Afreximbank launches ATDC to aid SMEs, and partners with companies in DR Congo, Zimbabwe, and Angola to support Their economies.…
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Institute of International Finance, Washington, D.C. — April 23 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stormed the International Finance stage on Tuesday and lobbed a volley of accusations that rattled the very foundations of the Bretton Woods twins. Condemning the International Monetary Fund…
As diplomats finalize agendas for November’s COP 30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil—a gathering already overshadowed by 2024’s unprecedented 1.5°C temperature breach—I can’t help but think back to the first time I met Dr. Shirley Mo Ching Yeung. It was 2019 at…
As the Trump administration approaches the end of its first 100 days in office, seven key Republican senators appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News town hall to unveil their plans on Making America Great Again; The Trump 2025 Agenda, a legislative roadmap…
Washington, D.C. is once again at the center of a tug-of-war with Congress—this time over a $1.1 billion budget cut that city officials say will devastate public services. In March 2025, under a newly enacted continuing resolution (CR), D.C. was forced to…
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.”— Bob Marley Across continents, generations, and cultures, people of African descent share a struggle that transcends geography. In the face of persistent global inequities—marked by war, economic instability, and cultural…
On April 5, 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the revocation of all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and halted future issuances. The decision responds to South Sudan’s refusal to accept citizens deported from the US, aligning with the…
In a no-holds-barred Senate floor speech that stunned Washington, Senator Rand Paul turned his fire inward—launching a blistering attack on Republican leadership for what he called “the greatest betrayal of fiscal conservatism in modern history.” As the GOP prepares to pass a…
Morgan DeBaun has never been afraid to build her own table. As the founder and CEO of Blavity Inc.—the media company she launched from her San Francisco apartment in 2014—she’s built a cultural empire that centers Black voices, scales multi-million dollar brands,…
“No sleepovers,” immigrant parents often firmly state, driven by a protective love shaped by their challenging journeys and experiences of being strangers in a new land. Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini, a dynamic Nigerian-British playwright and screenwriter from East London, transforms this simple yet…
The abrupt dismantling of Voice of America (VOA) is not just a blow to journalism—it underscores why new media and the future of free press must be urgently addressed. President Trump’s executive order, which effectively shuts down the U.S. Agency for Global…
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