{"id":1190764,"date":"2023-09-06T11:25:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/?page_id=1190764"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:07:05","slug":"washington-informer-news-win-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/washington-informer-news-win-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"WIN Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" data-attachment-id=\"1206739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/washington-informer-news-win-africa\/win-africa-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?fit=600%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,382\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"win-africa-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?fit=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?fit=600%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?resize=600%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1206739\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?resize=150%2C96&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?resize=400%2C255&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/win-africa-logo.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7d4be320bbe8aec0538e6e2bc18d879e\" id=\"h-washington-informer-news-africa\">Washington Informer News Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-uplifting-voices-in-the-african-diaspora-that-uplift-the-world\"><strong>Uplifting Voices in the African Diaspora that Uplift the World.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As we enter into our 60th year, we are committed to amplifying the voices of change-makers and highlighting the transformative initiatives driving progress in Africa. Through our extensive coverage and insightful analysis, we aim to inspire collaboration, ignite ideas, and catalyze positive change that transcends borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would like you to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">share our news<\/a>&nbsp;with your network and&nbsp;&nbsp;encourage them to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribe<\/a>, and support (advertise) the Washington Informer.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-7 is-3 is-landscape  has-text-align-center\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1190764\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1241668\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ambassador-andrew-young tag-ambassador-johnny-carson tag-dr-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus tag-herman-bekele tag-kimberly-bassett tag-kofi-annan tag-president-ellen-johnson-sirleaf category-community category-winafrica type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-unity-ambassadors-ball\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Celebrating the African Diaspora\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1241669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-unity-ambassadors-ball\/image-12844\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 16 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764796524&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15.659999847383&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Teen inventor and scientific researcher Herman Bekele accepts an award at the African Unity Ambassadors Ball on Dec. 3. (D.R. Barnes\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-unity-ambassadors-ball\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Celebrating the African Diaspora<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The African Unity Ambassadors Ball honored a group of leaders and trailblazers, including Ethiopian-American inventor Herman Bekele, Ambassador Johnny Carson, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and others, for their contributions to African development and global health equity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\"><style> @media ( min-width: 320px ) { .newspack_global_ad.block_69aef011d08e4 { min-height: 100px; } }  @media ( min-width: 728px ) { .newspack_global_ad.block_69aef011d08e4 { min-height: 90px; } } <\/style>\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_69aef011d08e4 fixed-height'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/22527061941\/banner_header --><div id='div-gpt-ad-69aef011d08e4-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1190764\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1241496\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ecowas tag-fernando-dias tag-general-denis-ncanha tag-general-horta-nta-na-man tag-goodluck-ebele-johnathan tag-mya-trujillo tag-umaro-sissoco-embalo category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/coup-allegations-guinea-bissau\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-30.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Military Coup in Guinea-Bissau Interrupts Electoral Process\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-30.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-30.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-30.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1241497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/coup-allegations-guinea-bissau\/image-12837\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-30.jpg?fit=590%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"590,393\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;General Horta Nta Na Man is sworn in to serve as Guinea-Bissau\u2019s transitional president, claiming to do so under the hope of restoring political stability within the country. (Courtesy of African Report Files via Facebook)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-30.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-30.jpg?fit=590%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/coup-allegations-guinea-bissau\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Military Coup in Guinea-Bissau Interrupts Electoral Process\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The military in Guinea-Bissau announced a coup d&#8217;etat on Nov. 27, allegedly in response to a plan to alter the election results, and has been condemned by international organizations who are calling for the restoration of constitutional order and the publication of the election results.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1234455\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-adjetey-anang tag-alfred-phakati tag-ghetto-kids tag-jannie-zaaiman tag-kuvamu-dauda tag-lois-aba-kwakyewaa-yankah tag-marina-zaaiman tag-mya-trujillo tag-mzansi-youth-choir tag-sankofa-foundation-inc tag-sidumo-nyamezele category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/sankofa-foundation-african-storytelling\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"African Youth to Take Center Stage in D.C. for Inaugural KidzAFest Cultural Exchange\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1234456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/sankofa-foundation-african-storytelling\/image-12109\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png?fit=993%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"993,402\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kampala, Uganda\u2019s Ghetto Kids dance team, pictured above during their &amp;#8220;Britain\u2019s Got Talent&amp;#8221; audition, will join the stage with South Africa\u2019s Mzansi Youth Choir during the Kidz Theater Production to showcase African music and histories. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kampala, Uganda\u2019s Ghetto Kids dance team, pictured above during their &amp;#8220;Britain\u2019s Got Talent&amp;#8221; audition, will join the stage with South Africa\u2019s Mzansi Youth Choir during the Kidz Theater Production to showcase African music and histories. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png?fit=300%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-4.png?fit=993%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/sankofa-foundation-african-storytelling\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">African Youth to Take Center Stage in D.C. for Inaugural KidzAFest Cultural Exchange<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sankofa Foundation Inc. is hosting the inaugural KidzAFest Cultural Exchange from August 17-31, featuring performances by South Africa&#8217;s Mzansi Youth Choir and Ugandan dance team Ghetto Kids, to promote African storytelling through music and inspire young audiences to utilize the arts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1234081\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-african-union tag-ashlyn-ajiambo tag-emma-kwaje tag-fespa tag-mariatou-adamou tag-mya-trujillo tag-pan-african-womens-organization tag-unesco category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-women-global-solidarity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"African Activists Rally for Radical Change Ahead of Pan-African Women&#8217;s Day\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1234082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-women-global-solidarity\/image-12071\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,799\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740763011&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Women link arms at a February 2025 Howard University event. Pan-African Women\u2019s Day (PAWD) works to remind women across the diaspora of the need for global solidarity to achieve liberation in the ongoing fight against colonialism. (Robert R. Roberts\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Women link arms at a February 2025 Howard University event. Pan-African Women\u2019s Day (PAWD) works to remind women across the diaspora of the need for global solidarity to achieve liberation in the ongoing fight against colonialism. (Robert R. Roberts\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-119.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-women-global-solidarity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">African Activists Rally for Radical Change Ahead of Pan-African Women&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On Pan-African Women&#8217;s Day, activists and leaders from across the diaspora discussed the need for global solidarity to achieve liberation and justice for African women, while also highlighting the struggles faced by women in South Sudan and Kenya, such as gender-based violence, inequality in education, and femicide.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1233455\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-afrihug-foundation tag-amina-mbengue tag-aminata-conteh-cookie tag-macky-sall tag-mya-trujillo tag-president-joseph-boakai tag-trump-administration tag-usaid tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-leaders-economic-relations\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"White House Hosts African Leaders Amid USAID Cuts, New Economic Agenda\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1233456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-leaders-economic-relations\/image-12043\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?fit=1410%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1410,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema meeting President Donald Trump and African leaders to discuss ways to strengthen economic ties between the United States and Africa at a strategic luncheon. (Courtesy of The White House via YouTube)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema meeting President Donald Trump and African leaders to discuss ways to strengthen economic ties between the United States and Africa at a strategic luncheon. (Courtesy of The White House via YouTube)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?fit=300%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-92.jpg?fit=1024%2C490&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-leaders-economic-relations\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">White House Hosts African Leaders Amid USAID Cuts, New Economic Agenda<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Trump administration is seeking to shift to more trade-based economic relationships with African nations, while also dismantling USAID and proposing initiatives such as a digital city in Senegal and a golf course in Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1231143\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-abiodun-koya tag-african-union tag-agenda-2063 tag-chadian-embassy tag-egyptian-embassy tag-embassy-of-equatorial-guinea tag-harrison-poku-yeboah tag-hilda-suka-mafudze tag-mya-trujillo tag-victor-ele-ela tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/africa-day-diapora-celebration\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"African Union Celebrates 62 Years of Pan-African Solidarity\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1231144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/img_1252\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748622193&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.018181818181818&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ambassadors and embassy officials enjoy a traditional African performance following a discussion on the continent\u2019s development on May 30, as part of commemorations for Africa Day 2025. The event\u2019s main speakers, including H.E. Agostinho Van-Dunem, Ambassador Troy Fitrell, H.E. Serge Mombouli, H.E. Hilda Suka-Mafudze and H.E. Chibamba Favour Kanyama, all applauded the African Union and continent for six decades of growth and perseverance. (Mya Trujillo\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ambassadors and embassy officials enjoy a traditional African performance following a discussion on the continent\u2019s development on May 30, as part of commemorations for Africa Day 2025. The event\u2019s main speakers, including H.E. Agostinho Van-Dunem, Ambassador Troy Fitrell, H.E. Serge Mombouli, H.E. Hilda Suka-Mafudze and H.E. Chibamba Favour Kanyama, all applauded the African Union and continent for six decades of growth and perseverance. (Mya Trujillo\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1252-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/africa-day-diapora-celebration\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">African Union Celebrates 62 Years of Pan-African Solidarity<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On May 30, the AU Representational Mission to the United States hosted Africa Day 2025, celebrating 62 years since the establishment of the Organization of African Unity and promoting the continent&#8217;s progress and integration into global economic, political, and social spheres.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n@media only screen and (min-width: 1168px) {\n    .page .entry-title {\n      color: #982b17;\n    }\n    .entry-header {\n      text-align: center;\n    }\n    body.page .entry-title {\n       font-size: 6.2em;\n    }\n    header.entry-header {\n      margin-bottom: -20px;\n    }\n}\namp-img.wp-image-1166671 {\n    box-shadow: 0px 1px 16px #11111145 !important;\n    border: 1px solid #d4d4d4 !important;\n}\n.wpnbha.ts-3 article .entry-title a:visited {\n    color: #982b17 !important;\n}\n.wp-block-column.amp-wp-a9ed5a5 {\n    padding: 40px;\n    background-color: white;\n    box-shadow: 0px 1px 16px #11111126 !important;\n    border: 1px solid #4e7c5247 !important;\n}\n\ndiv#content {\n    background-color: #fbe5b6;\n    padding-top: 60px;\n}\n.article-section-title:before {\n    background-color: #982b17;\n}\n.article-section-title {\n    color: #982b17;\n}\n.global_below_header {display:none;}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-sign-up-to-stay-connected\">Sign up to stay connected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Get the top stories of the day around the African Diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\"><style> @media ( min-width: 300px ) { .newspack_global_ad.block_69aef012066d8 { min-height: 100px; } } <\/style>\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_69aef012066d8 fixed-height'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/22527061941\/rail_1 --><div id='div-gpt-ad-69aef012066d8-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1190764\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>More WIN AFRICA coverage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1230750\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-adaja-fall tag-blaise-diagne-international-airport tag-dakar tag-isidor-marcel-sene tag-jack-potter tag-james-wright tag-shontel-mason tag-united-airlines category-business category-travel category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/united-airlines-dulles-dakar-flight\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"United Airlines Launches Direct D.C.-to-Dakar Flight\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1230752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/united-airlines-dulles-dakar-flight\/image-11782\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?fit=1200%2C770&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,770\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748034270&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The celebration of United Airlines\u2019 inaugural flight from Dulles International Airport to Dakar, Senegal, takes place on May 23. (Robert R. Roberts\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The celebration of United Airlines\u2019 inaugural flight from Dulles International Airport to Dakar, Senegal, takes place on May 23. (Robert R. Roberts\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?fit=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-108.jpg?fit=1024%2C657&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/united-airlines-dulles-dakar-flight\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">United Airlines Launches Direct D.C.-to-Dakar Flight<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>United Airlines has launched the first direct non-stop flight from Dulles International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport in Senegal, offering travelers from the Washington, D.C. area a convenient way to visit and explore Africa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1229762\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-african-union tag-ambassador-hilda-suka-mafudze tag-austin-r-cooper-jr tag-elizabeth-jaffee tag-events-dc tag-gallery-article-15 tag-his-excellency-frederic-edem-hegbe tag-kodzovi-medzinyuie tag-louis-jr-sangare-king tag-mya-trujillo tag-passport-dc tag-yahne-king-m-sangare category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/passport-dc-cultural-awareness-month\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Feast for the Senses: African Art and Flavors Celebrated During Passport D.C\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1229763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/passport-dc-cultural-awareness-month\/ivory-coast-embassy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS Rebel T7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ivory Coast Embassy&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746227435&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ivory Coast Embassy&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Performers offer a musical experience outside the Embassy of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire in Northwest D.C., during the Around the World Embassy Tour on May 3. An annual partnership between the African Union and Events DC, the walkthrough tour brings Af- rica to the District by showcasing embassies in the African diaspora. (Cleveland Nelson\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Performers offer a musical experience outside the Embassy of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire in Northwest D.C., during the Around the World Embassy Tour on May 3. An annual partnership between the African Union and Events DC, the walkthrough tour brings Af- rica to the District by showcasing embassies in the African diaspora. (Cleveland Nelson\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-22.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/passport-dc-cultural-awareness-month\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A Feast for the Senses: African Art and Flavors Celebrated During Passport D.C<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The African Union and various non-European Union embassies participated in the annual Around the World Embassy Tour, showcasing their cultures and cuisines to deepen the public&#8217;s understanding of the continent and its beauty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1229035\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-cyril-ramaphosa tag-donald-trump tag-ebrahim-rasool tag-elon-musk tag-marco-rubio tag-seth-abramson tag-south-africa tag-stacy-m-brown category-stacy-m-brown category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/south-africa-us-diplomatic-relation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Africa Appoints New U.S. Envoy After Trump Expulsion, False Land Seizure Claims\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1229038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/south-africa-us-diplomatic-relation\/image-11632\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?fit=1200%2C877&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,877\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Mcebisi Jonas (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Mcebisi Jonas (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?fit=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-119.jpg?fit=1024%2C748&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/south-africa-us-diplomatic-relation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">South Africa Appoints New U.S. Envoy After Trump Expulsion, False Land Seizure Claims<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the United States to repair diplomatic relations ruptured under Donald Trump&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1228424\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-daniel-bloch tag-dare-jaiyesimi tag-eze-okwodu tag-lanre-famodu tag-teniola-ayoola tag-un-convention-against-torture tag-un-trade-and-development-report tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-diaspora-investing-real-estate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO-2025-03-19-20-30-06-1-e1744848170411.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dollars and Deals: The Lucrative Appeal of Investing in African Real Estate\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO-2025-03-19-20-30-06-1-e1744848170411.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO-2025-03-19-20-30-06-1-e1744848170411.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1228427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/photo-2025-03-19-20-30-06-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO-2025-03-19-20-30-06-1-e1744848170411.jpeg?fit=800%2C1201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lanre Famodu, a civil engineer residing in Odenton, Maryland, says he is living what he calls the &amp;#8220;Nigerian Dream.&amp;#8221; (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eze Okwodu, a full-time real estate agent and investor, has built a popular brand in the DMV area, helping those in the African Diaspora become American homeowners. (Courtesy Photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO-2025-03-19-20-30-06-1-e1744848170411.jpeg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PHOTO-2025-03-19-20-30-06-1-e1744848170411.jpeg?fit=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-diaspora-investing-real-estate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dollars and Deals: The Lucrative Appeal of Investing in African Real Estate<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>African diaspora investors are turning their gaze back to the continent, using real estate as their vehicle of choice to drive economic growth and give back to their ancestral homeland.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1227349\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-african-society-for-laboratory-medicine tag-dr-jean-kaseya tag-nqobile-ndlovu tag-stacy-m-brown tag-the-mastercard-foundation tag-usaid category-stacy-m-brown category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/africa-centers-disease-control-africa-cdc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"As the U.S. Pulls Back, Africa Builds Its Own Health Security\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1227351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/africa-centers-disease-control-africa-cdc\/image-11522\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa CDC, champions initiatives to fill the gap caused by the USAID termination of foreign aid, saying they are central to strengthening the continent of Africa and ensuring no country is left behind. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa CDC, champions initiatives to fill the gap caused by the USAID termination of foreign aid, saying they are central to strengthening the continent of Africa and ensuring no country is left behind. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-15.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/africa-centers-disease-control-africa-cdc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">As the U.S. Pulls Back, Africa Builds Its Own Health Security<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Africa CDC has launched a major new initiative focused on genomic surveillance and bioinformatics to boost the continent&#8217;s pandemic preparedness, while leaders across the continent are scrambling to fill the gap left by the termination of U.S. foreign aid.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1227000\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-baltimore tag-george-washington-university tag-morgan-state-university tag-oluwatosin-adewumi tag-taste-of-africa tag-tendai-sambo tag-winafrica tag-xhuma category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/george-washington-university-african-diaspora\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Xhuma in Action: GW&#8217;s Taste of Africa Bridges the African Diaspora\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1227001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/george-washington-university-african-diaspora\/image-11488\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742679315&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Leslie Noukemeu, Bree Starke and Oluwatosin Adewumi (pictured) don traditional patterns at the 17th annual Taste of Africa event at George Washington University. The traditional patterns are not only symbols of pride in one\u2019s African identity, but of global solidarity between the diaspora. (Mya Trujillo\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Leslie Noukemeu, Bree Starke and Oluwatosin Adewumi (pictured) don traditional patterns at the 17th annual Taste of Africa event at George Washington University. The traditional patterns are not only symbols of pride in one\u2019s African identity, but of global solidarity between the diaspora. (Mya Trujillo\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-152.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/george-washington-university-african-diaspora\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Xhuma in Action: GW&#8217;s Taste of Africa Bridges the African Diaspora<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The George Washington University African Students Association hosted the 17th annual Taste of Africa event, celebrating the African diaspora with dishes, dances, fashion shows and musical performances, under the theme &#8220;Xhuma&#8221;, meaning &#8220;to connect&#8221;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1225556\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-folly-koeuvi tag-ghana tag-ghanaian tag-gold-coast tag-great-britain tag-john-nyarku tag-kwame-nkrumah tag-martin-luther-king-jr-2 tag-mya-trujillo tag-pan-african tag-volta-region category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-independence-day-nkrumah\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Ghana Led the Way From Colonization to African Sovereignty\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1225558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-independence-day-nkrumah\/image-11342\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ghana&amp;#8217;s Independence Square, or Black Star Square, is a space for public celebrations, especially on Independence Day. The Black star featured here and on the Ghanaian flag was inspired by Marcus Garvey\u2019s Black Star Line, which sought to connect members of the diaspora back to Africa. (Sir Amugi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ghana&amp;#8217;s Independence Square, or Black Star Square, is a space for public celebrations, especially on Independence Day. The Black star featured here and on the Ghanaian flag was inspired by Marcus Garvey\u2019s Black Star Line, which sought to connect members of the diaspora back to Africa. (Sir Amugi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-17.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-independence-day-nkrumah\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Ghana Led the Way From Colonization to African Sovereignty<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ghana became the first sub-Saharan colony to gain independence from colonial rule on March 6, 1957, a distinction that made the country a vanguard of the liberation of African nations from Western powers, and inspired movements around the world, including the civil rights movement in the U.S.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1224153\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-african-diaspora tag-dallas tag-houston tag-sen-john-cornyn tag-sen-tim-kaine tag-u-s-sen-cory-booker tag-u-s-senate tag-virginia tag-virginia-general-assembly category-politics category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/us-senate-designates-september-african-diaspora\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ALC-7.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Senators Seek Federal Recognition of African Diaspora Heritage Month\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ALC-7.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ALC-7.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"89910\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/alc-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ALC-7.jpg?fit=500%2C439&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1536751742&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;210&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ALC\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sen. Cory Booker speaks during the opening day of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation&amp;#8217;s 2018 Annual Legislative Conference in D.C. on Sept. 12. (Roy Lewis\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Sen. Cory Booker (Roy Lewis\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ALC-7.jpg?fit=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/ALC-7.jpg?fit=500%2C439&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/us-senate-designates-september-african-diaspora\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Senators Seek Federal Recognition of African Diaspora Heritage Month<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is a co-sponsor of legislation to officially declare September as African Diaspora Heritage Month, recognizing the significant contributions of the African diaspora to the growth and prosperity of the U.S.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1224122\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-afriforum tag-afrikaners tag-black-americans tag-cyril-ramaphosa tag-donald-trump tag-elon-musk tag-jacob-zuma tag-kallie-kriel tag-south-africa tag-stacy-m-brown tag-white-south-africans category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/trump-south-african-land-struggle-hypocrisy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Some Experts Say Trump&#8217;s South African Land Stance Exposes a Deep Hypocrisy\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1219530\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/trump-return-presidency-emigration\/image-10905\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/trump-south-african-land-struggle-hypocrisy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some Experts Say Trump&#8217;s South African Land Stance Exposes a Deep Hypocrisy<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to cut U.S. aid to South Africa, while extending refugee status to white South Africans, a maneuver some are calling a calculated exercise in race-baiting and historical revisionism.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1221502\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-chester-higgins-jr-2 tag-dr-maulana-karenga tag-dr-omekongo-dibinga tag-eurica-huggins tag-james-wright tag-mary-whilemena-brown-ray tag-melvin-foote tag-nana-malaya-rucker-oparabea tag-nkechi-taifa tag-rev-willie-wilson tag-sam-p-k-collins tag-teresa-price category-black-experience category-lifestyle category-winafrica type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/kwanzaa-celebrations-unification\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Amid Chaos and Uncertainty, Local Kwanzaa Celebrations Provide a Call to Action\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1221505\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/kwanzaa-celebrations-unification\/image-11034\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1735390978&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Educator Mama Nia Onyenolachi walks children through the lighting of the kinara on Dec. 27, during the Kwanzaa Children\u2019s Party at the Panorama Room in Southeast D.C. (Roy Lewis\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Educator Mama Nia Onyenolachi walks children through the lighting of the kinara on Dec. 27, during the Kwanzaa Children\u2019s Party at the Panorama Room in Southeast D.C. (Roy Lewis\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-117.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/kwanzaa-celebrations-unification\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Amid Chaos and Uncertainty, Local Kwanzaa Celebrations Provide a Call to Action<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kwanzaa celebrations this year served as a reprieve for Black District residents, with Dr. Maulana Karenga heralding the seven principles of Kwanzaa as essential for strengthening Black families, communities, and the Black nation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1220258\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-angola tag-ashleigh-fields tag-lobito-trans-africa-corridor-summit tag-lourenco tag-president-joe-biden tag-stacy-m-brown tag-u-s-humanitarian-aid tag-zambia-lobito-rail-project category-politics category-stacy-m-brown category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/biden-africa-aid-infrastructure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Angolan Leaders Look Ahead to Future U.S. Partnerships During Biden&#8217;s Historic Visit\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1220259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/biden-africa-aid-infrastructure\/image-10947\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;The White House&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;President Joe Biden and President Joao Lourenco pose for an official photo before their meeting, Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;The White House&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;President Joe Biden and President Joao Lourenco pose for an official photo before their Dec. 3, 2024, meeting at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;President Joe Biden and President Joao Lourenco pose for an official photo before their Dec. 3, 2024, meeting at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-37.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/biden-africa-aid-infrastructure\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Angolan Leaders Look Ahead to Future U.S. Partnerships During Biden&#8217;s Historic Visit<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President Joe Biden announced $1 billion in humanitarian aid and $600 million in new U.S. investments in infrastructure projects during his visit to Angola, emphasizing the U.S.&#8217;s commitment to fostering long-term African partnerships.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1220247\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-austin-r-cooper-jr tag-netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/the-republic-of-namibia-elects-netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah-as-first-female-president\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Republic of Namibia Elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as First Female President\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1220250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/the-republic-of-namibia-elects-netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah-as-first-female-president\/image-10945\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?fit=1200%2C950&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,950\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod.&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;15:00 \\u2013 Meeting with The Honourable Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia\\n\\nCopyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;noreferrer nofollow\\&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;\/a&gt;.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1654004476&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (World Intellectual Property Organization, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (World Intellectual Property Organization, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?fit=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-35.jpg?fit=1024%2C811&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/the-republic-of-namibia-elects-netumbo-nandi-ndaitwah-as-first-female-president\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Republic of Namibia Elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as First Female President<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Republic of Namibia has elected Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as its first female chief executive.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1218949\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-african-tourism-union tag-booker-t-washington tag-curtis-smith-jr tag-dr-djibril-diallo tag-dr-georgette-fraser-moore tag-honorable-johnny-ford tag-national-business-league tag-pew-research-center tag-winafrica tag-world-conference-of-mayors category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/national-business-league-celebrates-125-years\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-90.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"National Black Business Conference to Celebrate 125 Years Emphasizing Power of Collaboration Across the African Diaspora\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-90.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-90.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-90.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-90.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1218952\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/national-business-league-celebrates-125-years\/image-10863\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-90.jpg?fit=736%2C1062&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"736,1062\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Founded by Booker T. Washington (pictured), the National Business League\u2019s National Black Business Conference, which is celebrating 125 years, and the corresponding Pan-African Business Summit, will be held in Atlanta in August 2025, promoting the power of global connections and partnerships. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Founded by Booker T. Washington (pictured), the National Business League\u2019s National Black Business Conference, which is celebrating 125 years, and the corresponding Pan-African Business Summit, will be held in Atlanta in August 2025, promoting the power of global connections and partnerships. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-90.jpg?fit=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-90.jpg?fit=710%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/national-business-league-celebrates-125-years\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">National Black Business Conference to Celebrate 125 Years Emphasizing Power of Collaboration Across the African Diaspora<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Business League is celebrating 125 years of promoting Black businesses and entrepreneurs, and is furthering its legacy by emphasizing the importance of working across the African diaspora through the Third Annual Pan-African Business Summit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1218142\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-former-president-olusegun-obasanjo tag-government-reserved-area-gra tag-ibara tag-ogun-state tag-olumo-courts tag-oswald-t-brown tag-prince-dapo-abiodun tag-prince-rotimi-martins tag-the-daily-post tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ogun-state-top-igf-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gov. Abiodun Hail NSC Reports on Ogun Internally Generated Revenue\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1218143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ogun-state-top-igf-report\/image-10806\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?fit=959%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"959,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has hailed the reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, listing the state as the best in Internally Generated Revenue in Nigeria. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has hailed the reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, listing the state as the best in Internally Generated Revenue in Nigeria. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-32.jpg?fit=959%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ogun-state-top-igf-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gov. Abiodun Hail NSC Reports on Ogun Internally Generated Revenue\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has hailed the National Bureau of Statistics report which listed the state among the best in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in Nigeria, highlighting the success of the Olumo Courts project and the economic growth of the state.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1217771\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-africanancestry-com tag-derrick-a-young tag-dr-gina-paige tag-dr-rick-kittles tag-entrepreneur-prince-dynast-amir tag-kareema-bee tag-nichole-taylor tag-nigerian-center tag-prince-dynast-amir tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-ancestry-dna-testing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"African Ancestry, Inc., Opens &#8216;Door of Return&#8217; that Reconnects to Our African Roots\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1217773\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-ancestry-dna-testing\/image-10769\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?fit=978%2C656&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"978,656\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Robert Lambert, a participant of African Ancestry Family Reunion trip to Bafoussam, Cameroon,  reconnects with his roots while playing the Balafon in November 2023. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Robert Lambert, a participant of African Ancestry Family Reunion trip to Bafoussam, Cameroon,  reconnects with his roots while playing the Balafon in November 2023. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png?fit=978%2C656&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-ancestry-dna-testing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">African Ancestry, Inc., Opens &#8216;Door of Return&#8217; that Reconnects to Our African Roots<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>African Ancestry, Inc. is a District-based, Black-owned company that provides DNA testing to trace African ancestry, and has helped over a million Black people discover their roots, while also forging partnerships and alliances across the African Diaspora.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1217655\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gen-katumba-wamala tag-humphrey-mwijukye tag-kampala tag-kenya tag-mombasa tag-oswald-t-brown tag-sub-saharan-africa tag-turkish-construction-firm tag-uganda tag-unifreight-group-logistician tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/uganda-transportation-expense-issues\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-164.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Uganda Invests $3 Billion in New Railway System for Efficient Transport\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-164.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-164.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-164.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-164.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1217656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/uganda-transportation-expense-issues\/image-10759\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-164.jpg?fit=960%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Uganda&amp;#8217;s transportation network faces difficulties due to congestion in Kampala and nearby regions, with many roads either unpaved or filled with potholes. (Courtesy of Uganda National Roads Authority via Facebook)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Uganda&amp;#8217;s transportation network faces difficulties due to congestion in Kampala and nearby regions, with many roads either unpaved or filled with potholes. (Courtesy of Uganda National Roads Authority via Facebook)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-164.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-164.jpg?fit=960%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/uganda-transportation-expense-issues\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Uganda Invests $3 Billion in New Railway System for Efficient Transport<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uganda is struggling to finance the construction of a $3 billion Standard Gauge Railway to connect its capital Kampala with Kenya&#8217;s coastal port city of Mombasa, as the country&#8217;s transport network faces difficulties due to congestion and potholes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1217091\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-african-country tag-bassirou-diomaye-faye tag-djibouti tag-gaindesat-1a tag-kwaku-sumah tag-oswald-t-brown tag-satellite tag-senegal tag-spacehubs-africa tag-western-nations tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/senegal-spacecraft-technological-sovereignty\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-10.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why There is Such a Rush of African Satellite Launches\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-10.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-10.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-10.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1217093\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/senegal-spacecraft-technological-sovereignty\/image-10709\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-10.jpeg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lower space launch costs have given African nations an opportunity, says Kwaku Sumah, founder and managing director at Spacehubs Africa. (Courtesy of Kwaku Sumah via LinkedIn)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lower space launch costs have given African nations an opportunity, says Kwaku Sumah, founder and managing director at Spacehubs Africa. (Courtesy of Kwaku Sumah via LinkedIn)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-10.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-10.jpeg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/senegal-spacecraft-technological-sovereignty\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why There is Such a Rush of African Satellite Launches<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senegal has launched its first satellite, GaindeSAT-1A, which will provide earth observation and telecommunications services, as part of a growing trend of African nations developing their own satellites to monitor crops, detect extreme weather, and improve telecommunications in remote areas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1216758\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-accra tag-galamsey tag-general-election tag-ghana tag-ghanas-mining-sector-regulator tag-gold-prices tag-multinational-firms tag-oswald-t-brown tag-reuters tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-protests-galamsey-mining\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-8.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hundreds March Against Unlicensed Gold Mining Boom in Ghana\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-8.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-8.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-8.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1216763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-protests-galamsey-mining\/image-10679\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-8.jpeg?fit=580%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"580,369\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;User&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1492255650&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Peaceful protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against illegal mining locally known as &amp;#8220;galamsey,&amp;#8221; in Accra, Ghana, on Oct. 11. (Courtesy of Christian Council of Ghana)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Peaceful protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against illegal mining locally known as &amp;#8220;galamsey,&amp;#8221; in Accra, Ghana, on Oct. 11. (Courtesy of Christian Council of Ghana)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-8.jpeg?fit=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-8.jpeg?fit=580%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-protests-galamsey-mining\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hundreds March Against Unlicensed Gold Mining Boom in Ghana<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hundreds of people marched through Ghana&#8217;s capital Accra to protest against unlicensed gold mining, calling for an end to the dangerous and environmentally damaging practice, and urging the government to act.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1216270\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2024-presidential-race tag-donald-trump tag-eden-harris tag-gnaka-lagoke tag-kwaku-nuamah tag-news-nation tag-peter-pham tag-pew-research-center tag-philomena-desmond-ogugua tag-salwa-jaafari category-election-2024 category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-immigrants-election-trump\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Voice of America Africa Hosts Inaugural Town Hall for African Diaspora\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1216272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-immigrants-election-trump\/image-10644\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,802\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;EDW\\nEN\\n\\n\\nW\\n\\nEDEN HARRIS&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 90D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1728103501&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-56.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/african-immigrants-election-trump\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Voice of America Africa Hosts Inaugural Town Hall for African Diaspora<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Former President Donald Trump has threatened to end birthright citizenship for immigrants, and the African diaspora in the U.S. is urging voters to vote on matters that do not harm their communities, while the U.S. continues to position itself as an ally to Africa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1216293\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-eden-harris tag-ghana tag-ghana-week-d-c tag-hajia-alima-mahama tag-koite-grill tag-mark-addo tag-paxton-baker tag-the-continent-dc tag-united-states tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-week-dc-launch\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ghana Week D.C. Launches to Promote Economic, Cultural Ties\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1216294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-week-dc-launch\/image-10649\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,802\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;EDW\\nEN\\n\\n\\nW\\n\\nEDEN HARRIS&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 90D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1728286029&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ghana&amp;#8217;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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ghana&amp;#8217;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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-60.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/ghana-week-dc-launch\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ghana Week D.C. Launches to Promote Economic, Cultural Ties<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ghana&#8217;s Ambassador to the US, Hajia Alima Mahama, launched Ghana Week D.C. in the nation&#8217;s capital to strengthen ties between Ghana and the US, with events including the Capital City Africa Cup, a soccer match between D.C. United and Asante Kotoko, and African Restaurant Week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1216361\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-alpha-award-of-merit tag-alpha-phi-alpha-fraternity tag-austin-r-cooper-jr tag-eugene-k-jones tag-garrett-morgan tag-rep-robert-bobby-scott tag-robert-f-smith category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/liberian-president-awarded-alpha-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-71.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"The President of the Republic of Liberia Receives the Alpha Award of Merit\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-71.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-71.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-71.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-71.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1216366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/liberian-president-awarded-alpha-award\/image-10660\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-71.jpg?fit=710%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"710,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Joseph Boakai (Peter Clottey\/VOA via Wikimedia Commons)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**FILE** Joseph Boakai (Peter Clottey\/VOA via Wikimedia Commons)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-71.jpg?fit=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-71.jpg?fit=710%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/liberian-president-awarded-alpha-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The President of the Republic of Liberia Receives the Alpha Award of Merit<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liberian President Joseph Nyumah Boakai, Sr. was awarded the Alpha Award of Merit by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, recognizing his efforts on behalf of African Americans and his role in shaping the legacy of Alpha Phi Alpha on the continent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1216380\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-africa tag-africanews-com tag-alexei-klimov tag-bahrain tag-middle-east tag-oswald-t-brown tag-russia tag-sahel-countries tag-winafrica tag-zimbabwe category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/russia-visa-free-travel\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-73.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Russia Considering Canceling Visas for Several African Countries\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-73.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-73.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-73.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1216381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/russia-visa-free-travel\/image-10662\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-73.jpg?fit=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Guinea\u2019s Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyate shake hands. (Courtesy of Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Guinea\u2019s Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyate shake hands. (Courtesy of Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-73.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-73.jpg?fit=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/russia-visa-free-travel\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Russia Considering Canceling Visas for Several African Countries<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Russia is negotiating visa-free travel agreements with nine countries in Africa and the Middle East, including Zimbabwe, in an effort to simplify the visa process for short-term trips.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1216157\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-african-ancestry-inc tag-anacostia-art-center tag-district-of-columbia tag-dr-gina-paige tag-gbenga-ogunjimi tag-kimberly-bassett tag-mayor-muriel-bowser tag-nigeria tag-nigerian-center tag-winafrica category-community category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/nigerian-american-day-washington-dc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"D.C. Honors Nigerian Center, Gbenga Ogunjimi\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1216168\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/nigerian-american-day-washington-dc\/screenshot-125\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?fit=1200%2C1459&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1459\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;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 \u201cPerception: The Nigerian Narrative.\u201d (Lafayette Barnes Sr.\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;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 \u201cPerception: The Nigerian Narrative.\u201d (Lafayette Barnes Sr.\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?fit=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-42.jpg?fit=842%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/nigerian-american-day-washington-dc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">D.C. Honors Nigerian Center, Gbenga Ogunjimi<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The District of Columbia has declared Oct. 1 as Nigerian American Day in recognition of the contributions of Nigerians and Nigerian Americans in the District and nationwide, and to celebrate the work of the Nigerian Center in providing services to immigrants in the District.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1215868\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-africa-america-institute-aai-gala tag-atlantic-council tag-eden-harris tag-ghanaian-president-nana-akufo-addo tag-winafrica tag-year-of-return-program category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/aai-gala-africa-america-unity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Africa-America Institute Gala Celebrates Ties Among African Diaspora\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1215870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/aai-gala-africa-america-unity\/image-10611\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,802\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;EDW\\nEN\\n\\n\\nW\\n\\nEDEN HARRIS&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 90D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1727169002&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;51&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the Africa-America Institute Gala on Sept. 24. (Eden Harris\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the Africa-America Institute Gala on Sept. 24. (Eden Harris\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-16.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/aai-gala-africa-america-unity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Africa-America Institute Gala Celebrates Ties Among African Diaspora<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and other dignitaries from Africa and the US attended the Africa-America Institute gala to celebrate the success of the Year of Return program and emphasize the importance of connecting the Black diaspora in the US to Ghana.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1215874\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-angola tag-germany tag-joe-biden tag-karine-jean-pierre tag-kenyan-president-william-ruto tag-luanda tag-oswald-t-brown tag-united-nations-general-assembly tag-white-house tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/biden-africa-trip-africa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"President Biden to Visit Angola in October\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1215876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/biden-africa-trip-africa\/image-10612\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D810&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1723734000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;260&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;**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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-17.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/biden-africa-trip-africa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">President Biden to Visit Angola in October<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President Joe Biden will visit Angola and Germany next month to discuss economic partnerships, vision for a transcontinental open-access rail network, and provide $500 million and 1 million Mpox vaccine doses to aid African countries in preventing and responding to the Mpox outbreak.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1215239\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bayo-onanuga tag-bola-tinubu tag-canadian-citizens tag-daily-post-nigeria tag-nigerian-nationals tag-nigerian-president tag-oswald-t-brown tag-royal-canadian-mounted-police tag-tinubu-orders-crackdown tag-transnational-car-thieves tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/nigerian-president-bola-tinubu-cybercrime\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tinubu Orders Crackdown on Transnational Car Thieves in Nigeria\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1215241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/nigerian-president-bola-tinubu-cybercrime\/image-10540\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?fit=891%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"891,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?fit=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.jpeg?fit=891%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/nigerian-president-bola-tinubu-cybercrime\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tinubu Orders Crackdown on Transnational Car Thieves in Nigeria<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>President Bola Tinubu has ordered a crackdown on transnational car thieves in Nigeria, directing security and law enforcement agencies to intensify efforts to crack down on individuals in possession of and trafficking in stolen vehicles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1215248\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-carlik-jones tag-diing-magot tag-international-basketball-federation-fiba tag-kuany-ngor-kuany tag-luol-deng tag-manute-bol tag-phoenix-suns tag-puerto-rico tag-royal-ivey tag-serbia tag-south-sudanese-bright-stars category-sports category-winafrica type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/south-sudanese-basketball-team-olympic\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Bright Stars: South Sudan&#8217;s Basketball Team Continues to Shine\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1215242\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/nigerian-president-bola-tinubu-cybercrime\/image-10541\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?fit=801%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"801,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;South Sudan\u2019s Bright Stars basketball players \u2014 guard Sunday Dech (15), shooting guard Peter Jok (14) and forward\/center Wenyan Gabriel forward\/center (9) \u2014 celebrate their 96-79 win over Puerto Rico during the 2024 Olympic games. (Courtesy of International Basketball Federation)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;South Sudan\u2019s Bright Stars basketball players \u2014 guard Sunday Dech (15), shooting guard Peter Jok (14) and forward\/center Wenyan Gabriel forward\/center (9) \u2014 celebrate their 96-79 win over Puerto Rico during the 2024 Olympic games. (Courtesy of International Basketball Federation)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-138.jpg?fit=684%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/south-sudanese-basketball-team-olympic\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Bright Stars: South Sudan&#8217;s Basketball Team Continues to Shine<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The South Sudanese Bright Stars basketball team qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics after defeating Angola in their final game, marking their first-ever Olympic appearance and showcasing the resilience of South Sudanese people.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1214859\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-european-union tag-georgia tag-german-chancellor tag-german-officials tag-germany tag-india tag-kenya tag-morocco tag-olaf-scholz tag-oswald-t-brown tag-william-ruto tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/germany-kenya-labor-agreement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Germany Signs Agreement with Kenya to Bring in Skilled Workers\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1214861\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/germany-kenya-labor-agreement\/image-10498\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;photo by Shedrick Pelt&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LEICA SL (Typ 601)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1716383938&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Shedrick Pelt&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;**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\u2019s labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don\u2019t have the right to stay in Germany. (Shedrick Pelt\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;**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\u2019s labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don\u2019t have the right to stay in Germany. (Shedrick Pelt\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-95.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/germany-kenya-labor-agreement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Germany Signs Agreement with Kenya to Bring in Skilled Workers<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Germany and Kenya have signed an agreement to promote the recruitment of skilled workers from Kenya to fill gaps in Germany&#8217;s labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who do not have the right to stay in Germany.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1214510\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-amber-jackson tag-d-r-barnes tag-jaylen-parker tag-logan-arthur tag-madagascar tag-madagascars-national-animal tag-tyler-branch tag-waldorf-school tag-wanda-lockridge category-lifestyle category-winafrica type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/madagascar-trip-student-experience\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Local Teens Embark on Transformative Journey to Madagascar\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1214512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/madagascar-trip-student-experience\/screenshot-114\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?fit=1208%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1208,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Teens Jaylen Parker, Amber Jackson, Tyler Branch and Logan Arthur ventured on a 10-day journey to Madagascar as part of the William O. 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Barnes\/The Washington Informer)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-57.jpg?fit=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/madagascar-trip-student-experience\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Local Teens Embark on Transformative Journey to Madagascar<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four ambitious students from Washington, D.C. embarked on a 10-day journey to Madagascar as part of the International Ambassadors Program, gaining firsthand experience in global affairs and making memories that will last a lifetime.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1214524\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-afreximbank tag-african-businesses tag-african-continental-free-trade-area-afcfta tag-algeria tag-olusegun-obasanjo tag-oswald-t-brown tag-the-new-times tag-winafrica category-winafrica category-world type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/africa-trade-fair-2025-44-billion\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Over $44 Billion Expected in Intra-Africa Trade, Investment Details\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"1214531\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/africa-trade-fair-2025-44-billion\/image-10470\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?fit=1200%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria and Chairman of the Advisory Council of IATF. 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(Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-63.jpg?fit=1024%2C597&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/africa-trade-fair-2025-44-billion\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Over $44 Billion Expected in Intra-Africa Trade, Investment Details<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>African businesses and states are expected to close in trade and investment deals worth over $44 billion during the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025, which will feature a trade exhibition, the Creative Africa Nexus programme, a four-day Trade and Investment Forum, and a business-to-business platform.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Informer News Africa Uplifting Voices in the African Diaspora that Uplift the World. 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