Somalia orders media not to publish al-Shabab ‘propaganda’
President Mohamud has launched a counterinsurgency campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group.
After Secret US Talks Fail, A Hidden War in Africa Rapidly Escalates
Months of discreet American diplomacy have failed to stop the fighting in northern Ethiopia. Now, the civil war is plunging into its most alarming phase yet.
Major newspaper company to stop endorsing political candidates
This story, plus the Twitter-Musk trial stalls as proposed deal looms, a look at research on alternative social media sites, how news organizations are grappling with covering demonstrations in Iran and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Oct 6, 2022Major newspaper company will stop endorsing national and statewide candidatesKatie Robertson / The New […] The…
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Europe’s American president: The paradox of Ursula von der Leyen
Europe’s American president: The paradox of Ursula von der Leyen European Commission chief’s top-down approach has endeared her to Washington but alienated colleagues in Brussels. By Suzanne Lynch and Ilya Gridneff Illustration by Lucas Peverill for POLITICO Ursula von der Leyen’s whirlwind tour of the United States started in New York at the United Nations General…
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How Will U.S.-China Tech Decoupling Affect Africa’s Mobile Phone Market?
Africa’s mobile phone market is one area where U.S.-China technology decoupling will be evident, an industry at the heart of Africa’s digital transformation.
How Kenya’s Mpesa Enables and Unifies
Once upon a time, communication used to be through smoke signals. Slowly but surely human evolution brought with it the gadget we now know as the telephone. His name was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer who was credited with patenting the first practical telephone. No one was prepared for how rapidly…
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In Search Of My Father — BBC Africa Eye documentary
In Kenya, over a third of the population grow up in single parent families. #BBCAfricaEye follows the personal journey of reporter Namukabo Werungah, who has never known her father and has decided to search for this missing part of her identity. She has no idea if he is alive or dead, but with her wedding…
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UN Report Targets Racism Against People of African Descent
https://gdb.voanews.com/a35ec037-e33a-498c-810f-15d33f283cc7_cx0_cy7_cw99_w800_h450.jpgA report by the U.N. human rights office finds systemic racism against people of African descent is deep-rooted and says urgent measures are needed to dismantle discriminatory systems. It took the death of a Black man, George Floyd, 46, at the hands of a police officer in the United States in May 2020 to draw…
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A Shining Moment of Pan-African Promise
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/10/02/arts/02NANCE-BOOK-LAUNCH‑1/02NANCE-BOOK-LAUNCH-1-moth.jpgMarilyn Nance was 23 when she photographed FESTAC ’77, the immense gathering of Black artists in Nigeria. In ‘Last Day in Lagos,’ she shares her archive.
A New City Aims to Boost Zimbabwe’s Development
At the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, African leaders called for the West to ease sanctions on Zimbabwe. Recently the United States of America sanctioned 56 companies and 85 individuals, including current President Emerson Mnangagwa. Locals in the country say the sanctions play a role in Zimbabwe’s economic development as industries have…
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