Category: African Business
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๐ง๐ซ Burkina Faso allocates frequency for Confederation of Sahel States radio station
Burkina Fasoโs Superior Council for Communication (CSC) has allocated a frequency for the operation of Daandรฉ Liptako radio station of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), which includes Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the CSC press service reported. ๐ธThe relevant agreement was signed by CSC President Wendingoudi Louis Modeste Ouedraogo and Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie…
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๐จ๐ซ Miss Central African Republic 2026 final held in Bangui
The final stage of the national beauty contest Miss Central African Republic 2026 took place on 12 December in the countryโs capital, Bangui. By decision of the jury, the winnerโs crown was awarded to 20-year-old student Aalishu Pogi, an African Initiative correspondent reports. โFrom the very beginning of the competition, through her strength of character,…
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๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณ U.S. Cracks Down on AI Export Network, Raising Questions for Africa’s Tech Ambitions For Pan African News Wire
Federal authorities in the United States have unveiled a major international operation, arresting several individuals implicated in a complex scheme to illegally export advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The operation, which investigators describe as “widespread,” has identified links to China, reigniting global debates about tech sovereignty, innovation access, and the geopolitical race for AI supremacyโa…
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๐ฑ๐ท Liberia: ArcelorMittal Remains Liberia’s Largest Revenue Contributor Nearly Two Decades Running
New financial disclosures highlight ArcelorMittal Liberia’s position as the country’s largest and most consistent revenue contributor, with payments to the Government of Liberia now exceeding nearly half a million since the company began operations nearly two decades ago. According to data read by this paper this payment has repeatedly been made through royalties, taxes, and…
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๐ฑ๐ท Liberia: European Union’s Electrification Works Advance in Buchanan
Buchanan โ As contractors of the Light Up South East Program accelerate the planting of concrete light poles in Buchanan City, a joint assessment mission comprising representatives of the European Union Delegation (EUD), the National Authorizing Office (NAO) of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) has…
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๐ณ๐ฌ The HELOC Kings: Nigeriaโs Cybercrime Masterminds and the Cost of a Stolen Reputation
In December 2025, a U.S. district judge labeled him a โperpetual thiefโ and a โflagrant serial offender.โ Oluwaseun Adekoya, a Nigerian national living in a luxury New Jersey apartment, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a complex fraud that stole millions from Americans’ home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). His case is…
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๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฑ Ghana hits back at Israel with reciprocal deportations
Ghana has expelled three Israeli citizens after accusing Israeli authorities of mistreating and wrongfully deporting several Ghanaians who arrived in Tel Aviv last week. The move is Ghanaโs way of signalling that it will not tolerate what it sees as unfair treatment of its nationals abroad. In a statement issued on 10 December, the Ministry…
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Solar Storms and Africa: Understanding the Sun’s Recent Fury and Its Impact
The Sun, our life-giving star, has been unusually active. In recent weeks, a series of powerful solar eruptions have sent waves of charged particles toward Earth, triggering geomagnetic storms that have disrupted technology and painted skies with auroras. For Africa, this isn’t just distant space weather; it has already caused significant radio communication blackouts across…
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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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