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Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?
Al Jazeera
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June 20, 2025
United States President Donald Trump could significantly expand his travel ban list in the next few weeks to include 36 more countries, 26 of which are in Africa, US media reports say, citing internal government documents. With 10 countries...
US-Africa Business Summit: A showdown in Luanda
Sunday Independent
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June 26, 2025
Manuel Godsin|Published 20 hours ago 6min THE atmosphere at this year’s US-Africa Business Summit in Luanda was far from what American delegates expected. Instead of handshakes and optimistic speeches, African leaders delivered one of the most...
U.S. immigration ban casts shadow over major sports
AS
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June 13, 2025
It’s a turbulent time in the United States. Immigration raids are sweeping the country, sparking protests that have led to numerous arrests, injuries, and property damage. The White House’s trade policies are straining international relations and,...
World Cup 2026 countdown: More teams, more matches, more drama
Sportsnet
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June 11, 2025
Let the countdown begin: we are officially 364 days from the start of the 2026 World Cup. This will be a World Cup without precedent, with three nations splitting hosting duties and 48 countries competing for the first time. The United States,...
Liberia: Former Lone Star Midfielder John Tarkpoh Sonkailey Dies at 38
Front Page Africa
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June 25, 2025
Sonkailey earned five caps for the national team and enjoyed a lengthy professional career in Indonesia, where he became a fan favorite for his powerful long-range shots and composed midfield play. MONROVIA – Former Liberia national team...
Trump gives 36 countries Wednesday deadline to avoid travel ban
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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FILE-President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on April 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) President Donald Trump has given 36 countries a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve its...
PIN, MRCG, journalists urge Sierra Leone to protect press freedom, digital rights
Business Hallmark
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June 25, 2025
Pan-African non-profit Paradigm Initiative (PIN), in partnership with the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) and 36 media professionals across Sierra Leone, has issued a joint communiqué urging the government to uphold press freedom, digital...
Portuguese Celebrates Digitization of “Most-Spoken Language in Southern Hemisphere”
Language Magazine
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June 24, 2025
The theme for this year’s celebration of World Portuguese Language Day was “the promotion and dissemination of the Portuguese language and cultural diversity of CPLP (Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries) member states: from traditional...
'Day of the Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies
Otago Daily Times
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June 10, 2025
British novelist Frederick Forsyth, who authored best-selling thrillers such as "The Day of the Jackal" and "The Dogs of War," has died aged 86, his publisher says. A former correspondent for Reuters and the BBC, and an informant for Britain's MI6...
Trump’s Quiet War On Black Migrants
NewsOne
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June 24, 2025
Source: Mario Tama / Getty A really close friend of mine, who is Ethiopian, has lived in New York City since she was 16. Now, in her mid-30s, she’s being threatened with deportation after making the city her home for more than half of her life....
Nation and world at a glance
The Vindicator - Ohio
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Oil rises, US stock futures slip as markets react to US strikes NEW YORK — The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran. The price of Brent crude oil, the...
America in Brief
The Epoch Times
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June 9, 2025
Trump reintroduces travel bans; suspect charged with domestic terrorism over Colorado fire bomb; and tariffs on steel and aluminium come into effect. Trump Reintroduces Travel Ban on Foreign CountriesPresident Donald Trump has reintroduced a...
Wicknell Chivayo: How a self-styled knight giving away cars and wads of cash got people talking
Nehanda Radio
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June 22, 2025
By Shingai Nyoka | BBC News, Harare | A flashy tycoon in Zimbabwe has a nation entranced – some beguiled, others alarmed – by his habit of giving away cars along with wads of cash to those he deems patriotic – even presenting them to those he has...
Politicians, Academics, Actress: Meet the 15 nominees for ambassadorial roles
GhanaWeb
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June 23, 2025
Exercising his executive powers, President John Dramani Mahama has nominated fifteen individuals to serve as Ambassadors, Consular-Generals, and High Commissioners in his first batch of diplomatic appointments. In a formal letter dated June 10,...
Nigeria And Brazil’s $1bn Deal: Can Mechanisation Boost Food Security?
Leadership
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July 1, 2025
A few days ago, Nigeria and Brazil signed a $1 billion agreement at the State House in Abuja, aiming to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector through the Green Imperative initiative. The deal, formalised during the 2nd Nigeria–Brazil Strategic...
Cars, cash and a tycoon stirring debate in Zimbabwe
BBC
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Shingai NyokaBBC News, Harare ShareSave "Sir Wicknell", who started out as a wages clerk for a bus firm, has become such a celebrity that his face is decorating minibus taxis A flashy tycoon in Zimbabwe has a nation entranced - some beguiled,...
Kalsoume Sinare to Madrid, Nii Amasah Namoale to Brasilia, Kojo Bonsu to Beijing
The Herald Ghana
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June 23, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama, has nominated 15 individuals for appointment as Ambassadors, High Commissioners, and Consul-General Designates to represent Ghana in various diplomatic missions abroad. The nominations, made in consultation with the...
Former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister questions Mahama’s recall of 3 career diplomats
Joy FM
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June 23, 2025
Member of Parliament for Abirem and former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Charles Asuako Owiredu, has expressed concern about the recall of three ambassadors by President John Dramani Mahama despite their appointment only six months ago....
Families relieved after SA engineers freed from prison
East Coast Radio
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Peter Huxham and Frik Potgieter were arrested in February 2023 after authorities in that country claimed drugs were found in their luggage. The families have, for the last two years, been fighting for their release. Last year, the United Nations...
Will Trump's travel bans, student visa crackdowns hit home in Brevard?
Florida Today
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New restrictions on student visas and an expanded travel ban are impacting international students' ability to study in the U.S. Florida Tech is working to support its international students by advising them to keep their paperwork accessible and...