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Trump Admin Weighs Adding 36 Countries to Travel Ban List: Report
If President Donald Trump’s administration has its way, 36 additional countries could be banned from entering the United States. The possible plan was revealed in an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters. These 36 countries will be added...

US envisages adding 25 more African countries to travel ban
US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States – 25 of which are on the African continent –...

U.S. considers adding more African countries to travel ban
If implemented, the new measures would mean nearly 40 African countries face bans or some form of travel restrictions to the United States. An internal State Department cable cites reasons such as unreliable identity documents, passport security...

São Tomé and Príncipe’s Catholic Journalists, Media Practitioners Urged to “be communicators of hope”
Emphasizing the theme of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, “Pilgrims of Hope”, he reminded participants that “hope does not disappoint,” adding that the media has a significant role to foster hope. The February 22 event brought together...

Trump Administration Weighs Travel Restrictions On 36 Nations Over Security, Deportation Concerns: Report
The Trump administration is weighing a plan to bar travelers from 36 additional countries, a sweeping expansion of the president's revived travel ban, according to an internal State Department cable. What Happened: The classified memo, signed by...
Trump Administration Considers Expanding Travel Ban to 36 More Countries, Including African and Caribbean Nations: Report
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing new travel restrictions on 36 additional countries, expanding its immigration crackdown to include several African, Caribbean, and Asian nations, according to an internal memo obtained by The...

Four CARICOM countries on proposed expansion of US travel ban – report
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an...

Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan Among 36 Nations in Line for US Travel Bans: Report
Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan are among the 36 additional countries whose citizens could be banned from entering the United States under a proposed expansion of the Trump administration’s travel ban. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a...

Trump considering adding 25 more African countries, including Zimbabwe, to travel ban list – Report
The US President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to add as many as 25 African countries to a ban or restricted travel list, according to The Washington Post. Citing a memo, it said the 25 were part of 36 countries under risk from the...

Trump administration reportedly set to add 36 countries to ban list – including Egypt
The Washington Post reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump is considering adding 36 countries to the list of countries whose citizens are banned from entering the US, including Egypt. An internal memo, seen by the American...

US considers travel ban for citizens of 36 countries, Kyrgyzstan among them - report
US considers travel ban for citizens of 36 countries, Kyrgyzstan among them - report AKIPRESS.COM - The United States is considering imposing travel restrictions on citizens from 36 countries, including Kyrgyzstan, according to a State Department...

President Mahama holds bilateral discussions with São Tomé counterpart
By Iddi Yire Accra, Feb 22, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday held bilateral discussions with President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova of São Tomé in Accra. The discussions centred on the need to enhance cooperation between the two...

President Mahama, São Tomé’s President Hold Talks on Bilateral Cooperation
By Celestine Avi President John Mahama on Saturday engaged in high-level discussions with President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova of São Tomé and Príncipe as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between their two nations. President Vila...

Trump travel ban: US may expand restrictions to 36 more countries, says Report
The United States is considering adding citizens from 36 additional countries to its travel ban list, The Washington Post has reported. According to a State Department memo accessed by The Washington Post, this would represent a significant...

US considers imposing visa ban on Nigeria, 24 other African countries
About one week after imposing a travel ban on seven African countries, the Donald Trump-led US administration is considering imposing a visa ban and other travel restrictions on citizens of Nigeria and 24 other African countries. The Washington...

Trump considers extending travel ban to 25 African nations, including Nigeria, Ghana
The move, revealed in a leaked State Department memo reviewed by The Washington Post, would represent one of the most significant expansions of the controversial travel ban policy first introduced in 2017, potentially adding several African...

Trump considering adding another 36 countries to his no travel list including African and Caribbean nations: report
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Over 30 More Countries Could Be Put on Travel Ban by US—Reports
The Trump administration is floating the idea of adding 36 more countries to its travel ban that began earlier this month, according to an internal State Department cable reviewed by The Washington Post and Reuters. A spokesperson for the State...
Sao Tome: Union federation expects more dialogue, respect under new government
The leader of Sao Tome and Principe’s largest trade union federation has expressed the conviction that there will be more dialogue, respect for trade union freedom and fewer strikes from now on in the archipelago, which has a new government “with...

State Dept. memo says US travel bans could total four dozen countries: Report
The Trump administration is considering adding 36 more countries to its list of full and partial bans on entry into the U.S., a State Department cable seen by Reuters details. The additional countries would be a significant expansion of Trump’s...