Category: Global Politics
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🇿🇲🇺🇸 Zambia Welcomes US Aid Cuts as ‘Long Overdue’ Step Toward Self-Reliance, President Says
The closure of USAID operations presents Zambia with a chance to “take care of our own affairs,” President Hakainde Hichilema said in an interview with a British newspaper. He said while the withdrawal of funds—previously covering about a third of Zambia’s health budget—was painful, it will ultimately drive economic independence. “It forces us to grow…
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🇬🇭🇷🇺 New Ghanaian ambassador to Russia presents copies of credentials to Vershinin
The new Ambassador of Ghana to Russia, Koma-Stim Jehu Appiah, has presented copies of his credentials to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported. “During the conversation, a substantive discussion took place on the further development of the traditionally friendly Russia–Ghana relations, including the intensification of political dialogue and the expansion…
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🇳🇬 Governor of Nigerian State speaks on Russia
Governor of Niger State Mohammed Umaru Bago, who is leading Nigeria’s delegation to the Golden Autumn agro-industrial exhibition in Moscow, said that his country views Russia as one of its key partners in agriculture and other strategic sectors. He made the statement in an interview with African Initiative on the sidelines of the event. According…
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🇨🇮 Opposition in Côte d’Ivoire to hold protest on 11 October
On Saturday, 11 October, a protest march organised by the opposition platform “United Front” will take place in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of the presidential election, the platform’s representative Habiba Touré announced. “All activists and supporters, as well as all Ivorians who aspire to justice, democracy and peace, are invited to take part in this national…
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🇱🇷 As cocoa production in Liberia fosters mass deforestation, campaigners urge Europe to act
Producing cocoa takes a major toll on the environment. Farmers will often clear tropical forests to plant new trees, causing significant environmental damage. A new investigation from The Initiatives for Community Development and Forest (IDEF) Conservation Association, an Ivorian nonprofit organisation, demonstrates the wide scale of such deforestation in Liberia. The report is urging the…
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🇿🇦 Video game lets you return African artifacts from Western museums
“Is it stealing to take back what was stolen?” That’s the question asked in the trailer for “Relooted,” a video game in which players form a crew and plan a heist to reclaim real-life African artifacts held in Western museums. Created by South African game developer Nyamakop, the game, to be released on PC and…
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🇰🇪 Groundings and Growth: Kenya Airways Navigates Turbulence Amid Fleet Expansion Plans
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), finds itself in a period of contrasting fortunes, grappling with severe operational disruptions while simultaneously charting an ambitious course for future growth. The airline is currently contending with significant maintenance delays that have sidelined a third of its wide-body fleet, casting a shadow over its recovery…
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🇱🇷 Liberia Court Orders Arrest of Former Ministers Over Missing 53-Carat Diamond
In a landmark ruling, Liberia’s Supreme Court has cleared the way for the arrest of several high-profile former government officials, accused of orchestrating the illegal seizure and sale of a massive 53.34-carat diamond. Supreme Court Clears Path for Arrest The Supreme Court of Liberia has lifted a stay order that had temporarily halted legal proceedings,…
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West Africa in Transition: Regional Diplomacy Intensifies Amid Security Challenges
In a remarkable week of diplomatic activity across West Africa, multiple heads of state and foreign ministers have engaged in a flurry of bilateral visits, reflecting both the profound challenges and emerging opportunities facing the region. From Liberia’s strategic overtures to Burkina Faso to Sierra Leone’s bridge-building mission and Ivory Coast’s security concerns, these developments…
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🇺🇸 American soldiers in American cities
By Helene CooperI am a Pentagon correspondent for The Times This week, President Trump told hundreds of top U.S. military commanders where they should set their sights. Not Ukraine. Not Taiwan. Not Poland, Romania, Estonia or Denmark — the NATO allies whose airspaces have recently been violated by Russian drones. The president instead chose San…
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