Category: Pan African Communications
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🇱🇷 Between Promise and Harassment: The Contradictory Reality for Liberia’s Returnees
Liberia launches an ambitious “Diaspora Annual Return” program while Bucky Raw’s rise and a businesswoman’s harassment expose the painful gaps between homecoming dreams and reality. Liberia is sending mixed signals to its global citizens. On one hand, the government is rolling out an elaborate “2025 Diaspora Annual Return” program under the theme “Our Liberia, One…
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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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🇺🇸 Beyond the Boarding Pass: Apple’s Digital ID and the Global March Towards a Wallet-Free Future
For years, the smartphone has been steadily absorbing the contents of our pockets. First, it replaced the camera, then the map, and most significantly for many in Africa, it began replacing the physical wallet through mobile money platforms. Now, the next frontier is upon us: your national identity, digitised and living securely in your device.…
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🇬🇶🇷🇺 Dostoevsky’s works discussed at the Russian Cultural Centre in Malabo
A meeting of the discussion club dedicated to the works of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky was held at the Russian Cultural Centre in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, with the support of African Initiative. 🔸Students of Russian language courses and guests of the Cultural Centre attended a presentation on the writer’s life and legacy,…
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🇬🇭 Digital Realty’s New Data Center in Ghana: A Catalyst for Digital Sovereignty and Pan-African Connectivity
A new digital infrastructure milestone is set to reshape West Africa’s technological landscape. Global colocation giant Digital Realty has announced the launch of its first data center in Accra, Ghana, marking a significant strategic expansion of its PlatformDIGITAL® across the African continent. This state-of-the-art facility, known as ACR2, promises to bolster Ghana’s digital economy, enhance…
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🇺🇸 FCC Takes Next Step Toward Banning DJI Drones in the US
An FCC vote signals that a retroactive ban on some DJI products may be coming, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to give up your DJI drone. If a DJI drone has been on your wish list, you might want to get one while you still can. A vote last week by the FCC could…
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🌍🇷🇺 Christianity developing most dynamically in Africa, Russian Orthodox Church says
Christianity is developing most dynamically in Africa. The statement was made by Vladimir Legoyda, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), during his speech at the International Co-operation Forum in Moscow on 26 October. 💬“From the point of view…
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🇬🇭 Ghana makes local languages compulsory in schools
October 27, 2025 by Kwabena Adu Gyamfi The government of Ghana has announced that all teachers must now use local languages as the main medium of instruction at the basic school level. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu revealed the new policy on Friday October 24. calling it a decisive step toward improving learning outcomes and protecting…
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🌍🇷🇺 Russian Orthodox Church to print liturgical texts for African parishes in local printing houses
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) intends to move the printing of translated liturgical and spiritual texts for African believers to printing houses located in African countries due to logistical challenges. The decision was announced by Archpriest Tigran Khachatryan, Head of the Spiritual and Educational Centre in honour of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark (a structure…