Congolese asylee Gratien Milandou-Wamba faces legal limbo in NH

Gratien Milandou-Wamba, who fled political persecution in Congo, remains in ICE detention as he awaits an asylum hearing, according to his attorney. PORTLAND, Maine — Former Cumberland County Jail employee Gratien Milandou-Wamba, who arrived in...

President Trump issues new travel/visa restrictions on 19 countries

Key takeaways President Donald J. Trump imposes full travel/visa bans on certain foreign nationals from 12 countries (with some exceptions) and partial travel/visa restrictions on seven other countries focusing primarily on students. The new...

After China’s RE magnet clampdown, a rethink in India on its EV policy push

In India’s policy circles, a steadfast focus of driving vehicular electrification by largely incentivising a singular technological platform – battery electric vehicles or BEVs – at the cost of all other technologies, could be in for a change. The...

TVS Motor Company Ltd launches all new TVS HLX 150 5G in Repbulic of Congo

TVS Motor Company - a leading global automaker in the two and three-wheeler segments - today announced the launch of the all new TVS HLX 150 5G in the Republic of Congo. This new version introduces advanced features like LED headlamp, an...

TVS Motor launches HLX 150 5G motorcycle in Congo market 

TVS Motor Company announced the launch of its HLX 150 5G motorcycle in the Republic of Congo on Monday, expanding its presence in the African market with an upgraded version of its popular commuter bike. The new model features a 150cc Eco Thrust...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to seek re-election

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will seek re-election for a seventh term in polls due early next year, according to a senior official from the ruling party. Museveni was widely expected to run again but this is the first confirmation from his...

Uganda’s Museveni to seek re-election for seventh term

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni will be seeking re-election for a seventh term in polls due early next year. Tanga Odoi, electoral commission chief of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), said on Monday that Museveni would pick up...

Congolese justice minister resigns amid corruption charges

General International Travel Advisory

If you are not a U.S. citizen, travel outside the United States entails some chance that you will not be allowed to re-enter. This chance is quite small for permanent residents and, keeping in mind that about 100,000 foreign nationals enter the...

International Attendance at U.S. Meetings at a Critical Crossroads

The impact of the Trump Administration’s new policies has begun to be felt by international trade shows and business events. Several countries have posted travel advisories, warning their citizens about traveling to the U.S., including China,...

Burundi : Congolese refugees face movement restrictions during election period

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, June 7, 2025 — In the Bwagiriza, Nyankanda, and Kavumu refugee camps, located in the provinces of Ruyigi and Cankuzo in eastern Burundi, Congolese refugees are facing movement restrictions imposed by the camp...

Delegations from over 50 countries to take part in Russia’s Innoprom trade fair

YEKATERINBURG, July 7. /TASS/. This year’s Innoprom trade fair kicks off in Yekaterinburg on Monday. "A total of over 50 countries will be taking part, and we are working with more than 30 countries that will be represented by official...

Brian Burke: Government has no iron grip on debt levels

If a hungry horse asks for a fillet steak, don’t give it one. Horses eat hay. And if a politician tells you he or she is motivated by anything except self-preservation, don’t believe that. Not a day goes by when politicians from all parties don’t...

uMkhonto weSizwe Party criticises US military strikes on Iran

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has issued a stern condemnation of the United States’ recent military assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities, describing it as an unjustifiable act of aggression that threatens global peace and sovereignty. In a...

‘Get ready to sweat!’ The animal mega-marathon stampeding from the Congo to the Arctic

Wide-eyed, a child peers at the metre-long corkscrew horns rising above the crowd. She takes in the enormous raggedy hide and the strangeness of the wild creature stomping through her streets. Up ahead, a giraffe peeks warily through a first-floor...

US President Donald Trump Says He Deserves Nobel Peace Prize for Global Diplomacy, Including India and Pakistan Efforts

Washington, DC, June 22: US President Donald Trump has said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic efforts in resolving various global conflicts, including a cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters...

Pakistan recommends US President for Nobel Peace

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan on Saturday announced its formal decision to recommend US President Donald Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, praising his “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” during the recent four-day...

Former Pakistani diplomat SLAMS Pak government for nominating US President Donald Trump for Nobel Prize, says, 'A man who...'

After Pakistan government's announcement of nominating US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, several of the country's activists and authors took to social media to slam the move. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US...

Uruguayan troops returning from Congo on July 3

Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:54 UTC Lubetkin returned from the United States on Friday after taks with Guterres and other UN officials The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi arranged with the United Nations (UN) that the peacekeeping...

Nigeria ready for US deals but travel ban a challenge -Minister

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says Nigeria is ready for business deals with the United States but travel restrictions remain a challenge. Tuggar stated this during the 54th ordinary session of the mediation and security council at...