The US is planning to counter China’s strategy regarding rare metals in Africa through investing in a rail project connecting copper and cobalt mines in central Africa to Lobito port in Angola. The new route, which could potentially extend to Zambia, offers an alternative route to export rare metals to the Chinese controlled outlets. It […]
The Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group has been entrapped by its own crimes committed against civilians in Moroccan Sahara. Time of accountability has arrived with the return of Donald Trump to the White House as the U.S. President is determined to bring closure to the Sahara regional issue in favor of Rabat. The Polisario armed militias, […]
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 […]
