Editor's note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com. Immigration conversations start at the table at this Washington restaurant ..read more

AS Monaco's Mohamed Camara has been banned for four matches for refusing to ?raise awareness of the fight against homophobia? Professional footballer Mohamed Camara, who plays for AS Monaco in France, has been benched for the next four matches for refusing to take part in an anti-homophobia campaign, the French League (LFP) announced on Thursday. During a Ligue 1 match against Nantes on May ..read more

AS Monaco's Mohamed Camara has been banned for four matches for refusing to "raise awareness of the fight against homophobia" Professional footballer Mohamed Camara, who plays for AS Monaco, has been benched for the next four matches for refusing to take part in an anti-homophobia campaign, the French League (LFP) ann ..read more

ADDIS ABABA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- As the African Union Commission (AUC) embarks on the election process of its senior leadership, experts have underscored the crucial need to advance the transformative role of the AU in addressing Africa's existing and emerging development and security challenges. Last week, the AU announced that the election process of the AUC's senior leadership for 2025-2028 has kicked off with ..read more

ACCRA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank Group has approved a 250-million-U.S. dollar loan to support Ghana's financial sector stability program over the next five years, according to a press release issued here on Friday. The release said the loan would help strengthen Ghana's financial sector after the government's Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP) impacted some financial institutions. The loan woul ..read more

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Agricultural scientists from 15 countries and several international organizations gathered in Beijing on Wednesday to discuss how to f ..read more

YAOUNDE, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) announced Thursday evening that Belgian Marc Brys has been reinstated as head coach of the national men's football team barely two days after he was sacked. In a statement FECAFOOT said, the decision was taken after an "important working session" with Brys Thursday afternoon during which FECAFOOT president Samuel Eto'o apologized for a heated ex ..read more

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso formed the AES in September and announced their exit from ECOWAS Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine has asked members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to join the Alliance for Sahel States (AES), which was recently established by three of the regiona ..read more

© Provided by Xinhua "Today, if we talk about the development of transportation infrastructure, including roads, ports, and airports, Chinese companies have been deeply involv ..read more

Brussels - Action must be taken immediately to address the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel or other countries will be drawn in and it will 'become a problem for the world,' a UNHCR official warned Wednesday. The volatile situations in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso risks overflowing into neighboring countries, the U.N. refugee agency's director for west and central Africa, Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde told AFP in an inte ..read more