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JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 2025
To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributor: Miles Charles Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a...

India Demands Safe Release Of 3 Nationals Abducted In Mali
Home Africa India Demands Safe Release Of 3 Nationals Abducted In Mali India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has expressed deep concern over the abduction. In an official statement, the MEA strongly condemned the act of violence and called it...

Nashik: Igatpuri Residents Gherao Mahavitaran Engineers As Power Supply Remains Disrupted In Tourist Town For A Month
Nashik: Igatpuri Residents Gherao Mahavitaran Engineers As Power Supply Remains Disrupted In Tourist Town For A Month | Sourced Nashik's Igatpuri has been experiencing continuous power outages for a month. As a result, angry residents reached the...

Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...
Mali army says dozen terrorists killed
BAMAKO, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The Malian army said a dozen terrorists were killed Thursday in a military operation in the country's northern Kidal region. Following "a period of observation and verification," the soldiers engaged and killed the...
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Oprah’s Favorite Travel Accessory Safeguards Jewelry and Glasses on Summer Trips — and It’s Only $24
Nothing can bring the mood down on a summer vacation quite like opening your suitcase to find a mega knot of tangled necklaces and scattered accessories. Fear not — Oprah Winfrey has a fix for that. Oprah included the Brouk and Co. Leah 5 Eyewear...
Military hardware, gold refining top agenda in Mali–Tatarstan diplomatic meeting
Goïta’s visit highlights Mali’s growing ties with Moscow in the wake of its exit from ECOWAS and its ongoing military transition—part of a broader effort to redefine the country’s geopolitical stance and build new strategic partnerships beyond the...

2025 Africa Seniors Beach Volleyball championship opens in Morocco
Accra, June 26, GNA – Over 25 countries have gathered at Martil, Morocco for the 2025 Africa Seniors Beach Volleyball Championships. The Championships, which is scheduled for June 23-30, is serving as the qualifiers for the 2025 World Cup in...

Deconstructing Trump’s possible travel ban - Rodney Nkrumah-Boateng writes
Rodney Nkrumah-Boateng. Opinion Jun - 24 - 2025 , 06:54 5 minutes read A recent news report that the USA’s Trump administration has listed Ghana and 24 other African countries for possible travel ban sent some jitters across the continent, with...

Client FAQ: U.S. Travel Ban - Current Restrictions and Possible Expansion
The U.S. government maintains travel restrictions for certain countries and is reportedly considering expanding these restrictions to additional nations. This FAQ provides an up-to-date list along with practical guidance for affected individuals...

The 21 countries the US says you should not travel to
The US State Department regularly updates travel advisories for more than 200 countries across the globe, warning Americans about the safety situation in certain countries before they decide to visit a destination. Advisories include levels of...

Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century judge and ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his adventures
In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, 1304. From a statement in his celebrated travel book the Rihla (“legal affairs are my ancestral profession,”) he...

Barry Hoffner’s journey: from Timbuktu traveler to education changemaker
Barry Hoffner turns a birthday trip to Timbuktu into a lifelong mission of education, empowerment, and cross-cultural understanding. At a time when many of us travel in search of comfort or escape, Barry Hoffner travels in pursuit of something...

Nigerians pay $180 taxes per international flight – Report
Air passengers flying out of Nigeria are paying one of the highest amounts in taxes and charges across Africa, with an average cost of $180 per international departure, nearly three times the continental average of $68, according to a new report...

Jamaican travellers reminded to get Yellow Fever vaccine
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is reminding Jamaicans of the importance of getting vaccinated and showing proof of Yellow Fever vaccination when travelling to and from affected countries. All persons older than one year, who are travelling from...

What is the worldwide caution alert? See travel advisories for US
Following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, tensions escalate between the two nations and their allies. The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide cautionary advisory for U.S. citizens abroad. President Trump's travel ban remains in...

Tourists flouted norms even as police officials were stationed at Indrayani bridge’s entry point: Advocate’s chilling account of the day before bridge tragedy
For Mrinal Pandey, what started as a weekend getaway to Kundamala, has turned into a haunting reminder of how fragile life can be. Just 24 hours before an iron bridge collapsed at the popular tourist spot in Maval taluka, killing at least four...

World's richest man ever existed on Earth was much wealthier than Mukesh Ambani, Adani, Musk, Ratan Tata, Gates combines; his name was…, travelled Mecca with gold worth…
Home Business World’s richest man ever existed on Earth was much wealthier than Mukesh Ambani, Adani, Musk, Ratan Tata, Gates combines; his name was…, travelled Mecca with gold worth… Under his reign, the Mali Empire attained perhaps its greatest...

The Ordering Task, Emigration and the Fall in Tourism Interfered With Etecsa’s Lucrative State Telecommunications Business
A report by Cuba Siglo 21 attributes the decision to increase the tariffs to the military conglomerate Gaesa. Etecsa office at 19 and C, in El Vedado, Havana / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Madrid, 12 June 2025 — It’s not the “US blockade” that “strangles...

Torture and Forced Disappearances: Inside Wagner’s Secret Prisons in Mali
Since arriving in Mali in 2021, Russian Wagner mercenaries have abducted and detained hundreds of civilians in former UN bases and military camps shared with the Malian army. Our investigation, as part of the Viktoriia project, reveals secret...