Factbox-Trump’s tariffs: What’s in effect and what could be in store?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as...

Inside the crime epidemic of Philippi: where criminality has become a way of life

Tracy-Lynn Ruiters|Published 1 hour ago 5min Philippi is at breaking point. Violent crime has become a way of life from hijackings and smash-and-grabs to mass murders that leave residents traumatised and fearful. In August 2025, DA MPs Ian...

Football: Afghanistan women's late FIFA return in Morocco

After a frustrating false start, Afghanistan's women's national football team are set to play their first official match since 2021 in Morocco. On Monday, three days before the "FIFA Unites: Women's Series" was due to kick off in the United Arab...

Community Events Calendar: Oct. 24 through Nov.1

Time, date, location subject to change. Check veronapress.com for updates. Drug Take Back 8-10 a.m., Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli St. Help create a safer community by bringing your unused or expired medications to the Drug Take Back event....

Weakened Islamic State Eyes Resurgence in Libya

Islamic State’s Libyan network remains degraded but resilient, sustained by integration with transnational smuggling and financial networks in the country’s south and links to instability in Sudan and the Sahel. Political and militia fragmentation...

Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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Nigeria’s Boko Haram rehabilitation efforts ignore the emotional trauma of soldiers: why this matters

Since 2009, Boko Haram has waged one of the deadliest insurgencies in Africa. Concentrated in north-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, the group has killed more than 35,000 people and displaced at least 2.5 million. Its attacks on schools,...

How the west can stop the global south being strangled by debt | Heather Stewart

With borrowing costs rising and western governments including the UK, cutting their aid budgets, unsustainable debts are driving a development crisis across the global south. In the latest evidence, Ethiopia last week faced the threat of being...

Tinubu Returns After Aqaba Summit

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Saturday after attending the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Meeting held in Rome, Italy. The Aqaba Process, a counter-terrorism initiative launched in 2015 by King Abdullah II of...

‘Relationships have broken down’: Calls for major security reforms in SA grow amid Saps crisis

Experts believes the state security apparatus is in disarray and an overhaul is the only way to root out corruption. South Africa’s security and law enforcement agencies are out of control and nothing less than a complete overhaul will restore...

Cameroon awaits results amid high tension and rival victory claims

Tension remains high in Cameroon as the country awaits the official announcement of election results by the Constitutional Council, now scheduled for Thursday, October 23rd. In the aftermath of the vote, candidates continue to claim victory,...

What Washington Wants From the United Nations This Week

Every September, world leaders descend on New York for the United Nations General Assembly. This year, while President Joe Biden will lead the U.S. delegation, the leaders of China, France, India, and Russia have chosen to give the summit a pass....

How to watch Liverpool vs Man United: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, preview, team news

Games do not come much bigger than Liverpool vs Man United. This particular clash between the deadly rivals could have a huge bearing on both the title race and Ruben Amorim’s future. The Reds go into this match having lost three consecutive games...

Boko Haram On The Rise Again In Nigeria: How It’s Survived And How To Weake

Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the terrorist group Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021. The west African group, also known as Boko Haram, then fell into obscurity while its breakaway faction, Islamic State...

Why Won’t the UAE End the War in Sudan?

For 29 months, the international community has stood by as the conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has brought daily devastation to what the United Nations has characterized as the world’s...

FG launches 2025 wheat farming to reduce food import bill

The Federal Government has pledged to reduce the country’s import food bill by embarking on massive production of both rain-fed and irrigated wheat across the country. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar...

Pakistan offers to help modernize Sudan’s ports, proposes tractor assembly venture at Gwadar

Pakistan has pledged to support Sudan in upgrading its maritime infrastructure, offering technical assistance and expertise to help modernize the African nation’s ports and enhance regional trade connectivity. The commitment was made by Federal...

Russian mercenaries replace Western forces as ISIS surges across Africa's Sahel region

Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Vice President Alberto Miguel Fernandez told Fox News Digital that ISIS-aligned soldiers in the African nation of Mozambique are boasting of attacks on Christian villages. NEWYou can now listen to Fox...

WCO Supports the WCA Region for Effective and Integrated Implementation of AfCFTA Rules of Origin

The regional awareness workshop on Rules of Origin under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) took place from 24 to 26 September 2025 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The event was organized by the Brazzaville Regional Training...

Pakistan offers to upgrade Sudan’s maritime sector

Published on: October 17, 2025 12:33 AM Pakistan has offered its technical expertise to help modernize Sudan’s ports, pledging support for the African nation’s efforts to upgrade its maritime infrastructure and strengthen trade connectivity across...