Category: African Business
Ghana Restructures Gold Trade: Foreign Companies Ordered Out of Small-Scale Sector by April 2025
Accra, Ghana – April 20, 2025 — In a bold move to reshape its gold industry and clamp down on illegal mining, the Republic of Ghana has announced sweeping reforms to its small-scale gold sector. Effective April 30, 2025, all foreign companies involved in the trade of small-scale gold must exit the market. Only state-affiliated…
Feeding the Revolution: How the Black Panther Party Outpaced the U.S. Government in Serving the People
By Historical Wire Tap | Pan-African News Blog In the late 1960s and early 1970s, as Black communities across the United States struggled under the weight of poverty, police brutality, and systemic neglect, a new kind of revolution was taking place—not with guns, but with groceries. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, founded in 1966…
One Caribbean Music Festival Set to Electrify Port of Spain this May
The energy of the Caribbean will be in full force on Saturday, May 31st, 2025, as Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, hosts the highly anticipated One Caribbean Music Festival at the iconic Queen’s Park Savannah. This vibrant celebration of Caribbean unity, music, and culture will feature performances from some of the region’s top artists—most…
🇨🇻Discover Cape Verde’s vibrant music scene at the Atlantic Music Expo
The Atlantic Music Expo (AME) in Praia, Cape Verde, is far more than just a music market—it’s a hub of talent and cultural exchange, bridging the musical worlds of Africa and the Americas. Held annually in the capital, Praia, the event has quickly become a must-attend for music industry professionals while offering a rich array…
🇱🇷Let’s Grow +231: Sowing Seeds of Change in Liberian Backyards
Pan-African News Blog In a time when food security and sustainable living are gaining urgency across the globe, one grassroots initiative in Liberia is cultivating more than just crops—it’s nurturing confidence, self-reliance, and community resilience. Let’s Grow +231, a Liberian backyard gardening channel, is creating a “home away from home” for plant lovers who are passionate…
🇬🇦Gabon prepares for first presidential election since 2023 coup, interim president expected to win
Will Brice Oligui Nguema, a military officer who became popular after leading the coup against former longtime ruler Ali Bongo, and currently interim president, win on Saturday as the polls are predicting him to? What is certain is that he has gained the support of many Gabonese, who have startd to trust him on the…
🇸🇴 Al-Shabaab: The Rise, Strategy, and Financial Power of Somalia’s Most Notorious Jihadist Group
The History of Al-Shabaab Al-Shabaab, meaning “The Youth” in Arabic, emerged in Somalia in the early 2000s as the militant wing of the now-defunct Islamic Courts Union (ICU). The ICU briefly controlled large parts of Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu, before being ousted by Ethiopian forces in 2006. After the ICU’s fall, Al-Shabaab splintered off…
🇱🇷Liberia: ‘Don’t Risk Jail or Deportation’
The United States Embassy in Monrovia has issued a strong warning to Liberians contemplating illegal entry or remaining unlawfully in the United States, cautioning that such actions could result in jail time, deportation, and permanent visa bans. In a press release issued on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Mark Toner, said the U.S. government is…
🇬🇭Ghana: Nigerian boxer Gabriel Olanrewagu collapses in ring at Bukom arena
A tragic incident occurred at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday night during the Bel 7Star Ghana Professional Boxing League when Nigerian boxer Gabriel Aluwasegun Olanrewagu collapsed in the ring while facing off against 22-year-old Ghanaian contender Jonathan Mbanugu. Despite immediate medical assistance, Gabriel was taken to the hospital, where he unfortunately succumbed to his…
🇯🇵Where Did All the Rice Go? Japan’s Vanishing Harvest and the Importance of African Rice Production
Rice has long been the lifeblood of Japan’s culinary and cultural identity. Yet, in the past two years, the country has faced a crisis unlike any before. A perfect storm of climate change-driven heat waves, unseasonal rains, earthquakes, and inflation has battered Japan’s rice production, leading to a sharp decline in harvests. As panic buying…
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