Category: African Business
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๐ง๐ฏ BREAKING: Soldiers Announce Overthrow of Government in Benin, Gunfire Reported in Cotonou
Cotonou, Benin โ In a sudden and destabilizing development, a faction of soldiers in Benin announced the overthrow of President Patrice Talon in a televised address today. The announcement plunges the West African nation, often hailed as a bastion of democracy and stability in the region, into profound uncertainty. According to the broadcast on national…
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๐ณ๐ฌ A full-blown industry’: Inside Nigeriaโs kidnapping economy
The story is no longer just about banditary. In Northern Nigeria, kidnapping has grown into a sophisticated, systematized corporate machine, an economy where human beings are the raw material and ransom is the currency. That was the stark conclusion drawn by security and governance experts on the December episode of The Africanews Debates. The panel…
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๐น๐ฟ Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests
Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she has been using to mobilise Tanzanians against the government. The former fashion model-turned-activist, who is based in the US, is an outspoken critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and had nearly three million followers on…
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๐ท๐ผ Kagame’s Defining Speech: At Washington Accords Signing, Rwanda Declares African Ownership of Peace
In a moment that reshapes the narrative of Central African diplomacy, Rwandan President Paul Kagame delivered a landmark address at the historic signing of the Washington Accords. Standing alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi, Kagame framed the agreement not merely as a foreign-brokered deal, but as a…
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๐ฑ๐ท Liberia’s Potential Oil Discovery: Grand Bassa Seep Ignites Hope and Calls for Caution
Grand Bassa County, Liberia โ For a nation weary from economic hardship, the news that spread on December 3, 2025, felt like a gift: residents of Compound Two in Grand Bassa County reported a strange, dark liquid seeping from the ground, widely believed to be crude oil. Social media quickly flooded with videos of townspeople…
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๐ฒ๐ฆAfroland Festival 2025 to take place in Rabat
The Afroland Festival 2025 โ a festival of African art, sport, fashion and culture โ will be held in the Moroccan capital Rabat from 21 December to 18 January, the local magazine รamarche reported. ๐ธThe headliners of the event will be Xander Pratt โ one of Africaโs most prominent avant-garde artists, a musician and designer…
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๐บ๐ธ U.S. President Calls Somali Immigrants โGarbageโ
Somali American community members serve a home-made lunch in Minneapolis, Minnesota. U.S. President Donald Trump has called the Somali immigrants in Minnesota โgarbage.โ Somali nationals in the U.S. are a primary target in the Trump administrationโs new directive to freeze all immigration applications from 19 countries already subject to a travel ban. This pause includes…
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๐ท๐บ๐ Russia Ready to Support African Nations in Building Independent Media Space: Senior Lawmaker
“We see how Western media maintain dominance in the continent’s information space, forming a distorted picture of events. This is already information neocolonialism,” Duma Vice Speaker Alexander Babakov told Russian media. The Russian lawmaker emphasized the need for an “alternative, independent, Africa-oriented information environment.” Babakov contrasted Russia’s approach with Western policies: “Russia comes to Africa…
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๐ญ๐น Haiti Held Hostage: How Gangs Seized a Nation and What It Means for Africa
In the crumbling neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, a new power asserts its authority. It is not the Haitian government, whose police forces are weary and outgunned, nor the beleaguered transitional council trying to steer the country from chaos. The real power lies with men like Jimmy Chรฉrizier, known as “Barbecue,” a former police officer turned gang…
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๐ฌ๐ฒ The Exile’s Shadow: Yahya Jammeh’s Long Game and The Gambia’s Unfinished Reckoning
KANILAI, THE GAMBIA โ In October 2025, the crackle of a WhatsApp audio message, relayed through loudspeakers in a village, sent political shockwaves through this small West African nation. From his exile haven over 3,000 kilometers away, former dictator Yahya Jammeh declared to hundreds of cheering supporters: โNobody can prevent me from coming in. I…
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