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Refugee Camp: U.S. to prioritize White South Africans

Andrew Mbeki August 17, 2025

USA Just three months after the first group of White South Africans arrived in the United States under a special refugee program, the Trump administration is now preparing to cap total refugee admissions at around 40,000 for 2026, according to Reuters. Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition

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US and China extend trade truce

Oakley Mason August 13, 2025

USA United States President Donald Trump on Monday extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days, delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he signed the executive order for the extension, and that “all other elements of the Agreement will remain […]

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Safeguarding culture through music and tradition

Harrison Mason August 11, 2025

United States On St. Helena Island, South Carolina, a group of singers in their 70s and 80s—guided by musicologist Dr. Eric Crawford—breathes life into centuries-old Gullah spirituals, safeguarding a cultural treasure born from the struggles and faith of enslaved Africans. As development and time threaten to erase this heritage, their mission grows ever more urgent. […]

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Nigerian Researcher Yusuf, Wins Research Excellence Award USA

Dooyum Naadzenga August 11, 2025

Nigeria  Nigerian-born microbiology researcher Ahmed Yusuf , April 2nd, 2025 made history as he wins an award at the Student-Postdoc Research Conference (SPRC) organized by Texas A&M University. At the 2025 SPRC conference, held at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on January 25, Ahmed Yusuf presented groundbreaking research on developing novel therapeutic solutions

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Trump signs new peace agreement

Harrison Mason August 9, 2025

USA President Donald Trump and the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace agreement at the White House on Aug. 8 that ends a decades-long war between the two former Soviet republics and reopens critical transportation access in the region. During a ceremony in the State Dining Room, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime […]

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Palestinian children injured in Gaza arrive US for treatment

Harrison Mason August 7, 2025

USA Two critically injured Palestinian children and their families arrived in the Bay Area on Wednesday for long-term treatment as part of what organizers call the largest single medical evacuation of injured children from Gaza to the United States. Dozens of supporters — some wearing keffiyehs, others holding Palestinian flags or balloons — gathered at […]

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A Nigerian Kpenkaan, Honoured with Honorary Doctorate by US Versity

Dooyum Naadzenga August 1, 2025

Nigeria Crown University International, USA Recognizes BENIPA Boss and FoSIPAN Chair for Landmark Contributions to Economic Development and Public-Private Partnerships. A Nigerian known as Terhemen Johnpaul Kpenkaan, a distinguished investment promotion and development expert, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration *(D.B.A) Honoris Causa*

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USA insists on tariff hike on specific trade partners

Oakley Mason August 1, 2025

USA President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Thursday imposing new tariffs on multiple U.S. trading partners, set to take effect in seven days. The move, part of his aggressive “America First” trade agenda, raises economic tensions just as global markets face mounting uncertainty. The order includes a tariff hike on Canadian goods from […]

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Somaliland parlys US gave out lands, minerals to become friends

Aaliyah Aamir July 30, 2025

Somalia The breakaway region of Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, is lobbying the United States for its support in gaining international recognition. It says it is willing to offer the US a strategic military base at the entrance to the Red Sea and  critical-minerals as part of the deal. Despite its relative […]

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Agian, US leaves UNESCO

Oakley Mason July 23, 2025

USA “President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO — which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November,” White House deputy spokesperson Anna Kelly told the New York Post on Tuesday. UNESCO and the White House did not […]