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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

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CARICOM Leaders Endorse New Global Pact on the Future

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

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is working with partners to ensure that cyber criminals and organized crime groups involved in transnational car thefts are deprived of the benefits of their illegal activities. (Courtesy photo)

Tinubu Orders Crackdown on Transnational Car Thieves in Nigeria

by Oswald T. Brown September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

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Mottley Calls for Change in Attitude, Values During Speech at Summit of the Future

by Oswald T. Brown September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

**FILE** Kenyan President William Ruto (shown here) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, signed an agreement Friday in Berlin to promote the recruitment of skilled workers who can fill gaps in Germany’s labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don’t have the right to stay in Germany. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)

Germany Signs Agreement with Kenya to Bring in Skilled Workers

by Oswald T. Brown September 18, 2024September 18, 2024