Category: African Business
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🇱🇷 Liberia: European Union’s Electrification Works Advance in Buchanan
Buchanan — 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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🇬🇭🇮🇱 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 Ghana’s 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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🇧🇯 BREAKING: Soldiers Announce Overthrow of Government in Benin, Gunfire Reported in Cotonou
Cotonou, Benin – 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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🇷🇼 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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🇲🇦Afroland Festival 2025 to take place in Rabat
The Afroland Festival 2025 — a festival of African art, sport, fashion and culture — will be held in the Moroccan capital Rabat from 21 December to 18 January, the local magazine Çamarche reported. 🔸The headliners of the event will be Xander Pratt — one of Africa’s most prominent avant-garde artists, a musician and designer…
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🇺🇸 U.S. President Calls Somali Immigrants “Garbage”
Somali American community members serve a home-made lunch in Minneapolis, Minnesota. U.S. President Donald Trump has called the Somali immigrants in Minnesota “garbage.” Somali nationals in the U.S. are a primary target in the Trump administration’s new directive to freeze all immigration applications from 19 countries already subject to a travel ban. This pause includes…
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🇷🇺🌍 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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🇯🇲Vybz Kartel and the Skin-Lightening Controversy: What’s Really in These Products and How Do They Affect the Skin?
Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has long been at the center of regional and international conversations about colorism, skin bleaching, and the commercialization of “lighter skin” as a beauty commodity. Over the years, Kartel has been publicly associated with a line of cosmetic and skin-brightening products—including soaps, creams, and astringents—marketed under the “Vybz” brand. His…
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🇬🇭🇷🇼🇹🇿🇨🇮🇸🇸🇰🇪🇳🇬Skin Lightening Bans Across Africa: Laws on Paper, Products on Shelves
Across many African countries, the fight against harmful skin-lightening products has intensified over the last decade. Nations such as Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire, South Sudan, Kenya, and Nigeria have all enacted restrictions or outright bans on cosmetics containing dangerous chemicals like hydroquinone, mercury, and corticosteroids.Yet a troubling reality persists: despite these laws, skin-lightening products…
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Sand Smuggling Plagues West Africa, Fueling Crime and Environmental Crisis
A silent crisis, unfolding in the rivers and on the coasts of West Africa, is fueling transnational crime and devastating communities: the illegal smuggling of sand. While often overlooked, sand is the second most exploited resource in the world after water, and unprecedented demand is driving a lucrative black market. Recent international operations reveal that…