Tag: Pan African Nations
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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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🇱🇷Monrovia’s New U.S. Embassy: A Symbol of Strengthened Partnership and Regional Promise
Monrovia, Liberia — In recent years, the diplomatic landscape between Liberia and the United States has taken on a new dimension with sustained investments in infrastructure, policy engagement, and strategic cooperation. At the heart of this renewed relationship is the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia — a modern diplomatic mission that reflects both countries’ deep historical…
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🇬🇭🇷🇼🇹🇿🇨🇮🇸🇸🇰🇪🇳🇬Skin Lightening Bans Across Africa: Laws on Paper, Products on Shelves
Across many African countries, the fight against harmful skin-lightening products has intensified over the last decade. Nations such as Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire, South Sudan, Kenya, and Nigeria have all enacted restrictions or outright bans on cosmetics containing dangerous chemicals like hydroquinone, mercury, and corticosteroids.Yet a troubling reality persists: despite these laws, skin-lightening products…
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🇺🇳 Nicki Minaj’s UN Speech Sparks Pan-African Concern: Celebrity, Politics, and the Complexity of Nigerian Violence
A celebrity’s foray into international diplomacyWhen global music superstar Nicki Minaj stepped onto the United Nations podium on November 18, 2025, she brought her immense celebrity platform into one of Africa’s most complex security situations. Her speech, focusing exclusively on Christian persecution in Nigeria, has ignited both support and concern across the Pan-African community, raising…
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🇳🇪 Niger to Invest $106 Mln in Agro-Industrial Center in Maradi Irrigation Zone
The center will be located in the “Djirataoua hydro-agricultural perimeter,” a polyculture zone near the city of Maradi, benefiting from a year-round production system, President Abdourahamane Tiani announced during his national tour. Covering over 600 hectares, the area produces bananas, eggplants, moringa, corn, sorghum, and millet, as well as processed peanut-based products. President Tiani also…
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🇪🇹🇦🇿 Azerbaijan plans a business mission to Ethiopia to strengthen economic ties
From November 23 to 29, 2025, a business mission from Azerbaijan to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is scheduled. This was reported by the Africa–Azerbaijan Cooperation Organization (AFAZ). The program includes the “Ethiopia-Azerbaijan” business forum, B2B and B2G meetings, as well as visits to production facilities. Participants will meet with representatives of local business…
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🇯🇵Anti-Immigration Uproar Forces Japan to End Africa Exchange Plan
Japan has scrapped a plan to promote cultural exchanges between regional cities and four African countries, after misinterpretations and disinformation sparked fears it would open the doors to mass immigration. The reversal came amid heightened focus on foreigners in Japan, just two months after a surge of support for anti-immigration party Sanseito in Japan’s upper…
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Ivory Coast: Growth Projected at 6.2% in 2025 (World Bank)
The World Bank projects that Ivory Coast’s economy will expand by 6.2% in 2025, continuing an impressive trajectory that saw average growth of 8.2% between 2012 and 2020. Key drivers remain hydrocarbons, mining, and services. Yet risks remain. Pre-election instability, climate pressures, and tighter financing conditions could affect investment flows. Poverty, while reduced from 55%…
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DOJ Charges 22-Year-Old for Running RapperBot Botnet Behind 370,000 DDoS Attacks
A 22-year-old man from the U.S. state of Oregon has been charged with allegedly developing and overseeing a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire botnet called RapperBot. Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon, has been identified as the administrator of the service, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. The botnet has been used to carry out large-scale DDoS-for-hire…
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🇱🇷Coal Blast Rocks Bulk Carrier Off Baltimore
A Liberian-flagged coal carrier erupted in an explosion on Monday while transiting the Patapsco River near the demolition site of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The 751-foot W Sapphire, which had just loaded coal at CSX’s Curtis Bay terminal, was beginning its voyage to Mauritius when the blast tore through the ship at around 6:30 p.m.…
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