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African nations unite to declare colonialism a crime and press for reparations
African leaders used a gathering in Algiers on Sunday to revive a long-standing demand for the world to formally acknowledge colonial-era abuses, treat them as crimes under international law and pursue reparations for the harm inflicted across the continent. The conference, hosted in Algeria’s capital, brought together diplomats and senior officials intent on advancing an…
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Africa faces worst cholera surge in 25 years as rainy season fuels outbreak
Africa is facing a severe cholera crisis, with cases surging as the rainy season begins in...
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EMERGING Valley 2025: A Euro-African Tech Summit of Unprecedented Scale in Marseille
Marseille, 2025 October 16th – EMERGING Valley, the Euro-African summit for Tech and...
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WHO lifts global emergency status for Mpox in Africa, urges ongoing vigilance
The World Health Organization has officially stepped back from its highest-level alert on mpox...
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Gradually, Africa is becoming a ‘NATO’ continent: No action, talk only – Alan Kyerematen laments
Alan Kyerematen, Ghana’s former Minister of Trade and Industry and one of the architects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), has argued that Africa is turning into what he calls...
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Ghana’s role in Africa’s future: Alan Kyerematen calls for bold leadership on integration
Nearly seven decades after Ghana lit the torch of Pan-African independence, questions remain about the nation’s place in shaping the continent’s future. What has slowed Ghana’s progress?...
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One Market, 54 Nations: Why Africa’s free trade pact is still stalled 7 years after signing
When African leaders signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in 2018, it was hailed as a watershed moment, the boldest attempt yet to knit together the continent’s 54 nations...
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Ghana’s president John Mahama promises full investigation into helicopter crash that killed 2 ministers
After the tragic helicopter crash that killed two government ministers and six others, President of Ghana, John Mahama, has promised a full investigation into the heartbreaking incident. On Wednesday,...
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From Suit to Jute Sack — Any Lessons?
Two prominent Ghanaian ministers — pillars of their political camps, dressed often in fine suits and symbols of state power — now lie silent in jute sacks, their lives abruptly ended by a tragic...
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Africa and the Caribbean forge bold trade alliance in response to Trump tariffs
Amid growing frustration over U.S. trade policies, African and Caribbean nations are uniting in an unprecedented move to reclaim economic sovereignty. The pushback comes in the wake of tariffs imposed...
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NABA CEO explains why Ubuntu economics is the key to Black prosperity
Guylaine Saint Juste, CEO of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), has called for a transformative shift in global Black economic thinking, urging African nations to embrace Ubuntu economics,...
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Trump’s Africa strategy swaps aid for trade—but at what cost?
When President Donald Trump hosted five African leaders in Washington this month, his comments laid bare a strained understanding of the continent. He praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s English,...
