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U. S. State Dept. : Non-emergency govt. personnel authorized to leave Nigeria due to "deteriorating security situation
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (292+ words) OAN Staff'Addie Davis12: 14 PM " Thursday, April 9, 2026 The U. S. State Department authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency government employees and their families from the Abuja Embassy " and Nigeria more broadly " on Wednesday. In a recent advisory, the U. S. Embassy in Abuja announced that non-emergency…...
US allowing some Nigeria embassy staff to evacuate over 'deteriorating security situation"
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (615+ words) Human rights advocate Kristina Arriaga highlights the rise in global Christian persecution, particularly in Nigeria and Cuba, coinciding with Easter. The State Department said it authorized the departure of some staff at its embassy in Nigeria over the "deteriorating security…...
Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Ending "Temporary" Amnesty for Ethiopian Nationals
22+ hour, 41+ min ago (205+ words) A Biden-appointed federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary amnesty for thousands of Ethiopian nationals in the U. S. since 2022. In a ruling on Wednesday, U. S. District. .. Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Posted By: 4250 Luis, 4/9/2026 5: 31: 08 AM A Biden-appointed federal judge blocked…...
DR Congo strikes deal to accept US deportees
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (124+ words) The agreements are part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. DR Congo struck a deal with the US to receive "third-country" deportees, days after Uganda received eight people under a similar deal The agreements are part of the Trump…...
World Bank agrees $540 M Uganda urbanization financing package
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (294+ words) Semafor World Bank agrees $540 M Uganda urbanization financing package The World Bank agreed a new six-year $540 million finance package to support Uganda's urban development. The funding aims to enhance all-weather roads, stormwater drainage, street lighting, and public markets to improve…...
Congo to Receive Third-country Deportees from the US under New Deal
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (263+ words) Sunday, 05 April 2026 10: 00 AM EDT The deportees will start arriving in Congo this month, the Congolese Ministry of Communications said in a statement, without further details on the date or the number of deportees expected. It described the arrangement as a…...
Congo in talks with US over third-country deportations, sources say
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (356+ words) By Giulia Paravicini, Ange Kasongo and Clement Bonnerot KINSHASA, April 3 (Reuters) " Democratic Republic of Congo is in talks with the Trump administration about receiving deportees from other countries, two government sources "in Kinshasa told Reuters, in what would be the…...
South Africa collects record $117 B tax haul
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (407+ words) Semafor South Africa collects record $117 B tax haul South Africa's tax authority posted a record 2. 01 trillion rand ($117 billion) in collections this fiscal year, an 8. 4% rise from a year earlier, giving the government a slim buffer as the continent's biggest economy…...
Will You be a Global Minion?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (353+ words) Over the past few years, there's been a push to create a second United Nations Charter that would render the original 1945 one obsolete. Many behind this push truly believe the first Charter is, in fact, not helpful for living in…...
BREAKING: Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Greece have formed a 'deportation coalition'
1+ week, 6+ day ago (69+ words) They say they want plans to have migrant deportation return centres developed before the end of 2026 Something is finally happening! BREAKING: Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Greece have formed a 'deportation coalition' They say they want plans to have…...