Tag: West Africa
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Algerian foreign minister says African countries and peoples continue to pay a heavy price for colonialism https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/30/african-leaders-push-for-recognition-of-colonial-crimes-and-reparations?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›
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Researchers were perplexed, when they discovered that the remains of one woman and one man shared close genetic similarity with present-day Yoruba, Mende, Mandenka, and Esan groups from Sub-Saharan West… more ›
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Ghana plans to license crypto platforms as authorities seek to capture revenue as well as regulate an asset class used by millions in the West African nation. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-24/ghana-to-license-crypto-firms-as-digital-asset-demand-surges?utm_source=semafor&embedded-checkout=true more ›
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If the former colonizers of Togo saw the Palais de Lomé, the country’s first major art and culture park, they might have found it a “nightmare,” said Sonia Lawson, the… more ›
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-12-01/climate-change-in-ivory-coast-and-ghana-makes-chocolate-expensive-everywhere?sref=KkPzpZvz more ›
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The Malian discovery was vivid evidence for what a small group of scientists, studying hints from seeps, mines, and abandoned wells, had been saying for years: Contrary to conventional wisdom,… more ›
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Fandom for the music genre is surging, underscored by a jump in tour dates across the US. A few years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to hear Afrobeats acts like Tiwa… more ›