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ACI World opposes air travel tax
TTR Weekly
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July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE, 10 July 2025: ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda to launch a coalition ahead of COP30, focused on introducing a new tax...
Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus says proposed travel ban will hurt the U.S.
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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On Wednesday in Atlanta, members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus gathered at the state capitol to ask Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reconsider a potential travel ban for some African countries. In June, President Donald Trump’s...
ACI World raises concerns over proposed air travel tax
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality July 2025 157 ACI World expresses concern over France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda's coalition proposal to introduce a new air transport tax. ACI World has expressed...
Potential hike in air travel tax concerns ACI World
Airport World
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ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda to launch a coalition ahead of COP30 focused on introducing a new tax on air transport. The tax,...
What you need to know about Trump’s travel ban
Frontier Media - Alaska
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Donald Trump has banned people from 12 countries entering the US, in a move he said protects against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats. Some countries are subject to a full travel ban, while others are under a partial ban - with the...
Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini advance digital ID plans
Coingeek
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July 8, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini advance digital ID plans African governments have been making strides in digital transformation, with Nigeria, Somalia, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini the latest to launch...
These are officially the world's 'best' passports for travel freedom in 2025
Nine
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July 8, 2025
You won't get far without one. But not all passports are equal. A new survey has revealed how much freedom the world's passports really offer, with iVisa launching the Passport Score rankings. It factors in rejection rates, costs, and processing...
Puntland forces on alert over federal ministers' travel plans as Jibril flees Ceelbuh
Garowe Online
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Somalia: Growing Concerns Over Personal Data Security in National ID Rollout GAROWE, Somalia — Somalia’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is facing increasing scrutiny over the security of personal data collected through...
U.S. likely to pursue talks with Al-Shabaab to end Somalia conflict – former adviser
Garowe Online
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Puntland forces on alert over federal ministers' travel plans as Jibril flees Ceelbuh CEELBUH, Somalia, July 7 – Former Puntland parliament speaker and current MP Cabdirashid Yusuf Jibriil left the town of Ceelbuh late Sunday night following a...
Is Trump’s Immigration Policy Quietly Killing U.S. Tourism?
Sacramento Observer - California
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July 7, 2025
Get the latest news! Stay Informed Stay Connected: Subscribe to receive news daily. (WIB) – I recently returned from Barbados, landing at Miami International Airport during what should have been a peak evening hour, but something was missing:...
Somalia Immigration Agency Launches U.S.-Supported Biometric System to Combat Crime and Terrorism
Shabelle Media Network
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July 2, 2025
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Immigration and Citizenship Agency has rolled out a new biometric border control system aimed at combating human trafficking, reducing illegal migration, and strengthening national security against terrorism. The system,...
Somalia’s biometric border overhaul signals deeper US engagement
Biometric Update
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July 2, 2025
In a move hailed as both technologically significant and strategically vital, Somalia formally launched the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES) at key border control points across the country. Backed by the...
World snacks worth travelling for
South Coast Sun
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July 6, 2025
Forget the multiple-course meals—sometimes, the real magic of travel is in a pocket-sized snack. From Japan’s iconic mochi to West Africa’s addictive chin chin, here are ten snacks that are worth crossing borders for. Pastel de Nata – Portugal...
Five men whose shackled bodies washed up on holiday island died at sea after being forced to drink salt water and urine
The Sun
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July 4, 2025
FIVE men found dead in the sea off Mallorca with their hands and feet bound starved after drinking their own urine and sea water, distraught relatives have revealed. As suspected, the bodies were those of African migrants who had tried to get to...
Trump's 'unconstitutional' new travel ban goes into effect
KHQ - Washington State
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Alameda, CA (Prism) The travel restrictions on mostly African and Middle Eastern countries began Monday, after mass anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles People from 12 primarily African and Middle Eastern countries, including family members of...
Surviving Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot to 43 Years in a Low-Resource Setting: The Oldest Reported Case from Somalia
Dove Medical Press
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July 4, 2025
Introduction Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is a congenital cyanotic heart defect, first described in detail by Étienne-Louis Fallot in 1888. It is characterized by a combination of four distinct anatomical abnormalities: right ventricular (RV)...
Canada Issues Travel Advisory for Kenya Ahead of Saba Saba Day
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 4, 2025
The Canadian Embassy in Kenya has issued an advisory notice to its citizens living in Kenya and those planning to visit the country due to planned protests on July 7, 2025. In the notice published on July 3, the embassy urged the citizens to...
Puntland Funds Road After Mogadishu Blocks AfDB Aid
The Somali Digest
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July 3, 2025
Bacaadweyn, Puntland — President Said Abdullahi Deni today inaugurated construction of the Bacaadweyne-Galkayo road—a 40-kilometer lifeline that should have been built with African Development Bank funding but will instead be financed entirely...
From Germany, 'war influencers' incite violence in Somalia
Deutsche Welle
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Ayub Abdirizak — or "Kabtan Ayub," as he is known to his social media followers — can easily reach hundreds of thousands of people with his posts on TikTok and Facebook. His messages often carry a blend of hatred for rival clans in Somalia and...
Ugandan military helicopter on peacekeeping mission crashes in Somalia, 5 dead
TUKO
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July 3, 2025
At least five Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers died in a chopper crash on Wednesday morning, July 2 A Mil Mi-24 carrying eight Ugandan military personnel part of the AUSSOM mission crashed near an airport in Mogadishu Investigations...