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Trump says he doesn’t know what ‘the Congo’ is – that may explain why one Congo is on his travel ban and other isn’t
The Independent
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June 5, 2025
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Voices: Why Trump’s travel ban won’t work – and doesn’t deserve to
The Independent
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June 5, 2025
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Democrats claim Trump’s travel ban is just a distraction so his spending bill can get through Congress
The Independent
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June 5, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Rwanda Withdraws From E.C.C.A.S. Amid Escalating Tensions With The D.R.C.
The Organization for World Peace
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June 18, 2025
Rwanda has announced its decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of Central African States (E.C.C.A.S.), citing escalating diplomatic tensions with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.). This move comes amid growing hostilities...
ICJ backs E.Guinea in spat with Gabon over oil-rich islands
RTL Today
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The top United Nations court on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long dispute with Gabon over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two west African nations have been squabbling over the 30-hectare (74-acre) island...
ICJ backs E.Guinea in spat with Gabon over oil-rich islands
RTL Today
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The top United Nations court on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long dispute with Gabon over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two west African nations have been squabbling over the 30-hectare (74-acre) island...
For Trump, the Choice Is between Ignorance and Incompetence
Modern Ghana
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It is not in the least bit surprising that America’s President Donald John Trump would so cavalierly and nonchalantly tell Ms. Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, who was at the time visiting with him at the White House, that he could not...
Donald Trump revives travel ban and restricts 19 countries: ‘We don’t want them’
The Independent
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June 5, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid
The Nation
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June 19, 2025
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: A person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.Let me offer my own version. We might summarize the entire history of...
Europe's risky war on Russia's 'shadow fleet'
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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June 16, 2025
The news of Wagner’s withdrawal was not surprising, as the handover process began almost immediately after Prigozhin’s death in August 2023. But much of the “withdrawal” is closer to a bureaucratic reorganization. Whole Wagner units with their...
Guinea minister tips Uganda on oil
Independent (Uganda)
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April 30, 2025
Equatorial Guinea Finance Minister Obyang. PHOTO URN KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is urged to focus on exploiting resources where it has the potential to generate energy that is most affordable to the ordinary person and therefore...
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...
Wagner mercenaries declare 'mission accomplished' in Mali
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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June 16, 2025
On June 6, a Wagner-affiliated Telegram channel announced the Russian private military company’s (PMC) withdrawal from Mali, declaring “mission accomplished.” After continuing operations in Mali nearly two years after the deaths of its founders,...
International Attendance at U.S. Meetings at a Critical Crossroads
Trade Show Executive - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
The impact of the Trump Administration’s new policies has begun to be felt by international trade shows and business events. Several countries have posted travel advisories, warning their citizens about traveling to the U.S., including China,...
How A 48-Country Travel Ban Could Suppress U.S. Tourism In A World Cup Year
Forbes
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Topline As the Trump administration considers significantly expanding the travel ban to more than four dozen countries, World Cup host cities in the United States that were banking on filling half their stadiums and hotels with foreign visitors...
These Are The 50 Richest Countries By GDP Per Capita
Zero Hedge
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GDP per capita is a rough proxy for a country’s average living standards. A higher GDP per capita usually reflects more economic resources available per person, a signal for prosperity. However, like all statistical measures there are caveats: it...
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...
US mulls travel ban, Gonzales warns region about selling passports
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 16, 2025
News Sean Douglas 4 Hrs Ago US President Donald Trump, front, at a business meeting and roundtable at Qasr Al Watan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 16. At right is Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan....
Int’l infrastructure forum concludes with USD 10 bln in cooperation agreements
Macau Business
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June 13, 2025
Thirty-one cooperation agreements worth USD 10.1 billion were signed during an infrastructure forum in Macau, with one-third involving companies from Portuguese-speaking countries and the Special Administrative Region, it was announced on Friday....
Why big oil turned to Trump for help in Africa
Mint
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May 29, 2025
Officials from the U.S. Treasury and State departments are pushing the countries to resolve a disagreement over the remediation funds owed by Chevron, ConocoPhillips and other oil companies. Such funds are used for future environmental cleanup at...