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African Nations Witness US Visa Ban
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is reportedly preparing to widen its controversial travel limitations to encompass nationals from 36 additional countries, according to a report by a news agency over the weekend, which referenced a confidential...
Consumed by Terror: Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall faces crucial threat (1)
Premium Times
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June 25, 2025
Qosim Suleiman, Abdullah Tijani, Amma Moussa & Gaston Sawadogo Five years ago, Aliyu Garba, 45, was summoned to his village head’s palace to receive some exciting news: He would now participate in a massive tree-planting project commissioned by...
Will Mauritania join the Abraham Accords with Israel?
The New Arab
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July 10, 2025
President Ghazouani is in Washington to attend a scaled-down US-Africa summit alongside leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Senegal. [Getty] Mauritania's ambassador to the United States has denied reports that President Mohamed Ould...
Bankable projects, capital mobilisation, and derisking Africa: A glimpse
Business Day
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June 24, 2025
Africa holds some of the world’s most underutilised energy and agricultural resources, home to vast solar potential, the largest untapped hydropower and geothermal reserves, and the second-largest share of arable land. Yet, the continent continues...
El Gobierno de Trump acusa a un juez de desafiar a la Corte Suprema en el caso de los migrantes detenidos en Djibouti
KESQ-TV - California
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June 24, 2025
Por John Fritze, CNN El Gobierno del presidente Donald Trump instó este martes a la Corte Suprema a permitir la deportación inmediata a Sudán del Sur de un grupo de migrantes que se encuentran actualmente detenidos en una base militar...
Fez-Meknes Secures Vice-Presidency in African-Francophone Business Alliance
Morocco World News
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June 24, 2025
Hamza Benabdellah, President of the Fez-Meknes Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIS), was elected Vice-President of the Permanent Conference of African and Francophone Consular Chambers (CPCCAF) on Friday, during the organization’s...
China's peace bid in Africa draws praise
China Daily Global
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By VICTOR RABALLA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2025-06-24 09:30 A train attendant checks the ticket of a passenger boarding the Kenya Standard Gauge Railway at Nairobi Terminus on May 31. LI YAHUI/XINHUA With intensifying...
Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Revenge Strike On Al Udeid Air Base In Qatar (Updated)
The Drive
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June 23, 2025
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Iran has begun attacking U.S. interests in the Middle East in retaliation for Saturday’s Operation Midnight Hammer...
From Iraq to UAE, Iran is surrounded by US military hubs
Deutsche Welle
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June 24, 2025
More than 40,000 US soldiers are currently deployed in the Middle East, with many of them on ships, according to the US think tank the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). The number of troops is slightly lower than in October, during the previous...
ETHIOPIA BACK ON TENNIS MAP: ITF EVENTS RETURN AFTER 17-YEAR ABSENCE
Zehabesha
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20 FEB 2023 Ross McLean Following an absence of nearly two decades, the ITF World Tennis Tour has returned to Ethiopia with the staging of two junior tournaments in Addis Ababa – the nation’s capital city. It was 2006 the last time an ITF World...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...
President Trump Weighs Travel Ban On Nigeria, 35 Other Countries +Full List
Lagos Post Online
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June 15, 2025
The United States President Donald Trump is reportedly considering new travel restrictions on Nigeria and 35 other countries, most of which are African nations, due to what officials describe as a failure to meet new US entry requirements....
Striking Back: Iran Has Been at War with America for 46 Years
Algemeiner Journal
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June 23, 2025
President Donald Trump ran on a platform to end wars, including Ukraine, Gaza, and the Red Sea. He offered Iran multiple opportunities to negotiate a better future. If people didn’t want to eliminate the Houthi threat that affected our USCENTCOM...
Understanding the first 160 days of Senate Foreign Relations Committee on African affairs and global health policy
Mail & Guardian
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June 23, 2025
Is there partisan agreement on the strategic priorities for African affairs and global health policy among the majority members? A rapid review suggests that there has been a significant shift in the strategic priorities on African affairs and...
Supreme Court allows Trump's third-country deportations, in major test for president
Fox News
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June 23, 2025
Constitutional attorney Jonathan Turley analyzes the Supreme Court's decision to allow ending protection for some migrants on 'The Story.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration's...
Boston judge says detainees in Djibouti still protected despite Supreme Court ruling
ABC News - New York
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June 24, 2025
The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday delivered a significant win for the Trump administration's immigration policy, clearing the way for officials to resume deportation of migrants to third countries without additional due process...
Supreme Court allows Trump's third-country deportations, in major test for president
Fox News
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Constitutional attorney Jonathan Turley analyzes the Supreme Court's decision to allow ending protection for some migrants on 'The Story.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration's...
Power blackout hits parts of Ethiopia, including capital
Xinhua News Agency
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ADDIS ABABA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A power blackout has struck parts of Ethiopia, including the national capital of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian Electric Utility said on Monday. According to a press statement from the state utility firm, a technical...
Africa is no place for the U.S.’s undocumented | Pius Kamau
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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To many Americans, the Trump administration’s announcement that undocumented immigrants will be sent to Rwanda and possibly South Sudan was another “blip” in the quotidian news barrage. Not for me. I’ve followed Rwanda’s development since the 1994...
South Sudan confirms custody of 8 men deported by U.S. following Supreme Court ruling
Zambian Observer
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July 10, 2025
The government of South Sudan has acknowledged the arrival of eight men deported from the United States, confirming they are now in state custody and undergoing official procedures. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Apuk Ayuel told reporters on...