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Jonathan Urges African Leaders to Prioritise Policies that Promote Lending to Farmers
This Day
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June 12, 2025
ChuksOkocha in Abuja Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on African governments to implement policies that ensure farmers’ access to affordable credit, aiming to enhance food production and security across the continent. A statement by...
World Cup 2026: Could co-host politics have an impact?
The Times of India
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A year out from the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, host city Los Angeles is engulfed in protests related to the deportation of Mexicans and other minorities. Meanwhile, an ever-shifting trade war threatens relations between the...
Angola proposes former minister Fátima Jardim as new Executive Secretary of the CPLP
Ver Angola
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Maria de Fátima Monteiro Jardim, a graduate in biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, who was vice-president of the Council of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), representing Africa, a position...
World Cup 2026: How much of an impact could host politics have?
Deutsche Welle
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June 11, 2025
A year out from the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, host city Los Angeles is engulfed in protests related to the deportation of Mexicans and other minorities, an ever-shifting trade war threatens relations between the three hosts and a...
World Cup 2026: Could cohost politics have an impact?
Deutsche Welle
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A year out from the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, host city Los Angeles is engulfed in protests related to the deportation of Mexicans and other minorities. Meanwhile, an ever-shifting trade war threatens relations between the...
US President Donald Trump's BIG move, imposes ban on THESE countries for..., know details
DNA India
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President Donald Trump's new travel ban targeting 12 countries- mainly from Africa and the Middle East came into effect on Monday, intensifying tensions over the administration's expanded immigration crackdown. US President Donald Trump's BIG...
United States: International student visa suspension also affects African countries
Global Voices
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June 11, 2025
The Trump administration’s new policy on visa suspension for foreign nationals looking to study in the United States also affects African countries, such as Togo. The announcement on May 27, 2025, was a major setback for the students gearing up to...
Activists rally at San Diego International Airport against travel ban
KGTV 10 News - California
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June 10, 2025
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Activists representing Islamic and African communities gathered at San Diego International Airport to protest President Donald Trump's travel ban, which took effect Monday. The demonstrators, primarily from countries affected by...
Russia boosts its military presence in Africa, circumventing Western sanctions
Insight News Media
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June 10, 2025
Russia is increasing its military presence in Western Africa, sending advanced weapons to sub-Saharan war areas where Kremlin-controlled armed forces are growing, despite the ongoing Russia’s war in Ukraine. According to The Associated Press’s...
10 bestselling, cold-blooded political thrillers by Frederick Forsyth you must read
The Federal
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June 10, 2025
A former RAF pilot and Reuters war correspondent, Frederick Forsyth (1938-2025), who burst on the scene as a writer in the early 1970s, brought the precision of intelligence briefings and the pace of breaking news to a literary era dominated by...
SC's history connects to West Africa. Will travel restrictions hurt efforts to honor those ties?
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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June 11, 2025
Over the past year, park leaders have worked to find and transport a commemorative stone from Sierra Leone to Hilton Head Island. The stone, or boulder, will be about 5 feet tall and 5 feet wide, said Ahmad Ward, executive director of Mitchelville...
Cuban foreign minister denounces U.S. immigration restrictions
Radio Habana Cuba
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June 10, 2025
Havana, June 10 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced on Tuesday, via the social media platform X, that the new restrictions on entry to the United States aim to deceive the country's citizens and violate the rights of migrants....
Travel restrictions take effect for mostly African and Middle Eastern countries
WGBH - Massachusetts
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June 9, 2025
The travel ban barring citizens from mainly African and Middle Eastern countries went into effect on Monday. Most people from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen...
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...
Protesters at Indianapolis International Airport decry travel ban
Indianapolis Star - Indiana
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A group of protesters gathered at Indianapolis International Airport, Monday, June 9, 2025, to voice their opposition to President Trump's new travel ban that took effect today. The ban imposes a full visa bar on nationals from 12 countries --...
US President Trump new travel ban on 12 nations sparks outcry
Times of Oman
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Washington : President Donald Trump's new travel ban targeting 12 countries- mainly from Africa and the Middle East came into effect on Monday, intensifying tensions over the administration's expanded immigration crackdown, CNN reported. According...
US President Trump enforces new travel ban on 12 nations, sparks outcry
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 10, 2025
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): President Donald Trump's new travel ban targeting 12 countries- mainly from Africa and the Middle East came into effect on Monday, intensifying tensions over the administration's expanded immigration crackdown, CNN...
World News | Russia Skirts Western Sanctions to Ramp Up Its Military Footprint in Africa
Latestly
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June 10, 2025
Dakar (Senegal), Jun 10 (AP) Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to sub-Saharan conflict zones where a Kremlin-controlled armed force is on the rise. Skirting sanctions...
World News | US President Trump Enforces New Travel Ban on 12 Nations, Sparks Outcry
Latestly
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June 10, 2025
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): President Donald Trump's new travel ban targeting 12 countries- mainly from Africa and the Middle East came into effect on Monday, intensifying tensions over the administration's expanded immigration crackdown, CNN...
Kagame’s Isolation from African Institutions and Fellow Heads of State Is Total
The Rwandan
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June 9, 2025
On June 7, 2025, Rwanda’s General Paul Kagame was scheduled to assume the rotational Chairman of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The opportunity to take office was denied. The loneliness...