Tanzania engages U.S over new visa bond requirement

Dar es Salaam. The Government of Tanzania has confirmed that it is engaging the United States through diplomatic channels following Washington’s decision to impose a visa bond requirement on Tanzanian nationals applying for short-term business and...

'I'm walking her home': How one man is undertaking a 5,000-mile trek from London for his late wife after a deathbed promise

When Daniel Forrester first met Caroline Sarpong on a dating app in January 2023, he had no idea their love story would change his life - or that it would end with a promise taking him on a 5,000-mile walk from London to Ghana. After losing his...

Impact on growth, inflation, C/A by flooding: IMF paints likely grim scenario

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that severe flooding in Pakistan during the third quarter of 2025 may have more adverse effects on growth, inflation, and the current account than currently estimated, although these...

South Africa’s passport ranking drops to 53rd: reasons behind the decline

South Africa’s passport has fallen from 48th to 53rd place in the latest global passport rankings, according to the Henley Passport Index. This ranking has remained at 53rd for the past three years, but it briefly improved to 48th in January 2025....

Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?

By 10am on the midsummer Day of the Ox, the city of Narita smells of charcoal and sugar. The cobbled road is thronged with visitors lining up to buy grilled eel, a traditional delicacy believed to cool the body and keep spirits up in the humid...

Kagame Warns Against Disinformation as Growing Instrument of Destabilization in Africa

2 President Kagame addressing the Symposium President Paul Kagame has called on African armies to take greater responsibility for the continent’s peace and security, warning that Africa cannot continue to rely on external actors to resolve its...

How to watch Newcastle vs Benfica: free streams, preview for Champions League 2025/26 game, team news

With Bruno Guimaraes and Richard Rios stalking midfield and Jose Mourinho prowling the touchline, we expect Newcastle's clash with Benfica to be nothing short of full-blooded. The self-proclaimed Special One took the Eagles reins a month ago, but...

How to watch Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid: free streams, preview for Champions League 2025/26 game, team news

Atletico are the type of opponents that used to keep Arsenal fans and players up at night. Not now. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Mikel Arteta has tickled Diego Simeone pink with praise by recasting the Gunners in the...

From pact to policy to practice? Reflections on the EU’s “New Pact for the Mediterranean”

At ECDPM we talk a lot about moving from policy to practice. So, the launch of the New Pact for the Mediterranean begs the question: how does one move from a pact to policy and practice? And will the pact be able to better shape cooperation across...

US adds seven countries to visa bond list

Washington: The United States has expanded its visa bond program, adding seven countries whose citizens will now be required to pay a refundable bond of up to $15,000 when applying for a B1/B2 (business or tourism) visa. Effective October 23,...

On the Road to Rafah—The Sumud Convoy and New Maghrebi Geographies of Resistance

When the last bus came to a halt in Sirte, a coastal city in Central Libya, many thought it marked the end of the road. Algerian women waving flags from a bus at the Sumud Convoy departure from Tunis, June 2025. Photo by Raouf Farrah But it was...

The Invisible Chain: The Unspoken Bond Driving Zimbabwean Migration to South Africa

The chorus is a familiar one, a relentless refrain in South Africa’s political and social discourse: ‘illegal Zimbabweans’ are crossing the Limpopo in droves, ‘stealing’ jobs from South Africans, social services like health and education and...

Tanzania’s World Cup wake-up call — When hope replaces planning

DAR ES SALAAM: THERE’S an old saying whispered around East African football circles, usually after the Taifa Stars have suffered yet another heartbreak: “Tunahitaji miujiza.” We want miracles. And so, it was again on that humid September evening...

I tracked down a people-smuggling kingpin

A suspected people smuggler, part of a global network bringing migrants into Europe, is living freely in Italy despite an international warrant for his arrest. Usman Ali is accused of smuggling hundreds of people into the Continent and is at the...

Who was Ruthe of Meritania and why was she in Elizabethan Amersham?

Meritania Meritania or Mauritania was a Moorish, predominately Muslim kingdom, now part of Morocco on the Atlantic coast of Africa (further north than the current state of Mauritania). England had been trading in the area since an English trade...

How to watch Liverpool vs Man United: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, preview, team news

Games do not come much bigger than Liverpool vs Man United. This particular clash between the deadly rivals could have a huge bearing on both the title race and Ruben Amorim’s future. The Reds go into this match having lost three consecutive games...

Israel Vows to Strike ‘Everywhere’ Against Iranian Regime

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at deadly strikes between Israel and Iran, day one of meetings at the G-7 summit, and a U.S. immigration crackdown. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Attacks on Tehran...

National team begin training

FOOTBALL – Four players did not travel yesterday with Bahrain’s senior men’s football national team to Morocco, where they will be playing two international friendly matches in the coming week. Komail Al Aswad, Waleed Al Hayyam, Hamad Shamsan, and...

Spain's radically different approach to African migration

Paul MellyWest Africa analyst ShareSave Spain is kicking against the prevailing political mood among Western nations when it comes to migration and policies regarding the African continent. At a time when the US, the UK, France and Germany are all...

Jordan monitors Jordanian detainees after Gaza Flotilla seizing

(MENAFN) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it was monitoring "closely" the status of Jordanian nationals who were traveling on the Global Freedom Flotilla when it was seized by Israeli authorities. Ministry representative Fuad Majali...