Category: Pan African Communications
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🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪 Leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch joint AES television channel
The presidents of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have ceremonially launched a joint television channel of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), Mali’s newspaper L’Essor reported. 🔸Ibrahim Traoré, Assimi Goïta and Abdourahamane Tchiani also took part in the channel’s first broadcast, during which the AES national anthem was played and reports were aired on the…
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso allocates frequency for Confederation of Sahel States radio station
Burkina Faso’s Superior Council for Communication (CSC) has allocated a frequency for the operation of Daandé Liptako radio station of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), which includes Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the CSC press service reported. 🔸The relevant agreement was signed by CSC President Wendingoudi Louis Modeste Ouedraogo and Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie…
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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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🇱🇷 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…