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Africa: AU Speaks Out on Trump - 'You Took Us as Slaves, Now Ban Refugees'
Guardian Network, 31 January 2017
Chad’s foreign minister has been elected as the new chair of the African Union Commission, pledging to place development and security at the top of his agenda and streamline… Read more »
'You Took Us as Slaves, Now Ban Refugees,' AU Says to Trump
Outgoing AU Commission Chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has reacted strongly to the decision to stop travel to the U.S. for citizens of Libya, Somalia and Sudan for 90 days, as well as stopping the resettlement of refugees.
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Africa: Uncertainty Facing Libyan, Sudanese and Somali Refugees After U.S. Barring
UN News, 30 January 2017
The head of the United Nations refugee agency today said he is "deeply worried" by the uncertainty facing thousands of refugees around the world who are in the process of being… Read more »
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Africa: AU Expresses Concern About US Immigration Ban
VOA, 31 January 2017
A temporary U.S. immigration ban against three African nations is a concern for the entire continent, the outgoing head of the African Union commission said Monday as dozens of… Read more »
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Africa: Dlamini-Zuma - Trump's #MuslimBan Could Herald 'Turbulent Times' for Africa
News24Wire, 30 January 2017
Outgoing African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has slammed US President Donald Trump for the second time. This time she said his travel ban on seven… Read more »
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Africa: Grim Outlook for Africans Seeking Refuge As Trump Looks to Ban Somalis, Sudanese
The Conversation Africa, 26 January 2017
Less than a week into his presidency, Donald Trump has made good on his signature campaign threat to start building a wall on the border with Mexico. A second executive order will… Read more »
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Kenya: U.S. Deports Somali, Kenyan Immigrants
East African, 25 January 2017
More than 90 Somali nationals and two Kenyans on Wednesday arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after being deported from the US. Read more »
