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Ukraine: Ghana presses Russia to end recruitment of nationals

Ghana says at least 62 of its citizens have been killed and 15 others remain missing after travelling to Russia and becoming involved in the war against Ukraine, prompting Accra to seek Moscow’s help in stopping what it calls the illegal recruitment of Ghanaian nationals. Ghana says 62 of its citizens have now been killed and 15 more remain missing …

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Opinion: When Black Children Lose Their Safe Space Because of Racist Threats

Since 7 August, a temporary 25-metre open-air pool, the ‘Volksbad’, has stood outside Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre as part of an art installation by artistic director Matthias Lilienthal. Entry is free, but as at many public pools, the basin is reserved for particular groups on certain days. Each One Teach One (EOTO), a Berlin organisation supporting people of African descent, had …

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EU biometric checks double airport waiting times

Passengers travelling to the EU from outside the bloc are facing significantly longer waits at passport control following the full implementation of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES), with African travellers among those most exposed. Travellers flying into some of Europe’s busiest hubs this summer have faced waits far longer than in previous years, as the European Union’s new Entry/Exit …

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