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Ghana’s Former Tourism Minister Catherine Afeku appointed World Tourism Forum’s Brand Ambassador for Africa
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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August 28, 2025
Ghana’s Former Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Madam Catherine Afeku, has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Africa by the World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI). The appointment, effective July 29, 2025, celebrates her...
Merchants from Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon shun Bakassi market over insecurity
Daily Post
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August 25, 2025
Traders from neighbouring Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and other nearby island nations have stopped travelling to the Ikang International Market in Cross River State due to rising cases of piracy and militancy along the waterways. Many of the...
African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: One Month To Go Until The Global Energy Industry Unites In Cape Town
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) With just one month to go until African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies - Africa's largest energy event -, investors, policymakers and project developers are gearing up to discuss strategies for Positioning Africa...
Trans African Tourism and Unity Campaign launched in Accra
Graphic
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August 25, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has started a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, from August 18, 2025. This initiative is a 163-day road journey across Africa with the sole objective of promoting a...
East Africa’s upgraded stadiums spark a robust vision for sports tourism
Independent (Uganda)
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August 25, 2025
Kasarani during reconstruction Co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) convenes Africa’s most skilled footballers to East African pitches. The tournament has catalyzed a reimagining of sports tourism...
Blocked By Trump’s Travel Ban, One Iranian Student Wonders If She Will Ever Make It to Harvard
The Harvard Crimson - Massachusetts
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Rozhan Rasti speaks five languages, plays the violin and the santoor, and fills her free time with painting and photography. Like those of the 1,653 other students who chose to join Harvard College’s Class of 2029, her resumé shines — she ranked...
Upgraded stadiums spark vision for sports tourism
Star
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CHAN match in Kasarani / bird story agency The 2024 Chan, a tournament exclusively for home-based players, has given Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania a shared and immovable deadline to meet international hosting standards. For Kenya, the deadline has...
Equatorial Guinea launches iGaming regulatory framework with master license awarded to Mascott
Yogonet International
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August 11, 2025
The Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has granted the online gaming, online betting, and online casino master license to Mascott Capital Partners, an iGaming and license management company. The move is part of the launch of the...
Equatorial Guinea launches regulated online gambling framework
Asia Gaming Brief
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August 10, 2025
Equatorial Guinea has taken its first formal step into the online gambling sector, awarding its inaugural Online Gaming Master License to a Cyprus based private company. The move marks the country’s entry into a regulated framework covering online...
Judge rules State Department can’t deny visas using Trump travel ban
Washington Examiner
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August 21, 2025
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the State Department can’t deny visas to foreign nationals on the basis of the travel ban that President Donald Trump imposed on 19 countries in June.Although the State Department is limited in this regard,...
US college declines to oppose Trump travel ban after Iranian students’ plea
Al Jazeera
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August 21, 2025
A top university in the United States has declined to oppose President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Iran after a call to action by its Iranian students. In a letter last month, the group of students called on the University of Texas at Austin to...
Trump travel bans alarm Arizona college athletes
West Valley View - Arizona
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Arizona State University is a haven for athletes from all over the world. They represent six continents and compete across a variety of sports. The recent announcement by President Donald Trump that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from...
Equatorial Guinea Forays into the World of Online Gaming
Gambling News - New York
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August 7, 2025
Equatorial Guinea has become Africa’s latest regulated iGaming market, opening the door to a whole new world of entertainment. The country has just issued its master license, making online gaming an indisputable reality. Mascott Capital Partners...
Visa-Free policy will double Africa’s US$190 billion tourism revenue — Julius Debrah
MyJoyOnline
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August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...
Visa-free policy would double Africa’s US$190bn tourism revenue – Julius Debrah
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...
Visa-Free policy would double Africa’s US$190 billion tourism revenue — Julius Debrah
The Herald Ghana
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August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...
Staten Island relief organization: Gaza travel ban threatens care for war-injured children
SI Live - New York
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August 20, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- At just 4 years old, Omar Abukwaik lost his arm and suffered severe injuries when a bombing destroyed his home and killed his entire family in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. The boy also suffered severe burns to his body,...
Travel bans, restrictions alarm AZ collegiate athletes
AZ Central - Arizona
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ASU athletes from several countries are concerned about potential travel restrictions and visa issues due to recent policy changes. ASU's athletic director has expressed support for international athletes, assuring them of their participation in...
Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign launches from Accra, championing a visa-free Africa by 2030
The Herald Ghana
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign will embark on a historic 40,000-kilometer road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra from today, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative is a 163-day road journey across Africa...
U.S. tightens visa rules for Nigerian travelers with mandatory social media disclosure
Business Insider Africa
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August 18, 2025
This new measure, which extends across most non-immigrant visa categories, reflects Washington’s growing emphasis on digital footprint checks as a tool for national security and immigration vetting. According to the disclosure on the UN mission’s...