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How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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June 17, 2025
Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma was supposed to be in New York last week. For months, the disability rights activist from Sierra Leone had been looking forward to his trip to the United Nations session. He had a busy schedule of meetings and official...
The Queens who left riveting legacy at past WAfCON finals
Maravi Express
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July 4, 2025
* 2004–Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria); 2006–Portia Modise (South Africa); 2008–Genoveva Añonma (Equatorial Guinea); 2010–Stella Mbachu (Nigeria); 2012-Genoveva Añonma (Equatorial Guinea); 2014: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria); 2016–Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné...
U.S. considers adding more African countries to travel ban
Africanews
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June 16, 2025
If implemented, the new measures would mean nearly 40 African countries face bans or some form of travel restrictions to the United States. An internal State Department cable cites reasons such as unreliable identity documents, passport security...
African Union express concerns over Donald Trump’s expanded Travel ban
Zambian Observer
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June 7, 2025
The African Union (AU) has expressed significant concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban. The United States announced a new travel ban on June 4, 2025, which restricts entry from 12 countries. Out the countries handed the...
Luanda hosts US-Africa Business Summit with over 1500 delegates and heads of state
Ver Angola
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More than 1500 participants — including Heads of State, Prime Ministers, African Ministers, senior US Government officials and business leaders from both continents — are expected in Luanda for this event co-organised by the Corporate Council on...
Local universities monitor halt on international student visa interviews
InForum - North Dakota
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June 16, 2025
FARGO — Local universities find themselves looking into a crystal ball, of sorts, to understand the impact of a pause on part of the process to bring international students to study in the U.S. The U.S. State Department, under the administration...
ACAT 2025: African leaders, innovators unite to drive NextGen ag-tech for food security
Tribune Online
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June 17, 2025
Over 700 participants from 35 countries converged on Kigali, Rwanda capital for the 2025 edition of the African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT), organized by the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF) and other partners...
US envisages adding 25 more African countries to travel ban
Modern Ghana
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US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States – 25 of which are on the African continent –...
International students scared to leave U.S., return to school after travel ban
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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By María Luisa Paúl, Omari Daniels, Praveena Somasundaram and Tobi Raji Washington Post As President Donald Trump signaled plans for a new travel ban after taking office, the family of a 19-year-old Venezuelan student at the Savannah College of...
WAFCON 2024: Ajibade declares Super Falcons ready for battle
Daily Post
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July 5, 2025
Super Falcons captain, Rasheedat Ajibade has declared the team’s readiness to go all the away at the 2024 African Nations Championship, DAILY POST reports. The WAFCON 2024 finals will kick-off on Saturday (today) with hosts Morocco taking on...
SystemSpecs: The giant powering Africa’s digital future
Nairametrics
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June 16, 2025
When the world began to whisper about Africa’s emergence as the next digital frontier, a quiet revolution was already underway. Long before tech hubs sprouted across Lagos and before the words “fintech,” “startup,” or “unicorn” became daily...
New travel ban impacts UF international community
The Independent Florida Alligator
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In the midst of ICE raids, student visa revocations and international unease, America’s immigrant community is facing another hostile measure. A travel ban issued on 12 countries by President Donald Trump went into effect June 9, restricting entry...
President Trump Issues Proclamation Restricting Entry from 19 Countries Over National Security and Public Safety Concerns
JD Supra - California
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June 6, 2025
On June 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a presidential proclamation restricting the entry of foreign nationals from 19 countries into the United States, citing national security, public safety and immigration enforcement concerns. This...
Continental support for Moroccan sovereignty as Polisario excluded from Africa Day Fest in Canary Islands
Hespress
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June 15, 2025
The inaugural edition of the Africa Day Fest held Saturday in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, stirred political controversy following the exclusion of Polisario-aligned groups and the absence of symbols representing the separatist militia. Supported...
Trump's Travel Ban: Perpetuating Discrimination Against African Nations
IOL
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Dr Sizo Nkala|Published 2 hours ago 4min Dr. Sizo Nkala United States President Donald Trump proclaimed on June 4 that he was fully suspending the entry into the US of the citizens of 12 countries namely Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the...
What Is the Marburg Virus? A Guide to This Emerging Health Threat
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 15, 2025
Several African countries, including Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Guinea, and Kenya, have reported an outbreak of the Marburg virus. Because of the similarities in symptoms, the highly infectious disease is...
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Why Donald Trump has implemented travel ban as president 'considers adding another 36 countries' to list
LAD Bible
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In case you've been living under a rock, Donald Trump has been making some pretty significant changes in the US since returning to the Oval Office earlier this year, especially when it comes to immigration. One of the 79-year-old's biggest...
Deputy Minister of Energy courts Canadian investors for Ghana's Petroleum Hub project
GhanaWeb
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June 14, 2025
In fulfilment of his earlier pledge to champion the Petroleum Hub project, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, showcased the initiative to Canadian investors as a prime example of Africa’s commitment to...
OPEC+ to boost crude oil production in August
United Press International (UPI)
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A gas flame is seen in the desert at Khurais oil field, about 100 miles from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. File photo by Ali Haider/EPA July 5 (UPI) -- Eight OPEC+ nations on Saturday agreed to increase their crude oil production by 548,000 barrels per...
Spotlight: African Union sanctions toolkit enhanced by ISS expertise
Institute for Security Studies
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Spotlight: African Union sanctions toolkit enhanced by ISS expertise ISS helped the AU tighten its sanctions regime in response to a surge of coups on the continent. Published on 12 June 2025 in Impact The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security...