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Gambia Sets December Deadline For Banks To Localise Workforce

adminSeptember 24, 2026

The Central Bank of The Gambia has given commercial banks until December 31, 2026, to restructure positions held by non-Gambian employees and replace affected workers with suitably qualified Gambian nationals. Business Insider Africa reported that the directive, issued in a circular dated September 16 and signed by the CBG’s Second Deputy Governor, Dr Paul T....

US Refugee Policy Takes Sharp Turn As Trump Reserves 17,500 Slots Mainly For Afrikaners

adminSeptember 24, 2026

The Trump administration is preparing to reshape America’s refugee programme around a highly specific population, proposing to admit up to 17,500 refugees in fiscal 2027, with the majority expected to be Afrikaners from South Africa, in a policy shift that places the South African minority at the centre of Washington’s resettlement plans. The proposal, contained...

Zelensky Warns UN Of Wider War Threat, Unveils Ukraine’s Defence Push

adminSeptember 24, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned world leaders that Russia’s war against Ukraine is creating security risks beyond the battlefield, calling for stronger international efforts to contain the conflict. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, The Independent reported that Zelensky described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “patient zero” in...

Cross-Country Rollerblading Journey Ends in Fatal Kansas Crash

adminSeptember 24, 2026

A 24-year-old Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade from New York to Los Angeles has died after being struck by a vehicle in Kansas, bringing his cross-country journey to a tragic end. The Independent, citing Wichita Eagle, reported that Joachim Lanham was skating along East Country Club Road in Salina on September 5 when he was...

Trump Ally Seeks Deportation Reprieve For Relative Caught In Immigration Crackdown

adminSeptember 24, 2026

Former Maine Governor Paul LePage, a prominent Republican supporter of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, has appealed to federal authorities to halt the deportation of a relative who he says is legally living and working in the United States. LePage said his son’s father-in-law has a valid work authorisation permit and should therefore be allowed...

US Court Orders Trump To Restore White House Access To CNN, MS NOW, Politico

adminSeptember 24, 2026

A US federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to restore White House press access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, ruling that the decision to ban the three news organisations was likely unconstitutional. US District Judge Timothy Kelly issued the order on Thursday, directing the administration to immediately return the outlets’ press passes...

Man Found Dead on Northern French Beach as Channel Crossing Link Probed

adminSeptember 23, 2026

A man has been found dead on a beach in northern France, with authorities investigating whether his death could be connected to an attempted crossing of the English Channel. The body was discovered on Wednesday at Neufchatel-Hardelot beach in Pas-de-Calais, according to a statement from the local prefecture cited by The Independent. The Boulogne-sur-Mer public...

Tennessee Sets September 30 Execution For Christa Pike

adminSeptember 23, 2026

Christa Pike, the only woman currently on Tennessee’s death row, is scheduled to be executed on September 30, 2026, as her legal team continues efforts to have her death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. The Tennessee Department of Correction said the execution is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Pike...

Ukraine’s Refinery Strikes Put Russia’s Fuel System Under Pressure

adminSeptember 23, 2026

Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign against Russian oil refineries is beginning to create a domestic fuel problem for Moscow, with refinery disruptions spreading shortages, rationing and higher pump prices across the country. The Independent reports that 27 of Russia’s 32 major oil refineries had been hit by Ukrainian drone attacks as of late August, with some...

Ghana Warns Environmental Crisis Could Deepen West Africa’s Security, Displacement Problems

adminSeptember 23, 2026

West Africa’s worsening environmental crisis is emerging as a new driver of insecurity, displacement and economic vulnerability, with Ghana’s Parliament warning ECOWAS member states that ecological damage can no longer be treated as a problem separate from regional security. The warning came as Ghanaian lawmakers called for a coordinated ECOWAS response to the growing effects...

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Cross-Country Rollerblading Journey Ends in Fatal Kansas Crash

Trump Ally Seeks Deportation Reprieve For Relative Caught In Immigration Crackdown

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Tennessee Sets September 30 Execution For Christa Pike

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