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Roaming Charges: From Police State to Military Police State
CounterPunch
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August 15, 2025
So here’s what I don’t get, he’s [Trump] been sitting on the Epstein Files this whole time and every time someone brings it up there’s suddenly some kind of brand new emergency: Putin gets to keep part of Ukraine, job numbers are “fake,” let’s...
New Report Reveals Devastating Impact of Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban
Immigration Impact - Washington D.C.
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August 6, 2025
$715 Million in Taxes, $2.5 Billion in Spending Power at Risk WASHINGTON, DC, August 6 — A new report released today by the American Immigration Council details the sweeping economic and humanitarian toll of the Trump administration’s June 2025...
Can foreign visitors still attend the 2028 Olympics in the US?
The Economic Times
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August 7, 2025
As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Olympic Games, President Donald Trump's immigration policies are raising concerns about who will be able to attend. While athletes and officials will receive exemptions from the travel ban and visa...
Rutana : six human traffickers sentenced
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, August 3, 2025 – In Rutana, in Burunga province in southern Burundi, six men were found guilty of human trafficking. The First Instance Court sentenced them on Friday, August 1, to prison terms ranging from two to five...
Bujumbura : maternal distress behind the rise in infanticide and abandonment
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 4, 2025 – The last weeks of July were marked by a series of tragedies in several neighborhoods of the commercial capital. infants were abandoned or killed by their own mothers, desperate acts that reveal the...
US visa crackdown: New move could bring in $15,000 bonds for tourist, B1, B2 visas
Hindustan Times
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August 4, 2025
As the Donald Trump-led administration continues its crackdown on visa and immigration, a new pilot program from the US State Department could bring in bonds up to $15,000 for certain tourist and business visas. Under this, immigrants applying for...
ADF Militants Kill 9 in Brutal Cinema Attack in Eastern DRC
South Africa Today
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August 17, 2025
At least nine people were killed in a brutal attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in Oicha, North Kivu, on Saturday night. The rebels targeted a local cinema where football fans had gathered, opening fire before setting...
US condemns rights violations in East Africa
GhanaWeb
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August 15, 2025
East Africa's human rights record has deteriorated sharply over the past year, with governments accused of unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and restrictions on free expression, according to the latest US State...
The VX Land Cruiser factor – why Africa is still poor
Daily Maverick
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August 18, 2025
The fuel queues across Malawi’s cities tell their own story of an economy and society in distress. The reason for the petrol shortage is not rocket science. It is also entirely predictable. The black-market rate of the Kwacha to the dollar is...
M23 rebels killed 319 civilians in east DR Congo in July, UN says
Al Jazeera
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August 6, 2025
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians, including 48 women and 19 children, last month in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Volker Turk, UN high commissioner for human rights, said, citing “first-hand accounts”. The violence in...
The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Quebec City
Sprudge - Oregon
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August 18, 2025
Few cities in North America stick out as singular, truly unique centers that are otherworldly. New Orleans and Oaxaca come to mind, but Quebec City is equally distinct. It is the capital of the province of Quebec, a French-speaking part of Canada...
Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign launches from Accra, championing a visa-free Africa by 2030
The Herald Ghana
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign will embark on a historic 40,000-kilometer road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra from today, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative is a 163-day road journey across Africa...
Financing local dev't: FEICOM renews support to network of African insti...
The Guardian Post
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He was speaking during the handing over ceremony of the new bureau of RIAFCO in Yaounde. The event was also punctuated with a session among FEICOM staff and RIAFCO officials. The bureau was put in place during the 13th Ordinary General Assembly of...
Historic pan-African road trip kicks off in Accra today to promote visa-free Africa by 2030
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has embarked on a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative spans 163 days with the core objective...
NIT sees success in its pilot training course
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE National Institute of Transport (NIT) said the newly introduced pilot training course has saved the country millions of dollars. None has been sent to study aviation-related courses out of the country since NIT started offering...
Dare to be a contrarian and take the journey less travelled
The Citizen
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When it comes down to it, travel is all about the memories one creates, whether going to the farthest point in the world or eating raw meat with members of the Hadzabe tribe, who thrive away from civilisation. It's those moments that make the...
A Strange Deal with Many Loose Ends: Washington’s Peace in Central Africa
African Arguments
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August 4, 2025
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and...
Visa-Free Countries For Bangladesh Passport Holders Full List Of 39 Destinations
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) With lush landscapes and a rich culture, Bangladesh, a country located in South Asia, is the eighth populous country in the world, with 173.6 million, as of 2024. As the country's youth seek to either explore the world, or...
Historic road trip across Africa to push for visa-free travel by 2030
Business Day
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August 17, 2025
A bold campaign to break down visa barriers and unite Africa will set off from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025, embarking on a record 40,000-kilometre journey across 39 African countries. The initiative—called the Trans African Tourism & Unity...
Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign launches in Accra to champion visa-free Africa by 2030
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 17, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign will embark on a historic 40,000-kilometer road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative is a 163 day road journey across Africa...