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Africa dominates new U.S. travel ban list as Trump expands restrictions
Africa has borne the brunt of the Trump administration’s latest expansion of U.S. travel restrictions, yet public reaction across the continent remained restrained on Wednesday as governments assessed the scope of the policy and weighed their options. The decision adds 20 countries to an existing list and significantly widens measures first announced in June. The…
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How a Transcontinental Railroad could transform Africa
A Transcontinental African Railroad could be the transformative infrastructure Africa has long...
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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...
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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 investment,returns on 26 November 2025 at TheCamp, in the Aix-Marseille-Provence region. Held under the High Patronage...
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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 in Africa, signaling that the crisis phase has eased though vigilance will continue. Speaking to reporters...
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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...
