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Hundreds celebrate annual Anywaa Cultural Day in Cottage Grove
Austin Daily Herald - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
Published 4:56 pm Tuesday, July 8, 2025 1 of 5 Dancers showcase their art during the Anywaa Cultural Day. Photo provided Austin Mayor Steve King and Council Member Oballa Oballa, center, took part this past weekend in the annual Anywaa Cultural...
U.S. visa restriction tied to Nigeria’s refusal to host asylum seekers — Report
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
The recent tightening of U.S. visa restrictions for Nigerian citizens is linked to Nigeria’s refusal to accept third-country asylum seekers as part of a broader immigration agreement proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration, a report on...
Life on the razor’s edge: the case of Willliam and Viviana
OnCuba News
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July 8, 2025
In 1980, during the Mariel incident, a young couple was sitting on a park bench in a town in rural Havana, not far from that location. An older man informed them that the Cubans in Miami were sending for relatives and that Fidel Castro’s...
Power over food is power over people
The Michigan Daily
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July 11, 2025
As former President Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “Agriculture…is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals and happiness.” In his vision, the small farmer prevailed as the moral emblem of the...
Trump administration tightens sanctions on Havana as it detains and deports Cubans in US
World Socialist Web Site
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July 11, 2025
Cuban electrical workers working to restore power after blackout [Photo: Prensa Latina]On June 30, the Trump administration issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) tightening sanctions on Cuba, which is teetering on the brink of...
Trump Seeks Deal With African Leaders on Deported Migrants
Mint
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July 11, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration discussed sending deported migrants to Africa with five of the continent’s leaders holding a summit with the US President in Washington. The topic, one of Trump’s top priorities since returning to the White...
As Trump and Netanyahu meet in Washington, Israel unveils a concentration camp in southern Gaza
Mondoweiss
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July 11, 2025
It is said that no news is good news. But when the cone of silence is dropped over meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it is prudent to be apprehensive about what we don’t know. Before...
Former child soldier in Sudanese civil war pens memoir
Red Deer Advocate
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For former South Sudan child soldier Monybany Minyang Dau, writing his memoir was not an easy journey. For most of his life, it was a story he did not want to tell and memories he was reluctant to dredge up, says Dau, whose self-published book...
First Trump Africa Summit; DRC Tensions; Shabaab Momentum: Africa File, July 10, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Ellery White and Edie Tesfaye Key Takeaways: US-Africa Summit. The United States will...
Republic of Korea rice donation provides critical boost to WFP's emergency response for refugees in Kenya
World Food Programme
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NAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a contribution of 23,268 metric tons of rice from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea, valued at US$18 million, to support the food...
Voices: ‘Sensible’ or ‘Labour’s version of Rwanda’? Readers divided over one in, one out migration deal
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 11, 2025
As Sir Keir Starmer stood beside Emmanuel Macron to unveil a “groundbreaking” one in, one out migration deal, Independent readers were quick to react – and responses ranged from cautious hope to outright dismissal. Some saw the deal as a...
Nigeria can't take Venezuelan deportees from US, minister says
BBC
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Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Natasha BootyBBC News, Lagos & London ShareSave "We already have over 230 million people," says Yusuf Tuggar Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or third-country prisoners...
Nigeria says it won't accept deportees from U.S.: 'We have enough problems of our own'
NPR
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria's government is pushing back against U.S. efforts to send the country migrants and foreign prisoners, with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar, seen here at a summit in Brazil this year, quoting Public Enemy to drive home his point....
Gov’t launches door-to-door taxpayer registration to boost revenue collection
Sudans Post
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July 1, 2025
Simon Akuei Deng, SSRA Commissioner General, addresses the media on Tuesday. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) has kicked off a door-to-door taxpayer registration drive in Juba City in a fresh effort to maximise...
ICE official’s court testimony provides few answers on agency’s plan for Abrego Garcia
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
GREENBELT, Maryland — A top U.S. immigration official testifying in federal court Thursday did not give details of the Trump administration’s plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he is released from pre-trial detention next week in Tennessee....
Yei authorities demand armed groups to release abducted chief
The City Review
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July 11, 2025
The chief was kidnapped by unknown armed men along the Yei-Maridi road on Monday morning while en route to a community dialogue in Logo Boma. By James Chatim Authorities in Yei River County are demanding armed groups in the area to release the...
USAID journalism funds to disappear ‘potentially for good’, study warns
Alliance Magazine
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July 8, 2025
USAID cuts have wreaked havoc on media and journalism. So much so, ‘the vast majority of this funding will disappear – potentially for good,’ from 2025 and beyond. That’s the stark warning from a first major report looking at the impact of USAID...
Trump’s Visa ‘Strike’ On Nigerians Linked To Nigeria’s Refusal To Accept Asylum Seekers
Naija News
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July 11, 2025
The recent visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians by the United States government are said to be tied to Nigeria’s refusal to accept deported asylum seekers from the U.S. According to diplomatic sources who spoke with The Cable, the decision was...
Charlize Theron's 'The Old Guard' Needs To Be on Your Netflix Watchlist
Movie Web
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July 1, 2025
In recent years, Charlize Theron has proven herself to be a formidable action superstar, thanks to her impressive performances in big-screen hits such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic Blonde, and the Fast & Furious franchise, which showcase her...
Nigeria rejects US migrant deportations
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as African Leaders deliver remarks during a multilateral lunch in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH...