Washington Informer World News: Global African American Community Updates

An audience member asks a question at the African Voices U.S. Elections 2024 town hall at the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5. (Eden Harris/The Washington Informer)

Voice of America Africa Hosts Inaugural Town Hall for African Diaspora

by Eden Harris October 9, 2024October 10, 2024

Ghana's Ambassador to the U.S. Hajia Alima Mahama speaks at the launch of Ghana D.C. Week at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art on Oct. 7. (Eden Harris/The Washington Informer)

Ghana Week D.C. Launches to Promote Economic, Cultural Ties

by Eden Harris October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

**FILE** Joseph Boakai (Peter Clottey/VOA via Wikimedia Commons)

The President of the Republic of Liberia Receives the Alpha Award of Merit

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Guinea’s Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyate shake hands. (Courtesy of Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service)

Russia Considering Canceling Visas for Several African Countries

by Oswald T. Brown October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

Senator Lisa Cummins, Barbados’ minister of Energy and Business, says Barbados government is looking to address long-standing concerns about the ease of doing business in the country through several new initiatives. (Courtesy Photo/Ministry of Energy and Business Barbados)

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Initiatives to Make It Easier to Do Business in Barbados

by Oswald T. Brown October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

Dr. Gina Paige, president and co-founder of African Ancestry, Inc., Gbenza Ogunijimi, executive director of the Nigerian Center, Kimberley Bassett, secretary of the District of Columbia, Kkechi Ilechi, policy director at the Nigerian Center, and Olayinka Davies, creator and director of “Perception: The Nigerian Narrative.” (Lafayette Barnes Sr./The Washington Informer)

D.C. Honors Nigerian Center, Gbenga Ogunjimi

by Lafayette Barnes Sr. October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

**FILE** Pro-Palestinian protestors march to the White House in November 2023. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Vigils and Protests Mark One Year Since Hamas Attack on Israel

by Stacy M. Brown October 7, 2024October 9, 2024

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the Africa-America Institute Gala on Sept. 24. (Eden Harris/The Washington Informer)

Africa-America Institute Gala Celebrates Ties Among African Diaspora

by Eden Harris October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

**FILE** President Joe Biden will visit Angola next month, marking his first state trip to Africa. It will be the first visit by a U.S. president to an African nation since 2013. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

President Biden to Visit Angola in October

by Oswald T. Brown October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

Andrew Holness

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CARICOM Leaders Endorse New Global Pact on the Future

by Oswald T. Brown October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

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