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Arrest after immigration raids in county
Hereford Times
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As part of targeted operations on illegal working, immigration enforcement officers attended Hereford city centre with West Mercia Police officers, to disrupt illegal working by food delivery riders. The Hereford operation on July 17 resulted in...
Performances set: Calendar for the week of August 1, 2025
The Farmville Herald
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August 2, 2025
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that Friday’s calendar. Events should be emailed to CommunityCalendar@FarmvilleHerald.com. AUGUST 2 FARMVILLE COMMUNITY MARKET...
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ is a harrowing work of genius
Stabroek News
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July 20, 2025
About a quarter way into “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”, director-writer Rungano Nyoni delivers a scene that becomes a sharp window into the distressing complexities of her sophomore film. In a hotel room in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia, a...
Nine arrested as immigration raids target workers
BBC
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July 19, 2025
Josh SandifordBBC News, West Midlands ShareSave More than 20 people have been arrested over the course of two days More than 20 people have been arrested after immigration raids across the West Midlands. Delivery drivers suspected of working...
Moment immigration police arrest food delivery rider in Birmingham city centre sting
Birmingham Live
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July 19, 2025
A number of men have been detained following an illegal working bust across the West Midlands this week. Over two days, Immigration Enforcement and local police in the West Midlands worked in the region to identify people who were working despite...
The Adamawa Children Leaving School for Labour
HumAngle
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July 19, 2025
*Alfred Silas just turned 18. He has been in commercial farming for five years. Working on people’s farms for daily wages from the age of 13, he prides himself on a recent promotion to farm manager, one that comes with many responsibilities and a...
Gambia Immigration Department Announces New Residential Permit Fees for Nigerian and Guinean Nationals
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 18, 2025
By Nelson Manneh In a move aimed at regulating immigration and fostering reciprocal relations, the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has officially announced a new fee structure for residential permits, now set at seven hundred and fifty Dalasi...
US defends immigrant court arrests amid rights lawsuit
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 18, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday defended its policy of having Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest people at their immigration court hearings after a class-action lawsuit was filed that seeks to stop the...
To boost Blue Economy in Gulf of Guinea: Member States drum sustainable ...
The Guardian Post
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The Minister of External Relations, Mbella Mbella presided the closing ceremony. Yaounde Declaration In the Declaration, member States agreed on “Advancing Regional Cooperation and Transparent Governance for a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Gulf...
Homeland security officials defend immigration court arrests after being sued
Associated Press
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July 17, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday defended its policy of having Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest people at their immigration court hearings after a class-action lawsuit was filed that seeks to stop the...
Kenya prepares to host historic CHAN PAMOJA 2024 final amidst unprecedented prize money and a brand-new trophy
TV47
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August 2, 2025
The excitement is palpable as Kenya, alongside co-hosts Tanzania and Uganda, gears up for the historic CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024. This year’s tournament, which kicks off today, promises to be an unforgettable event,...
Kenyan clergy protest President Ruto’s plan to build church at official residence
Religion News Service
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July 14, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Kenya President William Ruto, an evangelical Christian, is known for quoting Bible verses and singing gospel songs in public settings and once wept openly at a church service. Now Ruto has revealed plans to build a church at...
Guinea: One year after the enforced disappearance of Front national de défense de la Constitution (FNDC) human rights defenders, abductions increase in a "climate of terror"
International Federation for Human Rights
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July 8, 2025
One year after the disappearance of Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah from the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the situation in Guinea remains extremely worrying. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and...
Guinea: One year after the enforced disappearance of FNDC activists, abductions increase in a ‘climate of terror’
Amnesty International
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July 8, 2025
Guinean authorities must urgently reveal the fate and whereabouts of National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (Front national de défense de la Constitution – FNDC) activists Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah, who were forcibly...
Liberia: Global Methodist Church Holds Inaugural Conference in Ganta, Nimba County
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
Ganta – The Global Methodist Church, a newly established denomination that separated from the United Methodist Church, has concluded its first Grain Coast Annual Conference. The event was held from July 7 to July 13, 2025, at the River View...
AMERICA/PERU - The Argentine Church's missionary contribution in the Peruvian Amazon
Fides
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July 15, 2025
Lima – A delegation from the Argentine Bishops' Conference, sent to Peru on behalf of the National Team of the Amazon Project, aims to support the proclamation of the Gospel, provide assistance in addressing material and spiritual challenges, and...
Guinea: Community Comes Together To Reduce Disease And Disaster Risks
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In the village of Dalafilani, Guinea, discover how the Guinean Red Cross supported the community to come together, building a network of canals to reduce the risks of flooding and infectious diseases. For as long as they can...
How African countries ranked on the World Economic Forum's gender gap report
Global Voices
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July 13, 2025
The cover art for the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025. Image from WEF at Wikipedia. License CC BY-SA 3.0 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its Global Gender Gap Report 2025, and seven African countries are among the...
In new report, UNESCO highlights economic, cultural potential of Africa’s book industry
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 12, 2025
The 194 member states’ union, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has launched the first-ever comprehensive mapping of Africa’s book industry, revealing a sector brimming with untapped potential. This new...
Zoo kills 12 healthy baboons 'it didn't have space to house' before feeding them to predators
Irish Star
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August 2, 2025
A zoo in Germany said it killed 12 baboons and fed them to zoo predators on Tuesday in a rejection of protests from animal protection groups. Seven protestors were detained when, in a last effort to stop the killings, they scaled the zoo wall. The...