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By InnerKwest – Haiti Historian – August 20, 2025 Two hundred years after France forced the world’s first Black republic to pay for its own freedom, Haiti faces a new bill—this time in the currency of sovereignty. In mid-August 2025, Blackwater founder Erik Prince said his new company, Vectus Global, has a 10-year deal with Haiti’s interim authorities: first to fight …
By InnerKwest Intelligence Desk A Currency Born in Colonization The CFA franc, a vestige of French colonial rule, remains one of the most enduring—and contentious—symbols of European influence in Africa. Created in 1945 by France, the “Franc des Colonies Françaises d’Afrique” was designed to serve as a shared currency for French-ruled territories in West and Central Africa. Today, more than …
Amid growing rumors of instability, Ibrahim Traoré reaffirms authority and rejects claims of a power shift By InnerKwest Guest Contributor: Côte d’Ivoire In a direct and unambiguous statement delivered on national television and echoed across government channels, Captain Ibrahim Traoré declared he remains the legitimate president of Burkina Faso, putting to rest a flurry of speculation around his status amid …
