Visa applications from nationalities thought most likely to overstay and claim asylum in the UK could be restricted under a new government crackdown. Under Home Office plans, first reported in the Times, people from countries such as Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka may find it more difficult to come to the UK to work and study. […]
Downing Street has said it won’t bow to pressure from senior Labour figures to change course despite last week’s elections drubbing. In more positive news for the prime minister, a free trade deal has been struck with India. The UK and India have signed an “ambitious and mutually beneficial free trade agreement”, according to Narendra […]
Sudan has cut diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after repeatedly accusing the Gulf nation of backing the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s civil war. The announcement came as the RSF were blamed for attacks on the usually safe city of Port Sudan, which started on Sunday and have continued […]
Paying immigrants to leave the United States. This is just the latest step in Donald Trump’s mass deportations plan. The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will offer $1,000 to migrants who are in the US illegally, if they decide to leave the country. The American government will also pay for migrants’ travel assistance back to […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the country, saying the American movie industry was dying a “very fast death” due to the incentives that other countries were offering to lure filmmakers. “This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, […]
The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, has called for greater inclusivity, accessibility, and transparency in the delivery of justice across West Africa. Speaking at the opening of a three-day Sensitization Outreach Programme in Lagos, he reaffirmed the Court’s commitment to making justice more responsive to the needs of […]
Rwanda announced on Sunday that it is holding talks with the Trump administration on a possible deal to receive immigrants deported from the United States. Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe told the state broadcaster Rwanda TV that discussions were “in the early stages”, according to Reuters. “It has not yet reached a stage where we can say exactly how things will […]
Ghana’s current account surplus, a vital economic buffer, is projected to decline by 3 per cent in 2025, according to ratings agency Fitch. The contraction is linked to the United States’ decision to cut aid to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by 90 per cent. Fitch noted that international aid is a […]
Gabon on Saturday, May 3, returned to constitutional rule following the successful inauguration of President General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema as the fourth leader of the Central African nation. He will be serving for a seven-year term. The historic colourful inauguration of President Nguema, which took place at the Gabonese national Sports Stadium in Libreville, […]
The Togolese leader, Faure Gnassingbé, has been sworn in as “President of the Council of Ministers” – a new post which is the highest office in the government’s executive branch and has no official term limits. This follows constitutional reform that ended presidential elections, and introduced a parliamentary system. The opposition said the change was […]
