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Senegal’s World Cup squad undergoes extra screening at US airport tarmac
Photo credit: Times Now Members of Senegal’s national football team appeared to undergo strict security checks after arriving in the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to a video circulating on social media. Times Now World reports that the footage was shared on X by African football journalist Micky Jnr. It appeared to show several Senegal players…
Alice Ngitira: From a Kenyan Village to a London Stage by Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: Africa.com She lost her father. She faced pressure to marry at 16. She lived in one of Kenya’s most forgotten corners. Then, at 19, Alice from Turkana stood on a stage in London – and everything changed for her. Africa.com reports that there’s a version of Alice Ngitira’s story where nobody ever hears it. In…
South Africa’s President acknowledges rising tensions over migration
Photo credit: AP News South Africa’s President promised Sunday to act on what he called concerns over illegal migration after a rise in anti-immigration protests and sentiment in Africa’s most advanced economy, with other nations claiming their citizens have been targeted in xenophobic attacks. The Associated Press reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s comments in a speech on…
Side hustles in Toronto tied to FIFA 2025 could be a risk, as are fraud scams
Photo credit: Toronto Star Like with any major event in Toronto, a major influx of visitors can be expected in the city. The Toronto Sun reports that with the FIFA World Cup 2026 right around the corner, it’s understandable that Toronto residents and businesses are looking for ways to capitalize on the crowd and make some extra…
Italy recovers 11 bodies from a capsized migrant boat off Malta; fishing vessel rescues 53
Photo credit: Chicago Tribune Eleven migrants died, and 53 others were rescued after a boat carrying irregular migrants capsized east of Malta on Sunday evening, in an operation involving Maltese and Italian authorities. According to the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM), Malta Vessel Traffic Services received a distress notification from a fishing vessel regarding a boat…
Southern European states want tougher measures to debar new migration crisis
Photo credit: DW Italy, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta have called for stronger European measures to prevent a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis, warning of continued pressure on Mediterranean emigration routes and the growing activity of human trafficking networks. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reports that the appeal was made during a summit held in…
Behind China’s expanding detention camps
Photo credit: the Guardian The north-west Chinese province is the ancestral homeland of the predominantly Muslim, Turkic-speaking Uyghur people. SBS News reports that it is also the site of expanding facilities where hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and mostly Muslim minorities are believed to be held in detention. “Uyghurs have been subjected to restrictions on religious activities for a long time, but in…