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US to require Zambia and Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for visas
BusinessLIVE
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Washington — President Donald Trump’s administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot programme launching in two weeks, the State Department said on...
HRW urges rights-based approach for newly appointed Sahel envoy
JURIST
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July 26, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged a rights-based approach in a letter on Friday to the newly appointed African Union (AU) Special Envoy for the Sahel, Burundi President H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye. HRW welcomed President Ndayishimiye’s appointment...
Liberia Ranks 90th Globally in 2025 Passport Power Index
Liberian Observer
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Liberia has been ranked among the lowest-performing countries on the African continent in terms of passport strength, according to the latest 2025 Henley & Partners Passport Index released this week. Liberia places 41st in Africa and 90th...
Skin of Color Savvy: Improving Global Access in Dermatology with GLODERM
Consultant Live
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August 4, 2025
This special Clinical Episode of the Skin of Color Savvy: The Art and Science of Treating Patients of Color features an illuminating conversation between Nada Elbuluk, MD, current president of the Skin of Color Society (SOCS), and esteemed...
US to require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourists
Korea Herald
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August 5, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay...
US announces major tourist visa change
The Express Tribune
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August 4, 2025
WASHINGTON: The US could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas....
US plans visa bond rule: Up to $15,000 for business, tourist applicants
India Today
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August 4, 2025
The US Department of State has announced it will begin a one-year pilot program commencing on August 20, 2025, allowing consular officers to require security bonds of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 from some applicants for B1 (business) and B2...
Visitor’s visa: US may ask some to pay up to US$15,000 in security deposit
News Room
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August 4, 2025
(Reuters) – The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas....
US to require bonds of up to US$15,000 for some tourist visas under pilot programme
Channel News Asia
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August 4, 2025
WASHINGTON: The US could require bonds of up to US$15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot programme launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday (Aug 4), an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay...
These Countries Eat the Least Meat, and Here’s What We Can Learn From Them
Sentient Media
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July 31, 2025
As the environmental costs of industrial meat production become increasingly undeniable, reducing global meat consumption has never been more urgent. But although global meat consumption has been on the rise for over half a century, some countries...
Sahel Region: African Union Appoints Special Envoy
Human Rights Watch
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July 25, 2025
(Nairobi) – The African Union’s (AU) appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region strengthens the AU’s capacity to address the most pressing human rights challenges facing Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Human Rights...
Why political hygiene is an imperative today
The Standard
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Once again we find ourselves campaigning two years too early for a General Election. It seems to be the reality of our country. We live for politics and politicians remain our most venerated influencers and celebrities. Seven elections into...
Ex-CMI Boss Gen. James Birungi Not Under House Arrest – UPDF Dismisses Online Rumours
Red Pepper
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August 4, 2025
By Pepper Intelligence Unit Entebbe, Uganda | August 4, 2025 – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has firmly dismissed widespread rumours circulating on social media alleging that Maj. Gen. James Birungi is under house arrest in Entebbe....
US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot programme
Dawn
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August 4, 2025
The United States could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot programme launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas....
DRC : an agreement in Doha, chaos in the East
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 21, 2025 – While Kinshasa and the M23 had just signed an agreement of principles in Doha for a ceasefire, violent fighting resumed less than 24 hours after the signing in eastern Congo. This renewed tension raises...
U.S. could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 4, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Travelers use a mobile phone at Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s reinstatement of a new travel ban barring citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S., in New York, U.S.,...
US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors...
Exim Bank rolls out Elite Banking, Mastercard world series
Daily News Tanzania
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August 4, 2025
Dar es Salaam: In a landmark gesture of maintaining its customer-centric drive to elevate premium banking in Tanzania, Exim Bank officially launched its Elite Banking service during an exclusive black-tie event at Serena Hotel, Dar es Salaam. The...
Grenade attack leaves one dead, several injured in Cibitoke
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, July 23, 2025 – A family was violently targeted overnight from Wednesday to Thursday around 8 p.m. in Rusiga neighborhood, located in the zone and commune of Cibitoke, Bujumbura province (western Burundi). A grenade...
The tiny little landlocked country in Africa that's the world's poorest
Daily Express
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July 20, 2025
Tucked away in the heart of East Africa, surrounded by its much larger neighbours of Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, lies a tiny country smaller than the state of Maryland in the US. This country largely goes unnoticed,...