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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...
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...
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,...
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....
Trump considers expanding travel ban by 36 countries, including Syria and Egypt
The National News
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The Trump administration is considering a dramatic expansion of its travel ban to include citizens by 36 countries, including Syria and Egypt, according to a US State Department cable seen by The Washington Post. The internal cable, signed by US...
"Beijing Summit: China-Africa Cooperation Outcomes"
Sada Elbalad
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June 11, 2025
Press ReleaseIn September 2024, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, opening a new chapter of China and Africa building an all-weather community with a shared future for the new era. President...
Annobon Was Free a Century Before Haiti. Can It Find Independence Again?
New Lines Magazine
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June 9, 2025
In the summer of 2024, José Segura Briones boarded a plane in Malabo, the capital of the West African nation of Equatorial Guinea, where he had lived and worked for decades. He was headed to the Spanish capital, Madrid, to join a few dozen...
FOCAC 2025: China and...
Capital Ethiopia
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June 15, 2025
In a historic gathering that signals a new era of partnership, senior representatives from China, 53 African countries, and the African Union Commission convened in Changsha this week to advance the full implementation of outcomes from the Beijing...
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...
Scrap 22 Embassies – Ras Mubarak
Daily Guide
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June 9, 2025
Ras Mubarak Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu in the Northern Region, Ras Mubarak is advocating for the closing of 22 of Ghana’s diplomatic missions (embassies) abroad. They include Algeria, Austria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Czech...
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...
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...
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....
How IFFs cripple Africa’s development
Daily News Tanzania
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June 13, 2025
LLICIT Financial Flows (IFFs) remain one of the most pressing and destructive challenges facing Africa and the global economy today. These illegal movements of money across borders often through tax evasion, corruption, money laundering, trade...
Springfield Haitians feel ‘trapped’ with anticipated removal orders, travel ban
Journal News - Ohio
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The Department of Homeland Security said notices are being sent by email, telling the people in question that both their temporary legal status and their work permit was revoked “effective immediately.” The notices say immigrants leaving and using...
Ranked: The 50 Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 13, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: The 50 Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
AJC: New travel ban will block ‘those in need of real refuge’
Jewish Herald-Voice - Texas
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The American Jewish Committee has come out against President Donald Trump’s new executive order banning travel to the United States from 12 countries, which Trump says is needed because of incidents such as this past week’s attack on a rally for...
‘This is my community’: Cuyahoga County’s Welcome Center helping immigrants rebuild their lives
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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June 13, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio – After fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spending 23 years as a refugee in Uganda, Miteza Kanyamahane arrived in Cleveland in 2018 with hope for safety and a fresh start. For the first two years, Catholic...
LA28 organizers say President Donald Trump’s travel ban will not affect Olympic Games
The Athletic
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June 6, 2025
Organizers of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles have said that a travel ban introduced by United States President Donald Trump will not disrupt the Games. Citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea,...