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Burundi’s journalists face threats, prison, and censorship
IFEX
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April 28, 2025
In Burundi, journalists must choose between silence and exile, as the government wages an unrelenting campaign to crush independent media. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 25 April 2025. Some media outlets work in...
Trump learns lessons from first 'Muslim ban' bu…
Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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In banning most travel to the United States by citizens of 12 countries, President Donald Trump is fine-tuning a playbook popular with his base, even as his singling out of particular nations left many scratching their heads. Trump rose to power...
Burundi: solidarity with congolese refugees – a visit by the congolese delegation and a humanitarian gesture from the first lady of Burundi
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 27, 2025 – Congolese refugees in Burundi recently received significant support from the authorities of the two neighboring countries. On the one hand, a Congolese delegation, led by the advisor to the minister of...
U.S. Travel Ban Targets 19 Nations, Reshaping Immigration And Trade
MENAFN
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June 5, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation barring entry to the United States for citizens from twelve countries and imposing new restrictions on seven others. The White House and Department of Homeland...
Trump Orders New Travel Ban On 12 Countries, Criticises Biden’s Immigration Policies
Sahara Reporters
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United States President Donald J. Trump, on Wednesday, announced the signing of a sweeping new executive order placing travel restrictions on several countries deemed high-risk for terrorism, visa overstays, and poor identity verification...
Tanzania’s loyalty to EAC questioned amid activists torture concerns
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 5, 2025
Screengrab of Africa Policy Institute CEO Prof Peter Kagwanja speaking during Citizen TV’s JKLive show on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Political commentators and corporate leaders have faulted Tanzania's commitment to the East African Community (EAC)...
In a fresh order, Trump expands US travel ban to nationals of 12 Muslim countries
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 5, 2025
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning the nationals of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats. The directive is...
‘Disappointed, extremely nervous, very shaken.’ Boston immigration advocates react to Trump travel ban
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“This is horrible and unjust, [an] unfair action that undermines the values of compassion, fairness, and love that this nation basically was built upon,” Fleurissaint said. Haitians “have contributed so much to the American fabric … are very hard...
Burunga – “The right to vote confiscated” : strategies to manipulate and intimidate opponents in the run-up to Burundi’s elections
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, May 30, 2025 – As the election campaign is in full swing in the small east African nation, serious voting rights violations and acts of intimidation are openly targeting opposition supporters, particularly in the new...
Burundi News Agency coverage of Cabinet meeting wanting
Media Observer
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April 28, 2025
Unlike their privately-owned counterparts, state-run news agencies don’t focus on profits, but aim at widening the public reach with vital information about the activities of the government of the day. Usually domiciled at the Ministry of...
Photos: People in Burundi struggle amid Lake Tanganyika’s endless flooding
Al Jazeera
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Asha, a mother-of-four, found herself once again donning rubber boots inside her living room – the recurring cost of residing near Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, where climate change and relentless flooding have become a part of daily life. The...
Dare to be a contrarian and take the journey less travelled
The Citizen
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When it comes down to it, travel is all about the memories one creates, whether going to the farthest point in the world or eating raw meat with members of the Hadzabe tribe, who thrive away from civilisation. It's those moments that make the...
Government introduces immigration laws exempting some travelers from acquiring eTAs
The Standard
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CS Kipchumba Murkomen during the signing of Bilateral Air Services Agreement with Somalia Counterpart Fardowsa Osman Egal at TransCom office in Nairobi on August 9, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The Government has introduced new immigration...
FC Barcoelona Supports Refugee Children in Uganda
Borgen Magazine
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May 29, 2025
TACOMA, Washington — Since 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the FC Barcelona Foundation have partnered to support sports programs for refugee children in Uganda. These programs focus on children living in the...
Eviction hearing looms for refugees in Bellville camp
African Insider
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August 15, 2025
A group of refugees living at a camp in Paint City in Bellville, Cape Town, say life in the camp has been tough this winter. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Despite difficult conditions, including flooded shacks and poor sanitation, people living in a...
Around Lake Tanganyika, Burundians struggle with endless flooding
Hindustan Times
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May 28, 2025
Asha, a mother-of-four, was wearing rubber boots in her living room again the frequent price of living near Lake Tanganyika in Burundi in an era of climate change and repeated flooding. Around Lake Tanganyika, Burundians struggle with endless...
Citing loss of federal funding, Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center to close Portland base
Mainebiz - Oregon
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Citing a loss of federal funding, the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center said it will close its Preble Street home at the end of June while continuing some programming over the summer. “This decision was not made lightly,” the organization...
Tanzania earns 116bn/- as revenue from medical tourism doubles
Daily News Tanzania
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August 15, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Director of Diplomacy from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador John Ulanga, has said there has been a 19 percent increase in medical tourism, which earned Tanzania 166.5bn in four years. He said that from 2021 to 2025,...
Tanzania is not a public toilet, MPs tell Kenyan activists
The Citizen
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Dodoma. Tanzanian lawmakers erupted in anger on Monday, accusing Kenyan activists of undermining national peace and security, with some going as far as declaring that Tanzania should not be treated “like a public toilet” where people come and go...
Photos: Congolese refugees in Burundi face starvation and violence
Al Jazeera
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Claude fears he may soon die – either from starvation or violence – as he waits at a food distribution tent in a refugee camp in Burundi. He is among thousands of Congolese refugees trapped between a brutal conflict across the border and severe...