Category: Africa
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia Celebrates Meskel as Northern Tensions Raise Fears of Renewed Conflict
Ethiopia celebrated Meskel in Addis Ababa amid renewed concerns over security in the country’s north. Tens of thousands gathered for the traditional Demera ceremony as religious and government leaders called for national unity and peaceful coexistence following reports of renewed fighting and rising tensions.
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🇨🇩 KoBold Metals uses AI to search for critical minerals in Congo
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in Africa, African Business, Bauxite, Geopolitics, Gold, Investment, Iron Ore, Lithium, Minerals, MiningKoBold Metals is using artificial intelligence, geological data, satellite imagery and thousands of soil samples to search for lithium and other critical minerals around Manono in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project highlights a new phase of African mineral exploration — where AI and geological intelligence are becoming as strategically important as the resources…
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🇬🇲 The Gambia’s Local Jobs Push Tests the Future of West African Free Movement
The Gambia’s reported decision to require commercial banks to prioritize qualified Gambian workers by the end of 2026 is reopening a wider West African debate over local employment, migration and ECOWAS free movement. As Banjul seeks to address youth unemployment and build domestic skills, the policy raises questions about how national job protection can coexist…
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🇺🇳 UN Tensions Rise as Israeli Ambassador Confronts Iranian Delegation During General Assembly
panafrican.email Africa Intelligence Center Global Affairs • Key Actors Who’s Who A factual profile of the principal governments, political leaders, diplomats, international institutions and technology actors involved in the current Israel–Iran diplomatic confrontation at the United Nations. Israel Government & UN Mission Iran Government & UN Delegation United States Military & Diplomatic Actor United Nations…
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia’s Armed Groups Realign as Fighting Returns to Tigray
Ethiopia is facing its most serious security escalation since the 2020–2022 Tigray war. Seven armed movements—including the TPLF, Amhara Fano and Oromo Liberation Army—have announced a new alliance, while fighting has returned to Tigray and spread toward Amhara and Afar. With civilians facing renewed displacement, shortages and disrupted transport, the unfolding crisis could reshape Ethiopia’s…
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🇨🇺 Assata Shakur Dies in Havana at 78, Closing a Remarkable Chapter of Black Liberation History
Assata Shakur’s life crossed the defining political struggles of the Black liberation era—from her activism in the United States and imprisonment to her 1979 escape and decades of exile in Cuba. Explore the key moments that shaped her contested legacy.
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🇬🇭 13 Suspected Illegal Miners Arrested in Osino as NAIMOS Intensifies Galamsey Crackdown
NAIMOS has arrested 13 suspected illegal miners at Osino in Ghana’s Eastern Region and destroyed mining equipment found at the site, in another operation targeting the persistent return of galamsey activities.
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🇬🇳 Guinean Diaspora Protest Mamadi Doumbouya During UN General Assembly in New York
Members of Guinea’s diaspora staged competing demonstrations in New York during the 81st UN General Assembly, with opponents of Mamadi Doumbouya protesting around the Waldorf Astoria and Dag Hammarskjold Plaza while supporters also mobilized.
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🇬🇭 Ghana Is Open for Business: Mahama Takes Investment Message to Nasdaq
The core event details are confirmed by Nasdaq, Ghana’s Information Services Department, and the Ghana News Agency. Nasdaq lists the closing-bell ceremony for September 23, 2026, and explicitly describes it as highlighting Ghana’s openness to business. President John Dramani Mahama has used a high-profile Nasdaq closing-bell ceremony in New York to declare that Ghana is…
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🇲🇱 Russia’s Africa Corps Seeks More Fuel as Mali Faces Intensifying Jihadist Attacks
Mali’s security crisis is entering a critical phase as JNIM intensifies attacks, fuel convoys come under pressure, and Russia’s Africa Corps seeks additional resources to sustain operations. The latest situation highlights the growing importance of fuel routes, military logistics and regional security corridors across the Sahel.