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Paul Kagame has opened fire with South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa

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Rwanda President Paul Kagame accuses South Africa of working with rebel group in DR Congo

Rwanda President Paul Kagame has pointed accusing fingers at South Africa for working with a rebel group in DR Congo to further distablise the East African nation. Rebel group M23 have captured the Eastern Congo town of Goma and maintain control of its airport as regional tensions hikes with casualties rising on a daily basis. Tensions between DR Congo and Rwanda have been reignited following the capture of Goma by […]

todayJanuary 30, 2025

illegal immigrant arrested in the United States of America

Africa

US arrest 956 persons in one day as Donald Trump strengthens crack down on illegal immigrants

By Emmanuel Akyereko A United States of America ICE crack down on illegal immigration resulted in the arrest of about 956 persons nationwide on Sunday, the highest since Donald Trump introduced the policy. The Trump administration has expanded the detention powers of several federal agencies since the introduction of the policy with many raids recorded in Miami, Chicago, and Newark. The 47th President of the United States of America has […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025

Nigerian lady found guilty

Africa

Court in Nigeria orders a lady to pay ¥15,000 to boyfriend after collecting lorry fare and failing to visit him

A court in Nigeria has found a lady named Rhoda Adu, guilty of collecting transportation from her boyfriend and failing to visit him as she promised. A Magistrate Court in Ilesa, Osun State in Nigeria has ruled that Ms Rhoda Adu should pay his boyfriend Olapitan Sola a sum of ¥15,000. According to the court, Sola sent a lorry fare of around ¥299 to Rhoda to visit him which she […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025

Vietnamese in Hanoi in March 2021 take part in a test to gain a specified skilled worker visa for work in Japan. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

Africa

Japan government considering extending stays of pregnant skilled foreign workers

There is good news on the horizon for foreign skilled workers in Japan as the government of the East Asian country is considering extending the five-year residency limit for skilled foreign workers if they become pregnant. In Japan, there have been cases where holders of foreign skilled worker visas have had their employment appointments terminated after they become pregnant. And, the government is taking steps to ensure that foreign workers […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025

Ahshwin Mouwers was shot down outside a court in South Africa

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Murder witness gunned down outside courtroom in South Africa

By Emmanuel Akyereko A murder case witness, identified as Ashwin Mouwers, was shot dead while waiting to testify in an ongoing murder trial. Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the local police spokesperson, has confirmed that Mouwers was shot dead while he was about to testify as a witness in a 2021 murder case that took place in Eldorado Park, Soweto. The national police service in South Africa have launched a search […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

gasoline tanker blast in Nigeria

Africa

Close to 100 dead in explosive fuel tanker blast in Nigeria

By Emmanuel Akyereko Ninety-eight people have been confirmed dead and several others have sustained multiple degrees of injuries when a gasoline tanker truck blasted in north central Niger during the weekend. The tragic incident happens when locals rushed to the scene with generators to siphon fuel from the tanker, triggering the explosion which left a devastating situation in the city which is close to Abuja. At least three times in […]

todayJanuary 23, 2025

US House speaker Mike Johnson. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

Africa

US Congress passes Laken Riley Bill to tighten border control

By Emmanuel Akyereko The United States of America Congress has passed the Liken Riley Bill to tighten border control measure as the Donald Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration in the US. The bill, which received an overwhelming vote in its favour, is awaiting the signature of President Trump. Republican whip, Thomas Earl Emmer Jr., posted the final vote on X, showing that it passed with 263 votes in favour […]

todayJanuary 22, 2025

Immigration Officers in America can now arrest migrants in churches and other sensitive places

Africa

Immigration officers can now arrest migrants at churches and schools in US

By Emmanuel Akyereko The Donald Trump administration has rejected policies limiting the arrest of migrants at sensitive places like churches and schools. Immigration Law Enforcement Officers in the United States of America will now be able to arrest migrants during church services and at schools after the Donald Trump administration threw out the policy which placed a limitation on such activity. On Tuesday the Trump administration announced that it has […]

todayJanuary 21, 2025

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship [AP Photo / Evan Vucci]

Africa

Trump administration could attempt restrictions on short-term visas for pregnant travellers

By Emmanuel Akyereko With 22 states filing lawsuits against US President Donald Trump for his attempts to end birthright citizenship, observers have suggested that his administration could enact clandestine moves to implement the policy which has already faced tough opposition. According to sources from the United States, officials within the administrations are busily exploring the alternative means of tackling the topic and are opened to scrapping the short-term visas for […]

todayJanuary 21, 2025

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