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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Nigerian security forces have intensified their search operations for 25 female students abducted by armed assailants from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. The attack, which…
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The Trump administration has unveiled a new fast-track program designed to facilitate international travel to the United States for next year’s World Cup. The initiative, named “FIFA Pass,” will enable…
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Tinubu orders immediate rescue of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls
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Tanzania’s President reshuffles the cabinet and appoints a new Finance Minister
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday, November 17, 2025, appointed Khamis Mussa Omar, the country’s current ambassador to China, as the new Minister of Finance, as she unveiled a…
Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi State, kill vice principal
At least 25 students have been abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town, Kebbi State, after armed men launched a deadly overnight raid on the school…
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For now, the situation remains unchanged. Neither President Bassirou Diomaye Faye nor Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has made any public comment on the growing crisis within their political alliance, the…
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Summarizing a 45-year Hollywood career in four minutes, director Alejandro Iñárritu joked it was a “mission impossible” as he presented Tom Cruise with an honorary Oscar on Sunday night, recognizing…
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Federal immigration agents arrested at least 81 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend, in what officials described as one of the most extensive enforcement operations under the Trump…
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