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Trump announces immediate end to deportation protections for Somalis

Trump announces immediate end to deportation protections for Somalis

PRESIDENT Donald Trump announced that he is immediately terminating temporary deportation protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, targeting a program that has shielded them from removal since 1991. In a late-night post on Truth Social, Trump called Minnesota "a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity" and claimed without providing evidence that "Somali gangs are terrorising the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing." "I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota," Trump wrote. "Send them back to where they came from.…
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EU Parliament blocks Tanzania funding, considers sanctions over election violence, mass graves

EU Parliament blocks Tanzania funding, considers sanctions over election violence, mass graves

THE European Parliament has voted to halt direct financial support to Tanzania and consider targeted sanctions against government officials responsible for what lawmakers described as a brutal post-election crackdown that left thousands dead and resulted in reports of mass graves. The resolution, adopted by an overwhelming 539 votes in favour with no opposition and 27 abstentions, condemns the Tanzanian government's violent response to protests following disputed October 29, 2025, elections that regional observers, including the African Union and Southern African Development Community, sharply criticised as neither free nor fair. The violence by security forces resulted in thousands of deaths and…
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Two Somali brothers face usUS prison after stealing $4 million meant for homeless Americans

Two Somali brothers face usUS prison after stealing $4 million meant for homeless Americans

TWO Somali immigrant brothers are facing federal prison in the United States after admitting to stealing nearly $4 million from a government program designed to help homeless and vulnerable Americans. Asad Ahmed Adow, 26, and his younger brother Anwar, 25, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to wire fraud charges after prosecutors proved they systematically looted Minnesota's Housing Stabilisation Services program through their companies, Leo Human Services and Liberty Plus LLC. The brothers, who had built lives in Minnesota, diverted funds meant for mentally ill, disabled, and homeless Americans into their own pockets - spending the money on luxury vehicles and…
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West Africa’s coup contagion: regional bodies scramble as Guinea-Bissau becomes latest domino to fall

West Africa’s coup contagion: regional bodies scramble as Guinea-Bissau becomes latest domino to fall

WEDNESDAY’S military seizure of power in Guinea-Bissau, which saw army officers arrest President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and suspend the electoral process just hours before election results were due, represents far more than another coup in one of Africa's most unstable nations. It is a stark reminder that five years after Mali's 2020 coup triggered a domino effect across West Africa, regional institutions remain largely powerless to stem the tide of military takeovers - or address the conditions that spawn them. The observer missions from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union, which included former presidents…
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Tinubu takes command: President declares security emergency as Nigeria battles abduction crisis

Tinubu takes command: President declares security emergency as Nigeria battles abduction crisis

IN a defiant show of leadership amid Nigeria's deepening security nightmare, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday declared a nationwide security emergency, mobilising a sweeping expansion of the country's security forces as the nation grapples with a relentless wave of abductions that has seen over 300 citizens snatched in recent attacks. Standing firm as Commander-in-Chief, Tinubu pulled no punches in his address to the nation, authorising an immediate recruitment blitz that will see 20,000 additional police officers join the force, bringing the total new deployment to 50,000, while ordering the army to bolster its ranks in what he called "a national…
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Alleged crime kingpin’s bombshell allegation: “Ex police minister asked for R1-million”

Alleged crime kingpin’s bombshell allegation: “Ex police minister asked for R1-million”

THE testimony was delivered from behind bars at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre, but its explosive impact reverberated through the halls of Parliament and into the heart of South Africa's law enforcement establishment. On Wednesday, alleged drug cartel kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala sat before Parliament's ad hoc committee and did what few accused criminals dare to do: He named the politicians he claims he paid for protection. At the top of his list was former Police Minister Bheki Cele, who Matlala alleges received R500,000 in cash payments - R300,000 at Cele's Pretoria penthouse and R200,000 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in…
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‘We Will Not Be Insulted’: Ramaphosa unleashes fury as Trump bans SA from G20

‘We Will Not Be Insulted’: Ramaphosa unleashes fury as Trump bans SA from G20

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered a blistering riposte to US President Donald Trump's attack on South Africa's G20 participation, asserting the nation's sovereign right as a founding member and calling on fellow member states to stand united against attempts to undermine the multilateral forum. In an unprecedented diplomatic showdown, Ramaphosa rejected what he termed "insults" from Washington, declaring that South Africa "does not appreciate insults from another country about its membership and worth in participating in global platforms." The confrontation erupted after Trump issued a statement that South Africa would not be invited to the 2026 G20 meetings in the…
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Africa’s diamond giants unite: Botswana, Angola forge historic alliance

Africa’s diamond giants unite: Botswana, Angola forge historic alliance

IN a groundbreaking move that signals a new dawn for Africa's mineral wealth, Botswana and Angola - the continent's premier diamond-producing powerhouses - are joining forces to fundamentally transform the global diamond industry. This visionary partnership represents far more than a business arrangement; it is a declaration of economic sovereignty and a bold commitment to ensuring that Africa's extraordinary natural resources finally serve African prosperity. This historic collaboration marks the emergence of what could become the diamond world's equivalent of OPEC, a unified force that will give African nations unprecedented control over their own treasures. For decades, the continent's diamonds…
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Kenya’s Gen-Z street food takeover

Kenya’s Gen-Z street food takeover

FROM a Saturday mid-morning to late evening, smoke curled steadily above rows of colourful stalls as vendors grilled, fried and stirred up an endless parade of flavours. Classic mshikaki (skewers) made from beef, chicken and gizzards, mutura (Kenyan sausage), nyama choma (roasted meat) and coastal staples shared space with bold new fusion dishes and juices, drawing clusters of young people who milled around the tents and queued at stands selling smochas (smokie wrapped in chapati), boiled eggs, gourmet samosas, vegan street bowls and other re-imagined traditional favourites. The Nairobi Street Food Festival 2025 was no ordinary edition. Now in its…
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Nigeria rescues 24 abducted schoolgirls, President demands action on missing 250

Nigeria rescues 24 abducted schoolgirls, President demands action on missing 250

ALL 24 schoolgirls kidnapped from a secondary school in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, President Bola Tinubu has announced, even as more than 250 students and teachers from another school remain in captivity following a wave of mass abductions that has gripped the nation. The girls were freed eight days after gunmen struck the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi state's Maga town at dawn on Nov. 17, moments after a military detachment left the premises. Twenty-five girls were initially taken, but one escaped the same day. "I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for.…
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