L'AIU exprime son effarement après l'attaque du campus de l'université de Garissa, dans le nord-est du Kenya. Elle transmet ses condoléances aux familles et aux êtres aimés des victimes, ainsi qu'à toute la communauté universitaire kenyane. Leur perte est aussi la nôtre.

IAU deplores the horrific attack on Garissa University College in North-Eastern Kenya. Our condolences go the families and loved ones of the victims and the entire Kenyan academic community. Their loss is our loss as well.

The recent attack at Garissa University College in Kenya cannot be characterised as anything than a vicious terror attack on the young generation of learners in Kenya.
Garissa University College was an institution that has a strong vocational and professional focus for their students, in particular in areas of business and technology studies. It was a young and small institution, with ambitions to grow and contribute to the community. More...

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