
Kate Bartlett
Journalist at Freelance
Freelance Africa journalist @VOANews & @NPR. @risj_oxford & @WorldPressInst fellow. Ex @afp, @cambodiadaily Also: Foreign Policy, @thetimes, SCMP, Le Monde etc
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2 days ago |
wusf.org | Eyder Peralta |Diaa Hadid |Kate Bartlett
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:We don't want them - that's how President Trump unveiled sweeping new travel restrictions from the Oval Office on Wednesday. Starting Monday, citizens from 12 countries will be barred from entering the U.S. Tighter rules are coming for seven other countries. Trump says it's about security vetting and visa overstays, citing the recent attack on a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado. The suspect in that attack is from Egypt - notably not on the list.
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2 days ago |
wlrn.org | Eyder Peralta |Diaa Hadid |Kate Bartlett
President Trump announces a sweeping travel ban on citizens from 12 countries, with restrictions on seven others -- evoking the "Muslim ban" Trump introduced during his first term.
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2 weeks ago |
opb.org | Kate Bartlett
US President Donald Trump, right, and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president, second right, as a video plays during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. JOHANNESBURG — President Trump claims a “genocide” of white people, particularly Afrikaner farmers, is taking place in South Africa.
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Kate Bartlett
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3 weeks ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Kate Bartlett
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to Washington next week to meet President Trump at the White House on Wednesday "to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of interest," his office has announced. The visit comes as relations between the U.S. and South Africa are at their lowest since the end of apartheid.
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A U.S. government employee, who was not authorized to speak to the media, told NPR they considered what is happening in this case "immigration fraud." #Afrikaners

"Adults are expected to accept entry level employment in fields like warehousing, manufacturing, and customer service. You can work toward higher level employment over time," -document seen by NPR. "Any credentials from your home country may not automatically transfer to the US."

"Adults are expected to accept entry level employment in fields like warehousing, manufacturing, and customer service. You can work toward higher level employment over time," -document seen by NPR. "Any credentials from your home country may not automatically transfer to the US."

One document seen by NPR said there would be food and "items for the children" upon arrival. https://t.co/lc8dnLafdA #afrikaners

One document seen by NPR said there would be food and "items for the children" upon arrival. https://t.co/lc8dnLafdA #afrikaners