Kenya’s Courts Hault U.S. Ebola Quarantine Facility At Laikipia Air Base

by panafricantv - June 24, 2026June 24, 20260

By | Victoria Wilson Photo: Christiaan Kooyman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, stood before a High Court judge on 23 June 2026 and announced the immediate halt of all construction at Laikipia Air Base. Justice Patricia Nyaundi had found him in contempt the day before, for defying suspension orders she had issued in late May. The injunction was extended to 23 July 2026. The facility was a 50-bed quarantine and biocontainment centre, proposed to receive American citizens who contracted Ebola abroad. It was to be built at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump, with the authorisation of President William Ruto. Photo: Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana / Wikimedia Commons (Attribution) Ruto

The Promise Made At Christiansborg And The Diaspora’s Charge To Africa

by panafricantv - June 23, 2026June 23, 20260

By Victoria Wilson Christiansborg Castle, Osu, Accra, June 19, 2026. Once a processing point for enslaved Africans shipped across the Atlantic, the fortress became the site where the global reparations movement adopted its most comprehensive commitment to repair. Photo: Stig Nygaard / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) On Juneteenth, June 19, 2026, libation ceremonies, wreath-laying and a traditional durbar were held at Christiansborg Castle in Accra as delegates from more than 80 countries formally adopted the Accra Commitment, the reparations movement’s most comprehensive multilateral framework to date. The venue was not chosen without intention: the fortress where enslaved Africans were held before being shipped across the Atlantic became the site of a formal multilateral demand for repair. Among those present was Dr. Julius

DRC Ebola: A Vaccine GAP, A Mineral War, And A Gutted Response System

by panafricantv - June 23, 2026June 23, 20260

By Victoria Wilson Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Ebola virus particles (green) budding from an infected cell (blue). Photo: BernbaumJG / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) On 21 June 2026, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo crossed 1,003 confirmed cases and 254 deaths. On 22 June, the virus crossed a border: 20 cases and 2 deaths were confirmed in Uganda, the first evidence that the outbreak, concentrated in the northeastern DRC provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, has begun a regional spread. The World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 17 May 2026, the highest level of international health alert, and has characterised it as the fastest-rising Ebola outbreak ever

From Memory To Action: Accra Reparations Conference Adopts Roadmap For Global Justice

by panafricantv - June 20, 2026June 20, 20260

By Makiza Micheline Latifa “Let it be recorded that when history beckoned, we did what was right for the memory of the millions who suffered the indignity of slavery.”Those words, delivered by President John Dramani Mahama during the adoption of the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking and enslavement of Africans on March 25, echoed strongly as the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps of the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans concluded in Accra.After three days of deliberations bringing together heads of state, scholars, activists, legal experts, traditional authorities and members of the African diaspora, participants adopted what organizers described as a practical roadmap for advancing reparatory justice beyond recognition and into action.Far

Accra Reparations Summit Opens With Demands for Accountability Beyond Words

by panafricantv - June 19, 2026June 19, 20260

By Makiza Micheline Latifa Can there be reparatory justice without accountability?That question framed much of the discussion at the opening of the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps of the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans, as political leaders, scholars, activists and members of the African diaspora gathered in Accra to advance the global movement for reparations.The conference follows the adoption of a historic United Nations resolution led by Ghana that recognized the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as the gravest crimes against humanity, marking a significant milestone in decades of advocacy by African states, Caribbean nations and descendants of enslaved peoples across the world.The opening ceremony brought together some of the most influential

Accra Opens Reparations Summit Dubbed “Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice”.

by panafricantv - June 18, 2026June 18, 20260

By Victoria Wilson Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama opened the three-day High-Level Consultative Conference on Reparations in Accra on June 17, hosting heads of state, scholars, civil society leaders, and diaspora organisations from more than 80 countries. Among those invited to address the summit was French President Emmanuel Macron. The Vote and the Invitation On March 25, Ghana’s delegation to the United Nations led the passage of Resolution A/RES/80/250, declaring the transatlantic slave trade and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans “the gravest crime against humanity”, by 123 votes in favour. Three states voted against it, the United States, Argentina, and Israel. Fifty-two abstained, among them, all 27 European Union member states, including France. President Mahama at the UN General Assembly podium in New York,

Prez. Mahama Calls For Shift From Aid To Trade As Ghana, EU Deepen Partnership

by panafricantv - June 12, 2026June 12, 20260

By Makiza Micheline Latifa | June 12, 2026With shifting global alliances reshaping Africa’s diplomatic landscape, Ghana and the European Union have convened in Accra to redefine what their partnership looks like in an increasingly complex world. The 2026 Ghana–EU Partnership Dialogue, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brought together senior government officials, diplomats, development partners, and key stakeholders to examine emerging geopolitical realities, strengthen economic cooperation, and identify new opportunities for collaboration on development, security, and trade.Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa set the tone early, framing the decades-long partnership as one built on demonstrated results rather than ceremonial affirmations. He pointed to two successes that Ghana chalked in the year under review as evidence of the partnership’s evolution.

Ghana And Italy Srengthen Educational Partnership Through High-Level Engagement

by panafricantv - June 9, 2026June 9, 20260

The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to deepening educational cooperation with Italy during a high-level bilateral meeting with the Italian Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Laura Ranalli, held at the Ambassador’s Residence in Accra on Monday, June 8, 2026.The meeting brought together senior education officials and academic leaders from both countries to explore strategic partnerships in tertiary education, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), research, innovation, scholarships, and international student exchange programmes.The Italian delegation included the Rector of the University of Padua, Professor Daniela Mapelli, who made history in 2021 as the first woman in more than 800 years to lead the prestigious institution. She was accompanied by other senior representatives from Italy.The Ghanaian delegation

Third Evacuation Flight Lands in Accra, Bringing Repatriated Ghanaians to Nearly 1,000

by panafricantv - June 8, 2026June 8, 20260

By Makiza Micheline Latifa Almost one thousand Ghanaians are home. What began as an emergency response to a xenophobic crisis in South Africa has, in the space of just days, become a defining moment in Ghana’s diplomatic history, and on Sunday, the third batch of three hundred and forty-two returnees touched down in Accra to complete a chapter that few believed would unfold this quickly.The arrival, which took place on Sunday, June 7, continues an operation that has moved with remarkable speed and determination since the first batch of three hundred evacuees landed in Accra days ago. What began as an emergency response to a xenophobic crisis has steadily evolved into one of the most coordinated and comprehensive consular operations

Ghana’s Evacuation Operation Deepens: Second Batch of 345 Returnees Arrive From South Africa

by panafricantv - June 7, 2026June 7, 20260

By Makiza Micheline Latifa | June 7, 2026Ghana’s emergency evacuation operation from South Africa pressed forward on Saturday, as a second batch of three hundred and forty-five Ghanaians displaced by xenophobic attacks and anti-immigrant violence touched down at the Accra International Airport, bringing the total number of repatriated citizens to six hundred and forty-five.The arrival, which took place on Saturday, June 6, comes days after the first batch of three hundred evacuees landed in Accra to emotional scenes of reunion and relief. Saturday’s reception carried a distinctly different tone, defined not by the raw emotion of a first homecoming, but by concrete government announcements signalling that Accra is now firmly in reintegration mode.Beyond the Flight HomeForeign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto