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US President Joe Biden Ends Reelection Bid

  • July 22, 2024

After a rising chorus within his own party urged U.S. President Joe Biden to “pass the torch,” he did just that on Sunday, immediately becoming a single-term president and a lame-duck leader. Biden announced on social media that he was ending his 2024 reelection bid against former President Donald Trump, the Republican party’s nominee for […]

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UAE Lifts 2022 Visa Ban On Nigerians

  • July 18, 2024

The United Arab Emirates has lifted a 21-month long visa ban on Nigerians. Nigeria’s information minister Mohammed Idris said Monday that the UAE’s decision to lift the ban that has been in place since October 2022 came after “mutually beneficial negotiations” between both governments. He referred to “updated controls and conditions” that prospective Nigerian visitors […]

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US Advisory Council Ends Nigeria Visit, Signs Student Exchange Deal

  • July 18, 2024

Members of a U.S. presidential advisory council have approved a student exchange deal between an American college and a Nigerian university as part of the council’s effort to strengthen collaboration on education, health, entrepreneurship and development between Africa and Africans living abroad. The council also visited a health facility supported by the United States Agency […]

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Kagame Poised For Fourth Term With 99.15% of The Vote

  • July 16, 2024

President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power. Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe […]

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Rwanda – a Small Nation With Influence Beyond Its Borders 

  • July 15, 2024

A small landlocked African nation playing in the big league: with military might, image branding and political influence, Rwanda under President Paul Kagame has become a major strategic player with tentacles spread far and wide. De facto leader since the 1994 genocide and running for a fourth term as president in elections Monday, the iron-fisted […]