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First crew of South African refugees to arrive in U.S. under Trump's plan for white 'Afrikaners'
The first set of 49 White South African "Afrikaners" granted refugee status by President Donald Trump will arrive Monday to ...
Church Rebukes Trump Administration Over White South African Refugees
The Episcopal Church's migration agency is rejecting a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South ...
Why African arm wrestling is growing in strength
After arm wrestling made its long-awaited debut at the African Games, Armwrestling Federation of Africa President Charles ...
South African rand stable; local jobs and mining data due this week
The South African rand was steady on Monday at the start of a week in which unemployment and mining figures are likely to be ...
First group of white South African refugees leaves Johannesburg for the U.S.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February granting an exception for Afrikaners after suspending the U.S.
A Small West African Country Has Big Artistic Dreams
Guinea-Bissau, where there are virtually no art galleries, no art schools and little government funding for the arts, has ...
US to accept white South African refugees while other programs remain paused
The Trump administration will welcome more than two dozen white South Africans to the United States as refugees next week.
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole roots bring hope, excitement to African American Catholics
The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans family historian, who began digging ...
What causes inequality in African countries? New book traces a vicious cycle
The richest 1% of Africans received 27% of the total revenue from growth on the continent. This is one of the inequalities ...
White South Africans arrive in U.S. after Trump administration grants refugee status
A plane carrying dozens of White South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport on Monday, a State Department ...
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New Mexico's all-inclusive Vermejo property is one of the best resorts in the US for those who want to have a luxurious stay ...
White South Africans arrive to Dulles as refugees under Trump order
The arrival of 49 Afrikaners under an executive order that alleges they’ve faced racial discrimination restarts refugee admissions that were suspended for all other groups by the Trump administration.