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Ukraine Seeks Auctioneer to Sell Seized Turkish Cargo Ship
Ukraine’s National Agency for Tracing and Asset Management (ARMA) is calling for proposals to manage the sale of a Turkish cargo ship it seized in 2024 on charges that it looted grain from Crimea. It is the latest step in efforts by Ukraine to...

FDI in Tunisia nears the one-billion-dollar mark
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tunisia increased by 21% in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching $936 million, according to the latest *World Investment Report published Thursday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...

NOV Delegation Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Artificial Intelligence (AI) Push In African Energy Projects
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 19, 2025/APO Group/ -- A high-level delegation from global energy services company NOV has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking...
Yaoundé: Didier Edoa says Cameroon’s reserves fueling half of CEMAC imports
Cameroon contributes between 40% and 58% annually to the foreign exchange reserves of the six CEMAC countries, according to Gilbert Didier Edoa, Secretary General in the Ministry of Finance. Edoa disclosed this figure on June 17, 2025, at the...

Bhutan acts to stay off travel ban list
After working very hard to stay off any travel ban list and cooperating with United States (US) authorities, Bhutan was congratulating itself when the USA, earlier this month, announced a list of countries facing full and partial travel ban that...

Nigeria ready for US deals but travel ban a challenge -Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says Nigeria is ready for business deals with the United States but travel restrictions remain a challenge. Tuggar stated this during the 54th ordinary session of the mediation and security council at...

ANALYSIS: African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics
The number of displaced Africans has doubled since 2018. For the 14th consecutive year, conflict and climate change have driven record numbers of people from their homes. Changes in national priorities, economic uncertainty and donor fatigue have...

Naturalisation becomes 'fragile' as European countries make moves to strip citizenship
Naturalisation has often been seen as the best way to secure the right to live permanently in another European country, but this notion is becoming “increasingly fragile”, a new report reveals. The first Global State of Citizenship report, by the...

Global and Regional Trends in Autism Burden from 1990 to 2021: A Data Re-Analysis and Prediction from the Global Burden of Disease Study
Introduction Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication skills along with repetitive and restricted behavioral patterns.1 ASD...
Trump restricts travel from Cuba, 12 other countries
President Donald Trump issued an executive order that took effect June 9 banning residents of 12 countries from entering the United States and placing harsh visa restrictions on those from another seven, including Cuba, along with Venezuela,...

Nation and world at a glance
Oil rises, US stock futures slip as markets react to US strikes NEW YORK — The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran. The price of Brent crude oil, the...

Rwanda Withdraws From E.C.C.A.S. Amid Escalating Tensions With The D.R.C.
Rwanda has announced its decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of Central African States (E.C.C.A.S.), citing escalating diplomatic tensions with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.). This move comes amid growing hostilities...

Naval operations facilitate increase in crude oil production – FOC
The Nigerian Navy says its operations have restored near normalcy in the production of crude oil across the nation. The outgoing Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) of the Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande stated this during a farewell...

How A 48-Country Travel Ban Could Suppress U.S. Tourism In A World Cup Year
Topline As the Trump administration considers significantly expanding the travel ban to more than four dozen countries, World Cup host cities in the United States that were banking on filling half their stadiums and hotels with foreign visitors...

International Attendance at U.S. Meetings at a Critical Crossroads
The impact of the Trump Administration’s new policies has begun to be felt by international trade shows and business events. Several countries have posted travel advisories, warning their citizens about traveling to the U.S., including China,...

Malawi secures full membership in African Telecommunications Union
Daud Suleman (2nd right) and his delegation in Nairobi, Kenya * The move elevates Malawi’s participation in continental information and communication technology (ICT) policymaking and governance * This ratification reflects Malawi’s recognition of...

Wagner mercenaries declare 'mission accomplished' in Mali
On June 6, a Wagner-affiliated Telegram channel announced the Russian private military company’s (PMC) withdrawal from Mali, declaring “mission accomplished.” After continuing operations in Mali nearly two years after the deaths of its founders,...
The U.S. Is Making Prison Deals in Other Countries
Is it possible for a nation of Reichstags to develop a world full of gulags, or does that stretch historical analogies beyond the breaking point? Let’s let the Intercept settle this question. An Intercept investigation finds that the Trump...

ECOWAS: As Tinubu’s two years of robust leadership comes to an end, By Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe
President Tinubu handing over the chairmanship of ECOWAS to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone The exit of President Tinubu as ECOWAS chairman will be profoundly felt. His contribution to making ECOWAS a stable, peaceful and united...

Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...