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Trump raises US refugee cap for white South Africans

Harrison Mason May 27, 2026

USA Afrik24 – United States President Donald Trump’s administration said it will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans to the country as refugees this year. In a document dated 21 May, it said people of Afrikaner ethnicity are facing an unspecified “emergency refugee situation”.

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Tinubu, Trump Confirm Death of Top ISIS Commander in Joint Military Operation

Ewaka Sam May 16, 2026

Abuja Afrik24 – President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the killing of a senior Islamic State leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, also known as Abu-Mainok, during a joint counterterrorism operation carried out by Nigerian and United States forces in the Lake Chad Basin. In a statement issued from the State House on Saturday, Tinubu described the overnight operation as […]

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US suspends Visa processing for 75 countries

Oakley Mason January 14, 2026

USA The United States has suspended visa processing for applicants from Nigeria, Russia and a dozen other countries as part of a sweeping review of its immigration screening system, according to an internal directive from the US Department of State. The instruction, which takes effect from January 21, orders American embassies and consulates to halt […]

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Cuba faces uncertain future after US topples Venezuelan leader Maduro

Kristi Lucas January 6, 2026

Cuba Cuba faces uncertainty over its future after the United States abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last weekend. Cuban officials lowered flags in the early hours of Monday to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the US strike on Venezuela, the island nation’s closest ally. The US administration of President Donald Trump has warned outright

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How Fox News informed Trump on killings of Christians in Nigeria

Harrison Mason November 4, 2025

Nigeria President Donald Trump was heading to Florida on Friday, watching Fox News, when he saw the network run a story on how Christians were being targeted by Islamic groups in Nigeria, two sources familiar with the matter told Sky News Africa. The president was “immediately” angered by it, one of the sources said, and […]

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Nigeria’s govt responds to Trump on military invasion

Jude Melvin Jones November 3, 2025

Nigeria The Trump administration’s announcement that it is planning potential military action in Nigeria and designating the country as a “country of particular concern” for religious freedom has triggered sharp rebuttals from the Nigerian government and mixed reactions from analysts and citizens. President Donald Trump declared that “Christianity is facing an existential

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Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons

Harrison Mason October 30, 2025

USA U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One helicopter flying to meet Xi for a […]

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Trump shaves China tariffs after ‘amazing’ Xi meeting

Chung Fang October 30, 2025

South Korea U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming U.S. soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. Trump’s face-to-face talks with Xi in the South Korean city of Busan, their […]

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How Africa Can Play Its Cards Right with President Trump to Benefit from the Abraham Accords – A Strategic Opportunity

Ethan Asher October 3, 2025

Israel Opinion By: Samuel Shay President Trump’s final roadmap for peace and economic development in the Middle East does not stop at Gaza or the Gulf. Africa is a central part of this vision—a continent endowed with immense natural wealth, a strategic location, and a young, dynamic workforce. The question is how Africa chooses to […]

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Hamas to consider Trump’s peace deal as Israeli bombadment sustains

Ethan Asher October 3, 2025

Gaza Hamas may consider President Donal Trump peace deal as Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials said Thursday, The plan requires Hamas to return all 48 hostages — about 20 of them thought by Israel to still be alive — give up power and disarm in […]