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AU Chairperson Congratulates Egypt, Other African Teams on FIFA 2026 Qualification
Thu 16 Oct 2025 | 06:36 PM The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has extended heartfelt congratulations to the nine African nations that have secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including Egypt,...
How a leading sports investor picked their next big funding bet: MoneyCall
Welcome back to MoneyCall, The Athletic’s weekly sports business cheat sheet. (Want to get this emailed to you every Wednesday? Subscribe here.) Name-dropped today: Alexis Ohanian, Stephen A. Smith, Cathy Engelbert, Jessica Berman, James Franklin,...
Trump Administration Offers New Immigration Updates and Details
Our Immigration Team inspects the latest guidance and new policies from the Trump Administration and how they will affect travel for U.S. citizens, immigrants, and visitors. All noncitizens must carry evidence of legal status in the United States...
First Ladies Meet in Banjul to Tackle Health Gaps and Empower Women
By: Fatou Krubally The Gambia yesterday opened its doors to the 12th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, bringing together First Ladies from across Africa, policymakers, and health experts in a collective effort to strengthen...
Emergency rule: ‘It’s unconstitutional’, Activists petition ECOWAS, demand reversal
A Nigerian pro-democracy coalition, Concerned Nigerians in Defence of Democratic Governance, has petitioned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), urging urgent intervention over what it described as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s...
State of emergency in Rivers: Activists warn of threat to democracy, petition ECOWAS
A Nigerian pro-democracy coalition, Concerned Nigerians in Defence of Democratic Governance, has petitioned the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, urging urgent intervention against what it describes as President Bola Ahmed...
Wave bye to Hurricane Jerry, catch a nor'easter
I was talking to someone about our stretch of odd and threatening weather over the past few weeks and they made the fairly common comment of, “We just can’t catch a break.” I beg to differ. We’ve caught a bunch of breaks with storms fizzling and...
Letters to the Editor | October 15, 2025
Seating arrangements – DEPESH RAMANLAL VARADOLI, BA I AM writing to formally express my concern and disappointment regarding the seating arrangements and crowd management during the last two days of the IDC soccer tournament held in Ba. The...
World Cup 2026: The 28 qualified teams and those fighting for places
Qatar’s 2-1 win over the UAE on Tuesday night earned them a place at next summer’s World Cup in North America and left the national team’s own hopes of reaching the finals in the balance. After this latest round of international fixtures, we now...
Donald Trump's new immigration ban in 43 countries..!?
Donald Trump's new immigration ban in 43 countries..!? It is known that donald trump is initiating many changes in immigration in 2.0! At this time, the time has been fixed for the unveiling of the new travel ban list. There are reports that...
Pakistan at risk of US visa suspension amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
The Trump administration is considering placing travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries, including Pakistan, as part of a broader immigration crackdown, according to a memo seen by Reuters. The internal memo lists Pakistan among...
World Cup 2026: The 28 qualified teams and those fighting for places
Qatar’s 2-1 win over the UAE on Tuesday night earned them a place at next summer’s World Cup in North America and left the national team’s own hopes of reaching the finals in the balance. After this latest round of international fixtures, we now...
Gambian Delegates Attend China Seminar on Rural Development
By Ndey Sowe, Reporting from Beijing, China After hours of travel across continents, passing through the bright terminals of Addis Ababa and finally touching down at Beijing Capital International Airport, a sense of purpose filled the air. Among...
Immigrants responsible for just over half Lisbon’s Sexually Transmitted Infections
Majority of immigrants from Portuguese language countries Half of all cases of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) flagged in the Lisbon region last year were in immigrants, according to study of the data. And of those immigrants, 36.2% were...
Assilah is the cultural Davos
In memoriam The Assilah Festival, in the north of Morocco, is one of the best annual stages for cultural exchange as a vehicle for transmitting relations between citizens from different regions of the world. This edition has overcome the...
Africa: All of Africa Today – October 15, 2025
Madagascar Army Takes Charge After President Flees Madagascar’s military seized control of the country after weeks of Gen Z-led protests that peaked over the weekend. Army Colonel Michael Randrianirina of the CAPSAT unit announced on national...
Community activist Domingos DaRosa says he is running for Boston mayor
Boston community activist and former Pop Warner football coach Domingos DaRosa is running for mayor, the latest to challenge Mayor Michelle Wu as she seeks a second four-year term in office. DaRosa filed paperwork Monday with the state Office of...
World Bank: 28 Economies Prevent Women from Passing Nationality to Their Children
Tue 11 Mar 2025 | 10:02 AM According to the latest World Bank report on Women, Business, and the Law, over one-quarter of global economies still restrict women's rights in passing their nationality to their children. Out of 190 economies covered...
28 Nations and the Rising Tides of the 2026 World Cup
28 Nations and the Rising Tides of the 2026 World Cup As the global football community turns its eyes to next summer’s spectacle, the field is already taking shape. A total of 28 countries have now qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted...
WTO strengthens commitment to gender equality
The World Trade Organisation’s Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender is strengthening its commitment to gender equality in global trade by unveiling a new edition of the International Prize on Gender Equality in Trade, and launching...