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Biden’s budget plan positions him for a political battle.

US President Joe Biden’s upcoming federal budget plan is laden with spending proposals and higher taxes on the wealthy that forms a blueprint for his expected 2024 re-election bid. Biden’s proposal, which he will lay out in the swing state...

Russia is considering opposing the US nomination for World Bank president

Russia is consulting with its allies about challenging the United States’s nominee to head the World Bank, Moscow’s top representative at the bank has said, a move that could complicate what was expected to be a smooth succession process. Russia...

Egypt: A train accident claimed two lives and injured 16.

A passenger train derailed Tuesday (Mar. 7) north of Cairo, killing at least 2 people and injuring a further 16, Egyptian authorities said. At least 20 ambulances were dispatched to the scene and the injured transferred to nearby hospitals. A ministry...

The president of Benin meets with his French counterpart in Paris.

Beninese president Patrice Talon was welcomed Tuesday (Mar. 7)  by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. According to the agenda of the president uploaded on the Elysee palace website, both leaders met for working lunch. The discussion is a follow-up to Emmanuel...

DRC: Despite a truce, violence with the M23 continues

Fighting continues on Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite the announcement on March 3 in Luanda of a new ceasefire accepted by the M23 rebellion, we learned. from local sources. Fighting had resumed on Monday morning...

World Bank worried about sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia

The World Bank has decided to suspend "until further notice" its partnership framework with Tunisia, deeming "completely unacceptable" the remarks of Tunisian President Kais Saïed who, denouncing the "hordes of illegal migrants" at the end of February, stirred up...

Gender equality is not being achieved – UN chief.

The United Nations Secretary General issued a dire warning to world leaders : equality between women and men in the world is an increasingly distant goal. Antonio Guterres said that "women's rights are being abused, threatened and violated around the...

South African rand dropped after the cabinet was changed.

South Africa's economic activity as measured by GDP growth fell 1.3% in the last quarter of 2022, dropping below its pre-pandemic level due to record power cuts, official figures showed Tuesday. "After recovering in the third quarter of 2022, South...

Obuasi East Health Directorate outlines measures to reduce stillbirth

The Obuasi East District Health Directorate is taking steps to address stillbirth as a health challenge confronting the district, Madam Delphine Gborgblovor, the District Director of Health Services has said. She said though there had been a slight improvement in cases...

It appears that oil drilling will proceed in the national forest of Uganda.

It looks like oil drilling is set to go ahead in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park after a French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies. Together with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation and state-owned Uganda National...
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“Ghanaians make up a notable portion of US visa overstayers.”

Ghana has emerged as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the United States, according...
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