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Kore Potash Secures $2.2 Billion Term Sheet For Project In Republic of Congo
Benzinga
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United Kingdom-based potash developer Kore Potash has signed a non-binding term sheet agreement with Swiss investment platform OWI-RAMS to secure $2.2 billion in financing for its flagship Kola Project in the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)....
Republic of Congo's dollar bond slides after Trump travel ban
Times LIVE
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June 5, 2025
The Republic of Congo's international bond dropped in early trade on Thursday after the country was included in a list whose citizens are banned from travelling to the US. The bond, which matures in 2029, fell by 2.5 cents on the dollar to bid at...
Trump administration could impose travel ban on 36 more countries "
NewsBytes
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Earlier this month, Trump signed a proclamation banning the entry of citizens from 12 countries. The countries were Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Seven...
BAJI Condemns Trump’s Anti-Black, Anti-Muslim Travel Ban, ICE Raids in Los Angeles, and Escalating Authoritarianism
The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint - California
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June 17, 2025
An ICE officer oversees an immigration enforcement operation. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s aggressive escalation of anti-Black,...
AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Appointment of bishop of Ouesso
Fides
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May 28, 2025
Vatican City - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Brice Armand Ibombo, of the clergy of Gamboma, until now vice rector of the Emile Card. Biayenda National Theological Major Seminary in Brazzaville, as bishop of the diocese of Ouesso,...
US Scrutiny on Caribbean CBI Programs: A Diplomatic Tightrope Walk; SKN Issues Statement On Alleged Travel Ban/Restriction
Win Media SKN
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June 17, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—A recently leaked United States State Department memo has placed four Eastern Caribbean nations, including St. Kitts and Nevis, under new scrutiny, raising concerns over the future mobility of their...
Focus on four major areas of Health Security Program in Western, Central Africa subregions, says Rifat Hasan
Prompt News Online
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June 17, 2025
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The Practice Manager, Africa West and Central of Health Security Program (HeSP) Learning Event, Ms Rifat Hasan has stated unequivocally that there is a need to focus efforts in four major areas to tackle...
TAAG increases frequencies to Mozambique, South Africa and the Republic of Congo
Travel Daily News
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May 21, 2025
TAAG Angola Airlines boosts regional connectivity with increased flights to Maputo, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Brazzaville, supporting tourism, business, and regional integration. LUANDA – TAAG Angola Airlines has increased the number of...
Austrian businessman wants to invest in Bengo. Agriculture and forestry sectors in his sights
Ver Angola
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According to Thomas Kirchmayer, who was speaking to the press after a meeting with the Vice-Governor of Bengo for the Political, Economic and Social Sector, the fund intends to invest in the agricultural sector, focusing on the production of corn,...
Statesmen, politicians from 50 countries will attend SPIEF — Kremlin
TASS
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June 17, 2025
MOSCOW, June 17. /TASS/. Politicians and statesmen from about 50 countries will attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) this year, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters. "In total, statesmen and politicians...
Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the US. Here's what to know
Akron Legal News
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Associated Press Published: June 17, 2025 President Donald Trump has banned travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 countries and restricted access for those from seven others, citing national security concerns in resurrecting and expanding a...
36 more countries may be added to Trump’s travel ban
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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June 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering expanding President Donald Trump’s new travel ban to as many as 36 additional countries, most of which are in Africa, according to a June 14 cable reviewed by The New York Times. This month,...
Border Report: Asylum Seekers Stuck in Mexico Turn to Other Countries for Help
Voice of San Diego - California
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June 17, 2025
Standalove had an appointment scheduled to request asylum in the United States on Jan. 22, two days after President Donald Trump took office. The Haitian woman had waited in Tapachula, a city in southern Mexico, for the CBP One phone application...
St. Kitts and Nevis Among Caribbean Nations Flagged by US State Department Over Citizenship by Investment Programmes
Win Media SKN
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June 16, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis—A recently leaked United States State Department memo has placed four Eastern Caribbean nations, including St. Kitts and Nevis, under new scrutiny, raising concerns over the future mobility of their citizens and...
U.S. considers travel ban expansion to 36 more countries, including Kyrgyzstan.
Kun.uz
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June 16, 2025
The U.S. administration is considering a significant expansion of travel restrictions that could result in either partial or complete bans on entry for citizens of 36 additional countries. Photo: Carlos Moreno/Anadolu/picture alliance According to...
Perenco Congo invests in new Kombi 2 platform
Offshore Technology
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June 16, 2025
Perenco Congo has announced an investment in the construction of the Kombi 2 platform to be installed on the Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) permit offshore Congo. The construction of the platform, including upcoming drilling phases, represents...
Trump may ban entry to the US for citizens of 36 more countries
Independent (Uganda)
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June 15, 2025
Trump According to the The Washington Post, the list of countries, whose citizens may face the ban for receiving US visas or other restrictions, comprise 25 African countries WASHINGTON, D.C. | TASS | The administration of US President Donald...
Trump may ban entry to the US for citizens of 36 more countries — The Washington Post
TASS
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June 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 15. /TASS/. The administration of US President Donald Trump may ban or restrict the entry to the United States for nationals of 36 countries more, The Washington Post said, with internal documents of the US State Department at its...
Xi, Sassou Nguesso greet FOCAC ministerial meeting
People's Daily Online
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President Xi Jinping and President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso sent separate congratulatory letters on Wednesday to a ministerial meeting that has gathered more than 100 senior officials from China and Africa to pledge for...
Local refugee leaders push back on Trump's travel ban
InForum - North Dakota
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June 12, 2025
FARGO — President Trump’s travel ban is now in effect, barring citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States and placing heightened restrictions on seven others. The new policy affects Afghanistan, Myanmar (Burma), Chad, the Republic of...