U.S. Immigration: USCIS cuts reuse of photos to 36 months
Special to USAfricanonline.com The U.S. immigration agency has revised its biometric policy, limiting reuse of photographs to 3 years and ending acceptance of self-submitted images. The White House characterizes the…
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Empowering Nigerian youth
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Empowering Nigerian youth
Nigeria's Finance Minister discusses her long-term strategy for the country's future economic success.
Empowering Nigerian youth
Nigeria's Finance Minister discusses her long-term strategy for the country's future economic success.
Nigerians ask, are we at war?
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School for child rape victims
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Security forces, protesters clash in Tunisia
Tunisian security forces clashed Sunday with supporters of a hardline Islamist group who were holding a conference despite a government ban.
10 terror suspects dead in Nigeria
At least 10 suspected terrorists were killed and 65 others captured as Nigerian troops continued their "massive deployment" against insurgent groups, a defense ministry spokesman said Saturday.
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Nigeria military: Insurgents killed in raid
At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria's military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps in the northeast, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
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