Category: Global Politics
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🇱🇷 Deportees Sent to Liberia: A New Chapter in America’s Expanding Deportation Policy
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — A group of people deported from the United States to Liberia has found itself thousands of miles from home, navigating an unfamiliar country and an uncertain future after being removed under the Trump administration’s expanding immigration enforcement policies. According to reporting by CBS News, the deportees include individuals from countries such as…
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🇨🇦 Canada Expands Military Recruitment to Permanent Residents, Raising Questions About Loyalty, Security and National Service
By panafrican.email | Global Affairs & Defense Canada is widening the pool of people eligible to serve in its armed forces, including permanent residents who are not yet Canadian citizens. The policy is part of a broader effort by Ottawa to address military recruitment challenges, strengthen the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and attract skilled personnel.…
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🇿🇦 Six Nigerian Nationals Extradited to US Over R100 Million Black Axe Romance Scam Allegations
South Africa — Six Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States following a joint law-enforcement operation involving South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, and Interpol. The suspects are facing criminal charges in the United States over allegations of their involvement in a sophisticated cybercrime network linked by…
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🇲🇱 Mali’s information war is increasingly being shaped by AI
A 2026 study by the Timbuktu Institute identifies Mali as an “open-air laboratory” for information warfare driven by generative AI, with various conflict actors utilizing the technology to differing extents to amplify existing societal faultlines. While the Al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM has shown limited usage, the Tuareg separatist FLA actively employs AI-generated characters on social media to…
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🇮🇱 Israeli minister says European elites are in danger — because they are prone to support Palestine
Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli has a message for Europe’s ruling class: you’re being radicalized with sympathy for the Palestinians. “We have in Europe a significant part of the elites that have been swept into the most radical post-nationalist places — places of identification, essentially, with Islamist nationalism, with the Palestinians, with Hamas,” he…
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🇧🇫 Belgium Reaffirms Partnership With Burkina Faso, Pledges Continued Support for National Priorities
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Belgium has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining cooperation with Burkina Faso, emphasizing that its role is to support the country’s development priorities rather than dictate them. The message was delivered during a Belgian delegation’s visit to Ouagadougou and other parts of Burkina Faso, where officials highlighted more than five decades of…
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🇬🇭 President Mahama Signs 10 Bills Into Law as Ghana Advances Economic and Legal Reforms
ACCRA, GHANA — President John Dramani Mahama has signed 10 Bills into law, marking another significant step in the government’s efforts to strengthen Ghana’s legal and economic framework while improving public revenue mobilisation, reforming aspects of the justice system and supporting domestic industry. The legislation forms part of a broader government agenda aimed at addressing…
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🇱🇷 Jewel Howard-Taylor Released From Prison, Placed Under Strict Home Detention in Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia — September 7, 2026 — Former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been released from the Monrovia Central Prison on medical grounds, but the court’s decision does not amount to freedom from the criminal proceedings she is facing. Criminal Court “C” Judge Ousman F. Feika ordered Howard-Taylor transferred from prison to her residence…
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🇺🇸 U.S. Moves Closer to Ending Seasonal Clock Changes as Daylight Saving Time Debate Returns
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The long-running American debate over Daylight Saving Time is entering a new phase as lawmakers consider whether the United States should finally end the twice-yearly practice of changing its clocks. The Sunshine Protection Act has gained renewed attention in Washington after advancing through the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation proposes making…