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DHS Releases Statement on Major Victory for Trump Administration and the American People on Deporting Criminal Illegal Aliens to Third Countries
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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June 24, 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secured a legal victory in its efforts to remove the worst-of-the-worst illegal aliens. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 order, staying a District Court’s order pending appeal with...
Wingu Africa Secures $60 Millon Super-Charge East Africa's DigitaI Future
EIN Presswire
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June 2, 2025
Accelerated rollout of critical digital infrastructure across Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Tanzania supported by Rand Merchant Bank. JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA, June 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wingu Africa, East Africa’s leading...
Electricity and Energy hosts Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, 12 to 13 Jun
South African Government
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June 3, 2025
Media is cordially invited to cover and participate in the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit, taking place in Cape Town from 12–13 June 2025, and the official Media Launch on 10 June 2025 in Gauteng Province. Africa Green Hydrogen Summit Date: 12–13...
KBR Awarded $476M Base Operations Support Contract in Djibouti
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 27, 2025
HOUSTON, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded a firm fixed price, $476M contract by the U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) to continue performing Base Operations Support (BOS)...
Wingu Africa Partners with Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute to Accelerate AI Innovation in Ethiopia
EIN Presswire
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May 21, 2025
Wingu Africa and EAII partner to empower Ethiopian AI startups with infrastructure, mentorship, and global access to drive innovation and growth. ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wingu Africa Partners with Ethiopian...
Wingu Africa Appoints Freddy Mrema as General Manager, Tanzania Sales
EIN Presswire
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April 29, 2025
Wingu Africa appoints Freddy Mrema as GM of Tanzania Sales to drive growth and local partnerships, reinforcing its commitment to local leadership. DAR ES SALAAM, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, April 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wingu Africa Appoints...
DDG Hill discusses WTO accessions at Horn of Africa Initiative ministerial meeting
World Trade Organization
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April 23, 2025
Four Horn of Africa countries - Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan - are currently negotiating their accession to the WTO. This is half of the total number of African countries seeking to join the WTO and some of the most active in the WTO...
Wingu Africa Appoints Tigest Damtie as General Manager, Ethiopia Sales
EIN Presswire
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April 16, 2025
Wingu Africa appoints Tigest Damtie as GM: Ethiopia Sales, strengthening local leadership to drive growth and client success in a key regional market. ADDIS ABABA, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, April 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Bringing experienced...
Wingu Africa Appoints Ralph Vraagom as Vice President, Sales
EIN Presswire
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April 15, 2025
Ralph Vraagom was announced as Wingu Group's VP of sales on 1 April 2025, bringing 20+ years of ICT leadership to drive growth and boost commercial excellence. JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA, April 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wingu...
WTO members examine LDC trade interests, trade and development priorities
World Trade Organization
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June 18, 2025
LDC trade interests At the meeting of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs on 16 June, members considered several LDC related proposals, including those on LDC graduation, LDC accessions and the future of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF). They...
Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 launches across East Africa
U.S. Navy
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February 11, 2025
Exercise Cutlass Express 2025, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and enabled by U.S. 6th Fleet, brings together more than 20 multinational partners for two weeks of training to support collaborative maritime security operations in the region....
flynas Celebrates Its First Direct Flight Between Jeddah and Djibouti
EIN Presswire
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January 8, 2025
Inaugural celebration was held at King Abdulaziz International Airport in the presence of the two countries' ambassadors RIYADH , SAUDI ARABIA, January 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- flynas, the leading low-cost airline in the world and the best...
Supporting a brighter future for Djibouti's youth
UN Volunteers
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December 24, 2024
UN Volunteers with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Djibouti support initiatives that directly impact the future of children. With a quarter of children aged 5 to 17 out of school and 294,000 classified as vulnerable, the volunteer...
VA makes several cancers presumptive for service connection – lowering the burden of proof for Veterans to receive no-cost health care and earned benefits
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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January 8, 2025
WASHINGTON — Today, in a step that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus to fulfill the nation’s sacred obligation to the nation’s Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is making acute and chronic leukemias,...
MSRON 1B and Djiboutian Servicewomen Complete Sea Sisters Training Event
U.S. Navy
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December 11, 2024
"Sea Sisters is one of the few direct engagements the U.S. military has with our Djiboutian partners," said Chief Gunner`s Mate Lydia Cassard. "It provides an opportunity for building relationships, collaborating on a joint event, and learning...
African unity and coordinated action could turn environmental crises into opportunities for growth
UN Environmental Program
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September 2, 2024
Climate change, the loss of nature, pollution and waste: the impacts of a triple planetary crisis are scarring Africa’s landscapes, depleting the continent’s oceans and freshwater sources, and raising urban air pollution to hazardous levels. Some...
Regional WTO SPS workshop for French-speaking Africa concludes in Rabat
World Trade Organization
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December 6, 2024
The event aimed to enhance the officials' knowledge and implementation of transparency obligations under the SPS Agreement and to strengthen coordination efforts at national and regional levels. The SPS Agreement addresses food safety and animal...
Djibouti dodges scrutiny despite China, Iran, Houthi ties and links to illicit activities
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2024
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea through the Gulf of Aden, is a crucial chokepoint for global maritime commerce. It handles as much as 20% of international trade, 12% of seaborne oil trade, and 8% of...
Conference held in eastern Chinese city Jinhua to promote China-Africa culture and tourism exchanges, cooperation
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 15, 2024
JINHUA, China, Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2024 Conference on China-Africa Cultural and Tourism Cooperation & Exchange was held in Jinhua City in east China's Zhejiang Province on November 8. A Media Snippet accompanying this...
African Development Bank at Landmark Event on Renewable Energy Integration in Tunisia
African Development Bank
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July 5, 2024
The African Development Bank participated in an “Integrating Renewables in Energy Transitions” event in Hammamet, Tunisia, from May 21 to 24, 2024. Co-hosted by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the government of Tunisia, the learning event...