Category: International Business & Finance
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Pan-African Now: Why Jeffrey Sachs Says Unity is Africa’s Only Escape from the Debt Trap
For decades, Pan-Africanism has been treated by Western policy circles as a romantic relic of the 1960s—a noble dream extinguished in a hail of bullets in Kinshasa, Conakry, and Ouagadougou. But in a major intervention in late 2025, economist Jeffrey Sachs declared that the dream is not only alive, but urgently necessary. Speaking alongside African…
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🇱🇷 Liberia’s Main Port Takes Centre Stage in Africa’s Trade Expansion
Monrovia, Liberia — In a strategic move that signals Liberia’s ambition to position itself as a critical maritime hub in West Africa, Marsa Maroc, Morocco’s leading port operator, has recently signed a major contract with Liberia’s National Port Authority (NPA) to operate key assets at the Port of Monrovia — the country’s main deep‐water seaport…
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🇺🇸 Stranded by Policy: The Growing Crisis for Americans Blocked from Bringing Spouses to the U.S.
When a U.S. citizen marries a foreign national, the expectation is simple: you file the paperwork, wait your turn, and eventually begin your life together in America. But for thousands of American families, that promise has quietly evaporated. In early 2026, a series of overlapping executive actions have created an effective immigration blockade for spouses…
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Three West African juntas have turned to Russia. Now the US wants to engage them
The US has declared a stark policy shift towards three West African countries which are battling Islamist insurgents and whose military governments have broken defence ties with France and turned towards Russia. The state department announced that Nick Checker, head of its Bureau of African Affairs, would visit Mali’s capital Bamako to convey the United…
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🇱🇷 UBA CEO Africa 1, Chioma Mang, Pays Courtesy Visit to Liberia Following Her Appointment
Monrovia — United Bank for Africa (UBA) has reaffirmed its commitment to Liberia’s financial sector as its newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer for Africa 1, Madam Chioma Mang, paid a courtesy visit to the country as part of a continent-wide strategic engagement tour. The visit follows Mang’s recent appointment and underscores UBA Group’s efforts…
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Epic Games & Google Reveal Secret $800 Million Deal During Legal Battle
“We view this as a significant transfer of value from Epic to Google.” Epic Games’ willingness to settle its antitrust lawsuit against Google might have seemed sudden, and California District Judge James Donato has some concerns as well. “The only changed circumstance that I can see right now is Epic and Google – two mortal enemies…
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🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪🇷🇺 Russia to Deploy Strategic Communications Satellite for Sahel Alliance, Reshaping Regional Security and Influence
In a move signaling a major geopolitical realignment in West Africa, Russia has agreed to support Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in developing a shared communications satellite. This initiative, spearheaded by Moscow, aims to create an independent orbital infrastructure for the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), directly challenging traditional Western hegemony in the region’s critical…
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Nelson Mandela Memorabilia Can Go to Auction, Court Says
A South African court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the country’s heritage body to prevent the sale and export of memorabilia belonging to the anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. The items are in the hands of Mr. Mandela’s eldest daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, and Christo Brand, a warden who worked at Robben Island while he was…
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🇱🇷 Liberia: Son of Ex–Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor Dies at JFK Hospital
Charles Phillip Taylor Jr., son of former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, has died, the family has confirmed. Relatives said Taylor Jr. passed away on Tuesday at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital at about 3:29 p.m. Details surrounding the cause of death were not immediately disclosed. In July 2023, Taylor Jr. was celebrated by…
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia to Print Its Own Currency in Push for Economic Sovereignty
Ethiopian Investment Holdings plans to begin building domestic currency printing capacity as part of a move to reduce risks associated with producing banknotes abroad, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) said on Thursday. Speaking at the Finance Forward Ethiopia 2026 conference, Abiy said the state-owned asset manager would take on the role as part of a…
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