One can’t help but wonder what was going through the minds of Botswana’s Ministry of International Affairs staff this week, as they prepared the official response to United States President Donald Trump’s reported remarks about African nations. It’s hard to imagine, without wincing, any real-life scenario in which thoughtful diplomats…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
A terror attack in New York City on Tuesday has brought renewed attention to the United States Diversity Visa program – the immigration pathway that brought the alleged attacker into the U.S. – but the truth is that President Donald Trump announced three months ago his intent to end the…
In the United States, President Donald Trump has announced his support for an immigration bill that would work on a point-based system that’s likely to limit applicants, including many Africans, who previously obtained visas under the U.S. Diversity Visa program. Called the RAISE Act, it “eliminates the outdated Diversity Visa…
With so much attention focused on United States immigration policy, the Pew Research Center issued an update Tuesday that looks at data about African immigrants and their growing presence in the U.S. There were 2.1 million Africans living in the U.S. in 2015, more than double the number of 881,000…