Tag: Africa
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🇿🇲🇨🇳 Zambia Maps Its Mineral Future as China Seeks Deeper Critical-Minerals Cooperation
Zambia’s nationwide geological mapping programme is 93.6% complete as officials and Chinese representatives discuss opportunities in copper and other critical minerals.
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🇱🇷 Deportees Sent to Liberia: A New Chapter in America’s Expanding Deportation Policy
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — A group of people deported from the United States to Liberia has found itself thousands of miles from home, navigating an unfamiliar country and an uncertain future after being removed under the Trump administration’s expanding immigration enforcement policies. According to reporting by CBS News, the deportees include individuals from countries such as…
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🇿🇦 Six Nigerian Nationals Extradited to US Over R100 Million Black Axe Romance Scam Allegations
South Africa — Six Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States following a joint law-enforcement operation involving South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, and Interpol. The suspects are facing criminal charges in the United States over allegations of their involvement in a sophisticated cybercrime network linked by…
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🇩🇪 How the Berlin Conference Fragmented Africa: Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao on the Legacy of Colonial Borders
ACCRA — The political map of Africa that exists today is the product of a turbulent history of European colonial expansion, territorial competition and negotiations that took place largely without African representation. For Pan-African advocate and Zimbabwean diplomat Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, the legacy of that process remains one of the continent’s most consequential challenges. Chihombori-Quao…
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🇱🇾 Maritime Drones: The Emerging Terrorism Threat on Africa’s Seas
By Panafrican.email News Desk The rapid development of maritime drones is creating a new security challenge for governments, shipping companies and coastal communities around the world, with Africa potentially among the regions most exposed to the emerging threat. A recent attack involving the Russian-flagged LNG tanker MV Arctic Metagaz in the Mediterranean has renewed international…
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🐻From LinkedIn to the AI Economy: Why Its Founders Sold—and What They Saw Coming for the Future of Work
By Pan African News When LinkedIn was launched in 2003, the idea of building a global digital network around a person’s professional identity was still largely untested. The internet had social networks, job boards and corporate websites, but there was no dominant platform designed to connect a person’s identity, skills, career history, professional relationships and…
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🇬🇭 2026 Africa Basketball Festival: Basketball, Music & Fashion Unite in Ghana
The countdown is officially on for the 2026 Africa Basketball Festival (ABF 2026), a celebration bringing together the energy of basketball, African music, fashion and youth culture for five unforgettable days in Accra. Taking place December 9–13, 2026, the festival will be hosted at the University of Ghana Basketball Court, with activities beginning at 3:00…
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🇳🇪 Niger’s Uranium, Military Turmoil and the Questions Surrounding a Strategic Resource
NIAMEY, Niger — Niger is facing renewed political and security pressure after an attempted mutiny in the capital targeted a strategic military facility at Diori Hamani International Airport, bringing fresh attention to the country’s fragile security environment—and to the enormous geopolitical importance of its natural resources. The latest incident occurred on August 29, 2026, when…
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🇬🇭 Ghana President Calls for African-Centred Approach to Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Ghana’s President has called for a cautious, responsible and Africa-centred approach to the development and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in sensitive sectors such as healthcare. The President warned that while AI has enormous potential to transform healthcare delivery, diagnostic services and medical research, its benefits could be undermined if systems are developed using…