Over 3,000 Ghanaians among 1.4 million immigrants facing dep...

A report by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed that some 3,228 Ghanaians are among over 1.4 million immigrants listed for deportation from the United States of America. The latest statistics from November 2024 indicate...

Over 1,200 Kenyans to be deported under Donald Trump’s new immigration policies

US president Donald Trump has taken steps to overhaul the immigration system with an emphasis on how migrants are processed and deported Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Kenya is among the East African countries with the highest...

AFRICA/GABON - The intention to establish a Catholic University in Gabon confirmed

Libreville - “The Holy See is interested in offering young Gabonese people an educational alternative for professional and university studies,” said Msgr. Javier Herrera Corona, Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of Congo and Gabon, confirming the...

86 UPDF, Gabon soldiers complete grade three staff course

Graduates with senior military officers. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty-six junior military staff officers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Gabon’s army, have completed a grade three staff course. The...

Globen School shines at 2025 ENJOY AI African Robotics competition

Globen School has once again asserted its dominance in the field of robotics education, emerging with three major awards at the 2025 ENJOY AI African Open Robotics Competition, held at the Accra Digital Centre. This prestigious annual continental...

Bermuda Immigration & Protection Order 2025

The Ministry of Economy and Labour is advising the public that the Bermuda Immigration and Protection [Prohibition of Entry] Order 2024 has been revoked and replaced with the Bermuda Immigration and Protection [Prohibition of Entry] Order 2025. A...

Cuban poet Nancy Morejon to attend Cultural Day in Gabon

The note stated that the Cuban poet, essayist, and translator will develop a broad program of activities, including her participation in the First Cuban-Gabon Academic and Cultural Day to be held in Libreville from January 21 to 24. The text adds...

SDTA Awards 2024: Gabon's Glenn Zime adjudged Supreme African Model of the Year

Gabon's Glenn Zime has made history by winning the prestigious title of Supreme African Model of the Year at the 4th Global Supreme Dynamic Talent Academy Awards (SDTA AWARDS). The award ceremony took place at the luxurious Lapalm Royal Beach...

The ‘other’ Congo is Africa’s biggest wildlife secret

Earlier this year, Donald Trump admitted he didn’t know “what the Congo is” – and the American President is far from alone when it comes to geographical confusion over the region. Often mixed up with its neighbour the Democratic Republic of Congo...

The Price of Morality in an Economy-Driven World

The values that once defined morality are being quietly auctioned off to the highest economic bidder. Across nations—and particularly in societies like Nigeria where religion and culture have long shaped identity—the tension between economy and...

TB preventive treatment: Need for choice

As for HIV, there is no effective vaccine to prevent TB in adults: the BCG vaccine only prevents severe TB in children. Before Covid-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still...

US Embassy in Freetown to Host US-Africa Confab on Gender and Maritime Security

The United States Embassy in Freetown, along with other partners, is set to host the US-Africa Confab on Gender and Maritime Security on January 14-15, 2025. This event is a collaboration between the U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Africa Command,...

2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Africa

Second in a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 Crimes, surveys the status of LGBTQ rights and marriage equality in this series, which started with an...

Hireya Niugini donates to Gabone village

RUGBY LEAGUE: Hireyu Niugini, a Port Moresby-based recruitment and staffing agency spent the Christmas week visiting rural communities including Gabone village, Rigo in the Central Province, where they donated over 20 QLD rugby league jerseys...

WATER SAMPLES IN GABON AREA OF NAKONDE CONTAMINATED WITH HUMAN WASTE

WATER SAMPLES IN GABON AREA OF NAKONDE CONTAMINATED WITH HUMAN WASTE A statement shared by Nakonde Town Council Public Relations Unit has revealed that all water samples from wells tested in Garbon area of Ntindi in Nakonde, where recent cholera...

Messi Regains MLS Golden Boot Lead, And Oddly, Trump May Have Helped

Lionel Messi celebrates his second goal against Atlanta United on Saturday night and Inter Miami's fourth with teammate Jordi Alba. Getty Images President Donald Trump has been highly visible around the buildup to the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opens up on trauma of being robbed at gunpoint in Barcelona when his wife and kids were at home as ex-Arsenal star reveals the heartbreaking comments from his children that still haunt him

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has recounted his psychological trauma after gunmen broke into his Barcelona home and assaulted him in front of his family. At least four men stormed his house in the seaside town of Castelldefels and stole jewellery,...

Ten Reasons Why Trump Should Never Be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Egypt’s FM Badr Abdel Aati arrives in Gabon

CAIRO – 27 December 2024: Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdel Aati arrived in Libreville, the capital of Gabon on Friday. He was welcomed by Minister of Foreign Affairs in Charge of Sub-Regional Integration and Abroad...

Egypt’s FM heads to Gabon

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty- File photo CAIRO – 27 December 2024: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatty traveled on Friday, December 27, to Libreville, the capital of Gabon, following the conclusion of his...