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Nigerian passport climbs to 88th in global rankings, highest in five years
Business Day
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July 24, 2025
The Nigerian passport has achieved its highest position in five years on the Henley Passport Index, rising to 88th place out of 199 countries in the latest edition released on July 18. This marks a modest improvement from its previous 91st...
CES calls on partners to support Al-Shaba Children Hospital
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 22, 2025
By Lodu William Odiya Central Equatoria State (CES) Acting Health Minister has appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to continue supporting Al-Shaba Children’s Hospital. Speaking during a handover ceremony of items donated by WHO,...
Kenyan passport falls two places in global ranking
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 24, 2025
A file photo of the Kenyan passport. The Kenyan passport has dropped two places in this year's global ranking, falling to position 69, down from last year’s 67, per the latest Henley Passport Index. London-based global citizenship and residence...
NSS Spokesperson clarifies rules for journalists on sensitive data
Eye Radio
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July 15, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 47 minutes ago David John Kumuri, Spokesperson for the National Security Service and Director of Public Relations at the Internal Security Bureau, during a talk show on Eye Radio on July 15, 2025. (Photo: Eye...
Citizens of nowhere
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Some stateless people entered the United States and remain here legally, protected by asylum or another status. But like many undocumented immigrants, most live...
Federal Judge Delays Immigration Case of Kilmar Abrego García
Times News Global
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July 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. – A federal judge in Tennessee has paused the release of Kilmar Abrego García, who was expected to be freed following a ruling by another magistrate. Judge Barbara Holmes issued the stay of release for 30 days, allowing the Trump...
KeNHA Gives Update on Kenya to Uganda Highway Road Works
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 24, 2025
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced the commencement of rehabilitation works on the Kisumu–Busia highway, a crucial regional transport corridor that has been in disrepair for a long time. In a statement issued on Thursday,...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, migrant wrongly deported to El Salvador, released from U.S. jail
The Globe and Mail
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July 23, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration and brought back to the U.S. to face criminal charges, on Wednesday won release from jail and a temporary block on any effort to deport him...
Road excavator torched in suspected sabotage in Morobo County
Eye Radio
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July 15, 2025
Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 8 hours ago Kendila Boma bridge construction site - Photo Credit: Morobo County Press Unit An excavator that was left at the Kendila Boma bridge construction site in Morobo County has been set ablaze by suspected...
Judge: Abrego Garcia can't be taken immediately into ICE custody
WBAL TV - Maryland
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July 23, 2025
A federal judge in Maryland has prohibited the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immediate immigration custody if he's released from jail in Tennessee while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges, according to an order...
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Gaza has been starving for months. So why hasn’t a famine been declared?
Firstpost
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July 23, 2025
Gaza has been on the brink of famine for months. Palestinians are said to be starving. Israel in May relaxed an over two month blockade on the Gaza strip. However, aids groups say not enough food is getting through. They Palestinians are facing...
Artisans offer cheap footwear made from rubber tires
The Rising Nepal
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Wau, South Sudan July 20: From Rwanda to Kenya, fashioning footwear from discarded tires has long been a mark of local ingenuity. In South Sudan, however, the creative work of such artisans is now fueled by an economic crisis that has left the...
Top 10 countries with the lowest reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 23, 2025
A number of vulnerabilities are present in nations with inadequate reserves, and these difficulties are particularly noticeable in many African countries that are struggling with debt, inflation, and currency instability. In times of crisis, a...
Mahama Urges Infrastructure Investment to Realize AfCFTA Potential
News Ghana
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July 20, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama has called for accelerated infrastructure development across Africa to unlock the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) economic promise. During a July 20, 2025, meeting with AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele...
Federal Judge Delays Decision on Abrego Garcia’s Release Amid Smuggling Charges
Times News Global
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July 23, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Tennessee announced Wednesday that he will not decide this week whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, a ruling that may influence his potential deportation. Abrego Garcia is facing human...
2025 Independence Day: Kiir vows ceasefire, R-ARCSS implementation
Eye Radio
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July 10, 2025
Author: Koang Pal Chang | Published: 6 hours ago President Salva Kiir. (Photo: PPU). Juba, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – President Salva Kiir reaffirmed his government’s unwavering commitment to a nationwide ceasefire, peace, and security, alongside...
Trump's migratory chaos: from panic to helplessness
Diario Granma
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July 21, 2025
Photo: JORGE While anti-Cuban congressmen remain complicitly silent, folded to presidential and state decisions on the inhumane and arbitrary treatment of recently arrived migrants or long-time residents, new measures by Donald Trump have put...
Gaza has been at risk of famine for months, experts say. Here's why it's not been declared
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 23, 2025
For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one. Even though Israel eased a 2½-month blockade on the territory in May, aid groups say only...
Rise above tribe, build the nation – Kiir tells youth
Eye Radio
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July 10, 2025
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 5 hours ago Over 300 young people from different parts of Central Equatoria were trained on entrepreneurship and peace-building. (Photo: Bush Buse). Juba, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – President Salva Kiir is calling...
The Surprising Durability Of Africa’s Colonial Borders
NOEMA
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July 17, 2025
Credits Alden Young is an associate professor of history and global affairs at Yale University. He was a 2021-22 Berggruen Institute Fellow. In 1993, the American journalist Robert D. Kaplan penned a famous article, “The Coming Anarchy,” in which...