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U.S. State Department

U.S. State Department — U.S. government agency handling diplomatic affairs and visa processing, including disputed foreign aid evaluations and green card applications.

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  1. June 2026
  2. Joy Online

    The State Department has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of members of the group.

    Iran-linked group claims hack of FBI drones, threatens World Cup, monitor says
  3. Joy Online

    e entry of certain foreign nationals when he deems it “detrimental to the interests of the ⁠United States.” But Sorokin concluded that the fee was not a penalty but a tax that the Republican president lacked authorisation from Congress to issue, and that the U.S. State Department

    Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules
  4. Joy Online

    The deal with the Central African Republic was discussed during a May 18 meeting in ​Bangui with a U.S. delegation led by Christian Jové Ehrhardt, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of ​Population, Refugees and Migration, a Central African government

    Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from US, sources say
  5. Joy Online

    The United States has admitted more than 6,000 South Africans as refugees since last year, according to State Department data, and recently raised the annual cap to 17,500 to allow more white South Africans to enter, even as broader refugee programmes have been frozen.

    South African politician seeks US refuge on fears of future persecution
  6. Joy Online

    The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States.

    US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas
  7. May 2026
  8. Joy Online

    Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will ​have to do so from outside the country via ‌the State Department, the U.S.

    US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply
  9. Joy Online

    In January, the State Department announced that it had revoked more than 100,000 visas since Trump returned to office.

    US says temporary visa holders should leave to apply for Green Cards
  10. Joy Online

    The bond requirement, introduced last year, was intended to reduce visa overstays, according to a notice published by the State Department.

    US drops $15,000 visa deposit for foreign fans with World Cup tickets
  11. Joy Online

    The U.S. State Department, the Vatican press office, and an Italian government spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions about the reports.

    Top US diplomat Rubio to meet with Pope Leo on Thursday, source says
  12. April 2026
  13. Business & Financial Times

    And external anchors — the IMF programme, the U.S. State Department Investment Climate Statement, the World Bank B-READY assessment — provide accountability mechanisms that domestic politics alone cannot supply.

    Making the $100 billion possible: A call to action on Ghana’s capital mobilisation imperative
World & Region

Trump administration releases $600m frozen vaccine funds for Gavi

The News

The Trump administration unfroze $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for Gavi, a global alliance helping the world's poorest countries purchase vaccines, after Washington withheld the money over concerns raised by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The State Department said the decision followed Gavi's commitment to transition away from mercury-containing vaccines and expand access to mercury-free alternatives.

16 hours ago · Joy Online

Today

  1. Trump administration releases $600m frozen vaccine funds for Gavi

    The Trump administration unfroze $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for Gavi, a global alliance helping the world's poorest countries purchase vaccines, after Washington withheld the money over concerns raised by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The State Department said the decision followed Gavi's commitment to transition away from mercury-containing vaccines and expand access to mercury-free alternatives.

    16 hours ago · Joy Online

Wednesday 22 July

  1. Study: 77,000 fewer children received US HIV treatment

    Around 77,000 fewer children worldwide received U.S.-supported HIV treatment in the year to October 2025 than in the previous fiscal year, according to a study that attributed the decline to Trump administration cuts and changes to foreign aid. The analysis found U.S.-supported pediatric HIV treatment fell by around 14% year-on-year, though the U.S. State Department disputed the methodology and said the decline reflects the program's success in preventing new infections.

    22 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. US and China plan AI talks for September

    The United States and China will hold talks over artificial intelligence in September to address risks from each other's increasingly powerful frontier models, five sources told Reuters. The talks, an outcome of the Trump-Xi summit in May, are expected to take place before Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned September 24 visit to the U.S., and will likely be led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

    22 July 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 15 July

  1. US blocks citizens in Congo from traveling home over Ebola

    The Trump administration is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the U.S. on commercial flights, placing them on a "do-not-board" list until they spend at least 21 days in a third country, amid an Ebola outbreak that has reached 1,926 confirmed cases and 702 deaths.

    15 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times

  2. US blocks citizens in Congo from immediate commercial travel home

    The Trump administration is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the U.S. on commercial flights, placing them on a "do-not-board" list until they have spent at least 21 days in a third country, citing a widening Ebola outbreak that has confirmed 1,926 cases and 702 deaths.

    15 July 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 7 July

  1. African nations resist Trump aid with new health spending conditions

    The Trump administration is offering hundreds of millions of dollars to African countries for healthcare and disease control, but the deals include conditions requiring recipient governments to increase their own health spending toward self-reliant systems. Kenya's landmark $2.5bn agreement, signed last December, faced court challenges from activists but received cabinet approval last month.

    7 July 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 1 July

  1. Brands should communicate with empathy during crises

    During national emergencies like the flooding in Accra, brands and institutions must prioritize empathetic communication over promotional messaging. Social media becomes a critical source of life-saving information and community support, and ill-timed marketing can create harmful dissonance with audiences experiencing grief and loss.

    1 July 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Monday 22 June

  1. African lawmakers pledge to restrict LGBT rights after Ghana conference

    Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries pledged to push new bills restricting LGBT rights after an African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty in Accra on June 3–6, a week after Ghana's parliament passed one of the continent's toughest anti-LGBT measures criminalising LGBT promotion.

    22 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 17 June

  1. Jamaica in talks to accept US-deported third-country migrants

    Jamaica is negotiating with the United States to accept third-country migrants deported from the US, acting as a transit country to transfer up to 25 people every fortnight while hosting no more than 10 at a time, according to Deputy Prime Minister Horace Chang. The arrangement is a memorandum of understanding (not binding) and follows similar deals in the Caribbean region, with the US covering all costs.

    17 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 15 June

  1. US deports Iranian pro-democracy activist to Central African Republic

    The United States deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to the Central African Republic, according to her lawyer, who described the transfer as "super dangerous" because the activist has no connection to the country. The Iranian American Legal Defence Fund had warned that three Iranian women fleeing persecution faced deportation risk.

    15 June 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 13 June

  1. Iran-linked group claims FBI drone breach, threatens World Cup

    An Iran-linked hacker group called Handala claims to have had access for months to FBI first-person view drones used for counterterrorism monitoring, and threatened to target the World Cup. The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist activity, said Handala published photos and footage claimed to be from the breach, though SITE disputed the authenticity of at least one video.

    13 June 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 9 June

  1. US judge rules Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee unlawful

    A federal judge in Boston struck down President Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, ruling that it constitutes an unlawful tax that Congress did not authorise, despite the administration's argument that it was a lawful penalty under federal immigration law.

    9 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 8 June

  1. Central African Republic agrees to accept US-deported third-country migrants

    The Central African Republic has agreed to take in migrants from other countries deported by the United States, according to sources, as part of the Trump administration's deals with African states to accelerate removals. Washington has previously sent such deportees to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Equatorial Guinea under agreements that rights groups say allow the U.S. to circumvent legal protections secured by deportees in U.S. immigration courts.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 3 June

  1. South African politician applies for US refuge citing fears of persecution

    A provincial council member for South Africa's Freedom Front Plus party is seeking refuge in the United States under a Trump-era programme for white South Africans. Though he claims to fear future racial persecution despite not having experienced tangible mistreatment, Trump's individual claims of abuses against the country's white minority have been disproven by the government.

    3 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 1 June

  1. US to cut African visa-processing embassies from 50 to 20

    The Trump administration plans to reduce U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that process visas from nearly 50 to 20, expected in June, as part of efforts to limit immigration and clamp down on visa overstays.

    1 June 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 23 May

  1. US requires green card applicants to return home to apply

    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status and secure green cards must do so from outside the country via the State Department. The policy change, which aid groups have criticised for potentially forcing trafficking survivors and abused children to return to dangerous countries, is part of the Trump administration's broader immigration restrictions.

    23 May 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 22 May

  1. US says temporary visa holders must return home for Green Cards

    The Trump administration has directed that foreign nationals on temporary visas should return to their home countries to apply for permanent residency, arguing the policy reinforces the legal immigration system by eliminating what it describes as "loopholes." US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued guidance stating that adjustment of status is a discretionary benefit, not an automatic right, and instructed officers to evaluate applications on a case-by-case basis considering factors including visa violations and fraud.

    22 May 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 14 May

  1. US waives $15,000 visa deposit for World Cup ticket holders

    The Trump administration will exempt football fans from 50 countries, including five African nations that qualified for the tournament, from a $15,000 visa deposit requirement if they hold valid World Cup match tickets. The bond, introduced as a pilot programme to reduce visa overstays, was previously required for ordinary fans but had already been waived for players and coaches.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 4 May

  1. US Secretary of State Rubio to meet Pope Leo Thursday

    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to travel to Italy this week to meet with Pope Leo on Thursday, the first known in-person encounter between the pontiff and a U.S. cabinet official in nearly a year. The meeting comes as President Trump has publicly criticized the pope in recent weeks over his stances on immigration and the U.S.-Israeli-led conflict with Iran.

    4 May 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 30 April

  1. Ghana needs $5 billion annual investment to create 10 million jobs

    Ghana requires between $200 billion and $400 billion in new capital formation over 20 years (roughly $5 billion annually) to generate 10 million formal jobs needed as approximately 500,000 young Ghanaians enter the labour market yearly. The authors argue Ghana's jobs crisis is fundamentally a governance problem, not a financing problem, as the capital to close the gap already exists.

    30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times

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