A new U.S. policy introducing a non-waivable $250 “visa integrity fee” for nonimmigrant visa applicants — particularly from African nations — has drawn sharp criticism for raising barriers to travel, education, and business. Part of the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, the fee applies to nearly all visa categories, including tourist […]
UN and European officials have commended Morocco’s continued commitment to the rights of refugees, ensuring them access to public services, education, healthcare, legal protection and employment, in the same way as Moroccan citizens. At a press conference held lately in Rabat by the UNHCR on the situation of refugees in North Africa, they said that […]
At least 20 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, have been reportedly killed as suspected Islamist militants targeted an army base in the remote Malam-Fatori town in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state. The attack that is believed to have been carried out by fighters from the ISIL-affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP) occurred on Friday (24 […]
