time wages
Bulgarian workers in the security, coal mining, arms and medical care sectors, among others, are mobilizing for sustainable wages under the banner of the Podkrepa Labor Confederation and other unions
US-Taliban talks to resume today after 2-day intra-Afghan summit
The discussions among various Afghan groups that began on July 7 was noteworthy for the participation of two government officials, although they attended the meeting in their private capacity
Three more Palestinians prisoners join hunger strike against administrative detention
Mohammed Nidal Abu Aker, Mohammed Attia Hassanat and Huzaifa Halabiya, who are detained in the Negev prison without charges or evidence, joined the hunger strike
82 refugees missing after boat capsizes in the Mediterranean
The people on the boat had set off from Zuwara in Libya towards Europe in an inflatable boat, which sank nine miles away from the Tunisian port town of Zarzis.
Sudanese civilian protesters, military junta reach agreement on transitional government
The civilian protesters, represented by the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces, and the Transitional Military Council have reached an agreement on the composition of the presidential council, which was the main point of contention for months
Protests break out in Norway over decision to shut down Nord University campuses
The campuses of Nord University at Sandnessjøen and Nesna will be closed and many of the faculty and workers will have to shift to other locations