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Travel advisories issued for 5 African countries including 1 where Americans have been kidnapped
The State Department has issued travel advisories this week applying to five countries in Africa, including one “Do Not Travel” warning. The agency ranks its advisories on a four-tier scale, with a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” warning being the...

Trump’s Africa summit: outsourcing America’s immigration problem?
Trump’s Africa summit: outsourcing America’s immigration problem? The US president reportedly asked the five African nations at his summit to accept third-country asylum seekers. United States (US) President Donald Trump hosted a mini-summit with...

Trump insegue vanamente l’Africa, il continente guarda a Cina e Russia e al multipolarismo
Si è concluso l’11 luglio 2025 l’incontro alla Casa Bianca tra il presidente statunitense Donald Trump e cinque capi di stato del continente africano, che tuttavia di nazioni ne conta ben cinquantaquattro, insomma avanti adagio, quasi indietro....
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Yaounde Int'l War College flags off 20th anniversary celebration
This was during a ceremony which took the guise of a cultural exhibition. It was the Deputy Defense Chief of Staff, Major General Chemo Hector, who launched the festivities. Exhibitors from more than 26 countries including France and Cameroon are...

Rooting Deeper Through Agroecology
The Rooting Deeper Festival was organized on 30 and 31 May in Ede, in the countryside in the east of the Netherlands to share the story and values of agroecology with the general public in a way anyone could enjoy. Agroecology is a science, a set...

Through an African Lens: The Israel-Iran Conflict and a Call for Peace
Western cameras frame this as Israel vs. Iran, but African analysts see through the script: another case of ‘rules for thee, not for me’ in a system built to punish the Global South. Originally published in Raïs Neza Boneza. The escalating...
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The 22nd Yerevan "Golden Apricot" International Film Festival Kicks Off: For the 14th consecutive year, the main partner of this prestigious film festival is Viva
For the 22nd time, the "Golden Apricot" International Film Festival will breathe a unique spirit into Armenia’s cultural scene. YEREVAN, July 14. /ARKA/. For the 22nd time, the "Golden Apricot" International Film Festival will breathe a unique...

Secret Abu Dhabi Meeting Between Syrian Interim President and Mossad Chief Signals Push for Damascus-Tel Aviv Normalization
Watan-High-level Arab diplomatic sources revealed a secret meeting recently held in Abu Dhabi between Syrian interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa and Israeli Mossad chief David Barnea, marking a significant development that brings the Damascus-Tel...

White House Hosts African Leaders Amid USAID Cuts, New Economic Agenda
After dismantling the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Trump administration is seeking to shift to more trade-based economic relationships with African nations. To lay the groundwork for these future partnerships,...

Five years on, the Abraham Accords need a multilateral mission
MENASource July 17, 2025 • 11:07 am ET Print this page Five years on, the Abraham Accords need a multilateral mission By Joseph Epstein Five years after the Abraham Accords normalized relations between four Arab nations and Israel, the historic...

Damascus, Druze Minority Agree to Cease-Fire in Syria
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Syrian truce deal with Druze militants, a secret British relocation scheme for Afghans, and a deadly stampede at a Gaza food distribution site. Sectarian Violence Syrian officials and leaders...

Calls Grow for Kenyan President to Step Down
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Public anger in Kenya grows as President William Ruto calls for police to shoot protesters in the leg, U.S. President Donald Trump looks to strike migrant deals with African...

What African Presidents must not leave unsaid at the Trump Summit
- Advertisement - By Rtd Lt Colonel Samsudeen Sarr As the high-stakes US–West Africa Mini-Summit unfolds in Washington from July 9 to 11, the political agenda signals a decisive recalibration in US-Africa relations. Hosted by former US President...

U.S. sends ‘barbaric’ convicts to Eswatini as Nigeria rejects Trump policy
The United States has deported five migrants convicted of violent crimes to Eswatini, an African kingdom, just days after publicly denying that it had asked Nigeria to accept deported criminals. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland...

The lamp of compassion ignites West Africa: Dr Pir Syed Lakhte Hassanain Charts a Sufi-inspired path of sacred service
- Advertisement - By Professor Dr Atif Amin Al Hussaini “He gave his wealth in charity to purify himself. Not as payment for favours received, but longed for the pleasure of His Lord, the Highest…”(Al-Layl: 18-21) Under the celestial guidance of...

A Giant Leap for African Unity: Kenya’s historic Visa-Free policy and the Trans African tourism and unity campaign
Today, July 13, 2025, marks a historic milestone in Africa’s journey toward unity and free movement. Kenya has taken a bold and transformative step by eliminating all visa requirements and the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for citizens of...

America’s Plan To Send Deportees To Africa Needs A Rethink
THINGS ARE STILL a bit murky amid chatters and uncertainty surrounding a purported plan by the United States of America to offload scores of deportees, many of who are victims of the country’s aggressive crackdown on immigrants and a ragedy policy...
Global shame as Cameroon ordered to repay €1.3 million of Looted Covid-19 Funds
In a searing indictment of embezzlement and misappropriation and reckless corruption, Cameroon has been thrust into the eye of an international storm; its name dragged through the mud by the very scandal that ought never to have happened: the...