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Antioch flies Pan-African flag for first time in honor of Black Americans

Antioch will for the first time in history fly the Pan-African flag at City Hall through Juneteenth in honor of Black Americans who contributed to the enrichment of the community. Originally proposed as a Black History Month display, the flag flying was extended because it came on the agenda so late in the month on…
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March 9, 2024
SUNU plans to immortalise founder with Pan-African prize

The SUNU Group has revealed plans to institute a pan-African prize to immortalise its late founder and president, Mr. Pathe’ Dione. In a statement shared with our correspondent on Monday, the group said the country be instituted in Dione’s honour because he had left a legacy in all the countries where the company operates. The…
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February 29, 2024
ECOWAS Founder Urges Lifting Sanctions On Coup-hit States

A founder of the West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday called for the lifting of sanctions on coup-hit countries ahead of an emergency heads of state meeting in the troubled region. A founder of the West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday called for the lifting of sanctions on coup-hit countries ahead of an emergency heads…
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February 22, 2024
Meloni presents plan to strengthen Africa’s position — but to whose benefit?

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been shifting the focus of her immigration policy from a rhetoric centered around clamping down on irregular boat arrivals to one of seeking fresh ways to empower the African countries they tend to hail from. At a Monday summit in Rome, the far-right Italian leader pledged to reshape her…
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February 21, 2024
Guinea’s transition back to a democratic path

This will be a pivotal year for charting the trajectory of Guinea’s transition back to a democratic path. A military junta led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya seized power from Guinea’s first democratically elected president, Alpha Condé, in September 2021. As part of a 10-point transition roadmap negotiated with the Economic Community of West African States…
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February 20, 2024
Italy PM Giorgia Meloni seeks new partnership with African nations

The initiative’s main focus is energy; Rome hopes to provide as a doorway into European markets for natural gas from Africa, which has become essential since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced the EU to prioritize supply diversification On Monday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced a long-awaited proposal to strengthen economic relations, establish an energy…
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January 29, 2024
Zimbabwe turns to BRICS bank for funding

Zimbabwe intends to join the New Development Bank (NDB), the multilateral bank set up by the vibrant BRICS states, to expand sources of capital for infrastructure development, according to Finance, and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube. Mthuli revealed this in an interview with CGTN Africa, an African division of China Global Television Network, the…
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July 12, 2023
Pan-African Parliament: Punches, kicks and death threats

Founded with the noble ambition of uniting the continent, a session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) recently descended into farce with some members fighting and threatening to kill each other. The ugly scenes came amid sharp divisions over who the next president of the 235-member parliament should be, with southern African delegates insisting that their…
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June 21, 2021