COURT BACKS TRUMP PLAN TO STRIP IMMIGRANT PROTECTIONS FROM CAMEROONIANS AND AFGHANS 

COURT BACKS TRUMP PLAN TO STRIP IMMIGRANT PROTECTIONS FROM CAMEROONIANS AND AFGHANS 

Faith Nyasuguta  A U.S. appeals court has handed President Donald Trump a major legal victory by ruling that his administration can end temporary protected status (TPS) for thousands of immigrants from Cameroon and Afghanistan – a move that immigrant rights advocates say puts lives at risk and reveals discriminatory motives. TPS allows migrants to live […]

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 BOTSWANA BRACES FOR FURTHER CURRENCY DEVALUATION AS DIAMOND SALES CRASH

BOTSWANA BRACES FOR FURTHER CURRENCY DEVALUATION AS DIAMOND SALES CRASH

Faith Nyasuguta  Botswana, Africa’s largest diamond producer and long considered one of the continent’s most stable economies, is staring down a fresh economic storm that could force it to devalue its currency again before the year ends. Citigroup Inc. has sounded the alarm, warning that Botswana’s pula – already one of Africa’s weakest-performing currencies this […]

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 ‘HE CAME TO CELEBRATE. NOW HE’S GONE’: KENYAN GRANDFATHER VANISHES IN THE U.S, FAMILY CLINGS TO HOPE 

‘HE CAME TO CELEBRATE. NOW HE’S GONE’: KENYAN GRANDFATHER VANISHES IN THE U.S, FAMILY CLINGS TO HOPE 

Faith Nyasuguta  When 73-year-old Reuben Waithaka stepped off a plane in Atlanta this past May, he had one mission: to celebrate his grandson’s graduation and wrap him in the love only a grandfather can give. He had crossed continents – from Nairobi to Alabama – armed with old family photos and three matching African shirts, […]

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 ALGERIA OFFERS TO MEDIATE MALIAN CONFLICT – BUT RULES OUT MERCENARY ARMIES 

ALGERIA OFFERS TO MEDIATE MALIAN CONFLICT – BUT RULES OUT MERCENARY ARMIES 

Faith Nyasuguta  Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has stepped forward with an offer to mediate the unfolding conflict in Mali – but with a decisive caveat: no foreign mercenaries along the two nations’ shared 1,400 km border. Speaking Friday to Algeria’s national press, Tebboune signaled his readiness to help broker peace between Mali’s military junta, based in […]

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 ERITREA ISSUES STARK WARNING TO ETHIOPIA – NO NEW WAR WILL BE TOLERATED

ERITREA ISSUES STARK WARNING TO ETHIOPIA – NO NEW WAR WILL BE TOLERATED

Faith Nyasuguta  Tensions have flared once more in the volatile Horn of Africa as Eritrea’s long-serving President Isaias Afwerki delivered a stern warning to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed: Ethiopia cannot intimidate or defeat Eritrea, despite its vastly larger population. Afwerki, who has ruled Eritrea since its independence in 1993, firmly dismissed the notion that […]

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 RWANDA ADDED TO U.S. TRAVEL ADVISORY LIST AMID BORDER TENSIONS 

RWANDA ADDED TO U.S. TRAVEL ADVISORY LIST AMID BORDER TENSIONS 

Faith Nyasuguta  Rwanda, long praised as one of East Africa’s safest and fastest-growing tourism destinations, has officially been added to the United States’ expanding travel advisory list. This new status marks a significant shift in how global travelers and international agencies perceive the security situation in the region. The U.S. Department of State’s latest update […]

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 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: LIBERIANS FLOOD MONROVIA DEMANDING BOAKAI DELIVERS ON PROMISES

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: LIBERIANS FLOOD MONROVIA DEMANDING BOAKAI DELIVERS ON PROMISES

Faith Nyasuguta  Hundreds of Liberians poured into the streets of Monrovia this week, raising their voices in a powerful chorus of “Enough is enough!” as frustration boils over at President Joseph Boakai’s government. Braving the sun and the watchful eyes of security forces, the protesters marched through the capital demanding accountability, better governance, and an […]

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