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Netherlands to Hold Snap Election on October 29 After Government Collapse

WafricNews - June 6, 2025The Netherlands is gearing up for snap elections on October 29 following the sudden fall of the right-wing coalition government.Interior Minister Judith Uitermark confirmed th...

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Trump Signs Sweeping Travel Ban Targeting 19 Countries, Sparking Global Outcry

WafricNews - June 6, 2025Washington, D.C. – In a move reigniting global debates on migration, security, and discrimination, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping proclamation barring or re...

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Ivory Coast Excludes Top Opposition Leaders from 2025 Race, Raising Fears of Democratic Decline

Wafricnews - June 5, 2025 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – In a move raising alarms across the region, four major opposition figures in Côte d’Ivoire have been barred from contesting the upcoming October 25...

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Trump Unsettled as Musk Blasts GOP Bill, but Republicans Stay the Course

Wafricnews - June 5, 2025 Washington, D.C. – A growing rift between President Donald Trump and tech magnate Elon Musk is drawing attention in Washington, but Republican leaders are moving swiftly to c...

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Trump-Era Deportation Reversed: Migrant Returned to U.S. Following Court Order

WafricNews | June 4, 2025In an unprecedented legal reversal, a Guatemalan migrant who was swiftly deported to Mexico during the Trump administration has now been brought back to the United States, fol...

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Kyrgyzstan’s Former President Atambayev Sentenced to 11 Years in Absentia Amid Turbulent Legacy

WafricNews – June 4, 2025Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — The political shadows of Kyrgyzstan’s past continue to stir as a local court has sentenced exiled former president Almazbek Atambayev to over 11 years in...

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Lee Jae-myung Elected President of South Korea After Political Turmoil

WafricNews – June 4, 2025Seoul, South Korea – Once a teenage factory worker with a disabled arm and a family of seven struggling to survive, Lee Jae-myung is now the president of one of Asia’s economi...

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Elon Musk Slams Trump-Backed Spending Bill, Calling It a ‘Disgusting Abomination’

WafricNews | June 3, 2025Washington, D.C. - Tech billionaire Elon Musk took to social media Tuesday to deliver a scathing critique of President Donald Trump’s proposed spending package, branding it a...

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Dutch Government Collapses as Far-Right Leader Wilders Exits Coalition

WafricNews | June 3, 2025Less than a year after being sworn in, the Dutch government has collapsed in dramatic fashion after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the fragile ruling c...

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APC Dismisses Dalung’s Allegation of Cabal in Tinubu’s Government

WafricNews – June 2, 2025The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly dismissed allegations made by former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, who claimed that President Bola...

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