YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).
Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...
22 years old Alfred Ajani a Nigerian but based in London took up a sign to advertise himself because he was determined to set a job.He has applied for over 300 positions since getting a degree in marketing earlier this summer but says he has struggled in the crowded graduate labour market.Determined to land his dream job,he decided to hand out CV's to company bosses commuting into the city of London through Waterloo station this morning.Alfred stood at the entrance to the busy train stationholding a sign that says ''Marketing graduate {BA Hons,2.1 Coventry Uni} ask for CV''.His direct approach received a warm response from commuters,with many stopping to discuss potential positions.Alfred who lives not far from the station said ''I graduated in May and i have been applying for jobs ever since,but it's very difficult at the moment.The only onces that have come up have not really been what i wanted,i'm interested in marketing and advertising.I realized that there are thousands of students out there using the same old methods of applying for jobs online and through recruitment agencies and so i thought i'd try something different.I got up early and went to the station.At first people just looked at me but after 10 minutes people started stopping and talking.They said they'd never seen anything like it before and were really impressed''.More photos below. 
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