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US Supreme Court curbs injunctions that blocked Donald Trump's birthright citizenship plan
Donald Trump's administration will be allowed to take steps to implement its proposal to end automatic birthright citizenship in the US following a decision by the Supreme Court. Under the current rules, nearly anyone born on US territory has...

Former Trump advisor says US ‘will make Africa great again’
By Kenton X. Chance ABUJA, Nigeria (CMC) — Jason Miller, a communication strategist and former advisor to President Donald Trump, says that Africa should ally itself with the United States as Washington “will make Africa great again” as...

World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get...
“Economic stagnation —rather than growth —has been the norm in economies hit by conflict and instability,” said Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s deputy chief economist. Since 2020, the 39 countries, which range from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific...

Apple’s F1 Movie and the Digital Fan Boom Power Formula 1’s Growth in Africa
When F1: The Movie hits theaters this weekend (Premiers today at Century Cinemax), it won’t just be testing the limits of box office expectations. Backed by Apple Original Films and featuring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, the $300 million production...

Tanzania SGR freight service starts after successful trials
Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has officially commenced cargo services on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), marking a new phase in the country’s transport modernisation. The freight operations, linking Dar es Salaam and...

A Highway of Tears: Ghana’s Road Safety Crisis Demands Acti...
On June 25, 2025, the Accra-Kumasi Highway near Oframase became a graveyard once again. A horrific collision claimed several lives, leaving behind shattered families and a nation grappling with grief. This was no isolated tragedy—it was the latest...

FOIA suit seeks info on U.S. third-country deportations
In brief Refugees International and NILA file FOIA lawsuit over U.S. deportation deals. U.S. using ad hoc agreements to deport migrants to third countries. Supreme Court ruling allows deportations without due process safeguards. Legal experts...

The LLDC3 Conference and Turkmen-Mongolian Diplomatic Engagement
From June 1 to 2, 2025, the international political arena witnessed a high-profile diplomatic event: President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan paid his first state visit to Mongolia. This historic visit, like a stone cast into a tranquil...

World News | World Bank Warns 39 Fragile States Falling Further Behind as Conflicts Grow, Get Deadlier
Washington, Jun 27 (AP) The world's most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent. That is the sobering conclusion of the World Bank's first...

World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlier
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent. That is the sobering conclusion of the World Bank’s first comprehensive...

What to know about US Supreme Court order on third-country deportations
The US Supreme Court on Monday (June 23) ruled that President Donald Trump could resume deportations of illegal migrants to countries that are not their homelands, that is, to third countries.In the process, it blocked a lower court order that...

Indigenous Self-Determination in Practice: How BIDO and the Batwa Are Reclaiming Land, Rights, and Voice in Uganda
By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern) “When you are no longer allowed to talk to your ancestors, to pray in your forest, to feed yourself, then you are no longer fully alive.” —Alex Ahimbisibwe, Batwa Indigenous leader, educator, and founder of BIDO...

Labour poised to announce 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal with France - but Tories dub it 'pathetic'
By DAVID BARRETT HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR Published: 12:26 EDT, 26 June 2025 | Updated: 12:27 EDT, 26 June 2025 The Conservatives have blasted a ‘pathetic’ plan being drawn up by Labour to send small boat migrants back to France in exchange for other...

Benue’s killing field…
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “Any insurgency that lasts more than 24 hours, a government official has a hand in it” – the vile dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. “Finally, Mr. President has moved out of his comfort zone in the Presidential villa…” “That is not...
Minister Proposes Establishment of CARICOM-Africa Investment Council
The establishment of a CARICOM-Africa Investment Council to boost trade between Caribbean and African countries has been proposed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks. Minister...

Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism
Since its inception, in 2000, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which works with local governments to bring vaccines to low-income countries, has helped administer 1.9 billion vaccines and reached a billion children. Global vaccination work has nearly...

For Senegal women's basketball team, show goes on without US...
Members of the Senegal women's national basketball team hustled across the court in central Dakar, dribbling and pivoting as the scuffing noise of their trainers echoed across the empty arena. Originally slated to train in the United States this...

Blatant law-breaking of illegal migrant delivery riders is scam Del Boy would be proud of… I have five ways to stop it
I CONFESS my initial reaction to yesterday’s report on The Sun’s investigation into asylum seekers working illegally as food delivery drivers was a combination of frustration, disbelief and anger. Frustration because it seems the Government is no...

For Senegal women's basketball team, show goes on without US visas
Members of the Senegal women's national basketball team hustled across the court in central Dakar, dribbling and pivoting as the scuffing noise of their trainers echoed across the empty arena. Originally slated to train in the United States this...

Al Hilal hit the right notes in Music City to set up Man City showdown
With keffiyahs replaced by cowboy hats and the smell of Arabic perfume mixing with that of smoked meats, Al Hilal enjoyed a Fifa Club World Cup night to remember at Geodis Park in Nashville. In the land of country music and Johnny Cash, Simone...