Category: Global Politics
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๐ฌ๐ผ Military seizes power in Africaโs first โnarco-stateโ
Heavily armed soldiers claim to have arrested Guinea-Bissauโs president in an apparent coup A group of military officers has seized power in Guinea-Bissau and claimed to have arrested the president. The coup came a day before the West African nation, one of the poorest in the world, with a booming cocaine trade, was scheduled to…
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๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ท French President Emmanuel Macron continues his African tour in Libreville
French President Emmanuel Macron continued his African tour in Gabon after participating in the final session of the G20 summit in Johannesburg. This is the first state visit by the French president to Gabon since Brice Oligui Nguema took power in a coup that toppled the former leader, Ali Bongo. In his speech, Oligui Nguema…
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๐จ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฑ Inside a thriving Chinatown neighborhood in the heart of West Africa
Chinese migrants have created a lively community in the Malian capital of Bamako, but the advance of Islamist militants has some questioning their future there. BAMAKO, Mali โ Drive through downtown in this West African capital, past traditional markets and mosques, and you arrive, unexpectedly, in a neighborhood with bubble tea shops and Chinese boutiques,…
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North Texas Men Accused of Plotting Atrocities on Haitian Island
In a case that echoes the darkest chapters of colonial violence, two North Texas men have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to invade a Haitian island, murder its male population, and enslave women and children for sexual purposes. The detailed plot, described by one criminologist as the most bizarre he has encountered in nearly three…
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Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel โPrasโ Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obamaโs 2012 reelection campaign. Michel, 52, declined to address the court before US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly…
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Judge calls Trump official’s testimony on Abrego Garcia’s potential removal “a zero, in my view”
Greenbelt, Md. โ A federal judge on Thursday expressed frustration with the Trump administration over the testimony provided by a top immigration official who was called to address the steps the Trump administration has taken to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the West African country of Liberia. John Cantรบ, a senior official at Enforcement and…
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Celebrating African Braiding: Get to Know the Iconic History of Nubian Twists on โCrowns of Africaโ
Myths, inconsistencies, and many negative perceptions are often associated with hair and hairstyles, particularly those deeply rooted in African and Black traditions. Crowns of Africa, a new OkayAfrica four-part video series, explores the origins of hairstyles that started in Africa, merging historical facts with cultural relevance and contemporary context. In the first episode, the history…
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๐ฑ๐ท The Executive Mansion is Not for Sale: Why Turning Liberia’s Presidential Palace into a Hotel Betrays Our National Soul
By a Concerned Pan-Africanist In what can only be described as a spectacular failure of historical imagination, Liberian politician Simeon Freeman recently proposed converting Liberia’s Executive Mansion into a five-star hotel. The Movement for Progressive Change leader declared he would transform the nation’s most symbolic political building to generate revenue, arguing that “the presidency can…
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๐บ๐ณ Nicki Minaj’s UN Speech Sparks Pan-African Concern: Celebrity, Politics, and the Complexity of Nigerian Violence
A celebrity’s foray into international diplomacyWhen global music superstar Nicki Minaj stepped onto the United Nations podium on November 18, 2025, she brought her immense celebrity platform into one of Africa’s most complex security situations. Her speech, focusing exclusively on Christian persecution in Nigeria, has ignited both support and concern across the Pan-African community, raising…
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๐บ๐ธ The World: A new Monroe doctrine?
New York Times Trump and the โDonroe DoctrineโEven before it deployed a giant aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, the Trump administration had already paid a lot of attention to Americaโs neighbors in the Western Hemisphere. President Trump started his second term vowing to seize the Panama Canal, annex Greenland and make Canada the 51st state.…
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