In Case You Missed It: 1/23/17 ‑1/29/17

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, the Gam­bi­a’s new pres­i­dent comes home, African clin­ics face tough times, and one of African lit­er­a­ture’s most impor­tant voic­es pass­es away. Adama Bar­row offi­cial­ly becomes Pres­i­dent of the Gam­bia A week after he was sup­posed to give up pow­er, Gam­bian Pres­i­dent Yahya…

Experts Warn of Civil War in Cameroon

Beyond aca­d­e­m­ic and diplo­mat­ic cir­cles, many have not heard of the Inter­na­tion­al Cri­sis Group or Cri­sis Group. The Brus­sels-based non-gov­­ern­­men­­tal orga­ni­za­tion, tracks and warns of the poten­tial of con­flict in nations around the world. The group is high­ly respect­ed and often quot­ed in news reports due to their thor­ough research. Just before the Arab Spring…

In Case You Missed It: 1/3/17 – 1/16/17

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news,world lead­ers wrap up the 2017 France-Africa sum­mit in Mali, and embat­tled Gam­bian leader Yayah Jam­meh con­tin­ues to lead the Africa news head­lines around the world. With France-Africa sum­mit 2017, Fran­cois Hol­lande Builds Africa lega­cy This week the 27th France-Africa sum­mit was held…

In Case You Missed It: 12/26/16 — 1/2/17

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, pol­i­tics take cen­ter stage in the African con­ti­nent. Elec­tions in The Gam­bia and Ghana are being final­ized and a look ahead to Zim­bab­we in 2018.  Elec­tion Results in The Gam­bia Gam­bian Pres­i­dent Yahya Jam­meh sur­prised near­ly the entire world when he acknowledged…

In Case You Missed It: 8/22/16 — 9/1/16

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, Face­book founder, Mark Zucker­berg vis­its Nige­ria and Kenya, and African migrants flow into Mex­i­co. Mex­i­co Issues Tran­sit Visas to African Migrants  Accord­ing to an Asso­ci­at­ed Press sto­ry reprint­ed by the Col­orado Springs Gazette, author­i­ties in Mex­i­co have recent­ly issued tran­sit visas…

In Case You Missed It: 8/15/16 — 8/21/16

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, Africa takes home the gold at the Olympics, an Olympian uses his win to protest vio­lence in his home coun­try, and John Ker­ry plans an Africa trip. Ten Gold Medals Go to African Con­ti­nent The 2016 Olympics have con­clud­ed, and it’s…

In Case You Missed It: 8/08/16 – 8/15/16

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, Zam­bians go to the polls, and an edi­tor looks at the 2016 U.S. elec­tion and its like­ly impact on the African con­ti­nent. Edgar Lun­du Declared Win­ner of Con­test­ed Zam­bia Elec­tion After ten­sions and calls for a recount of the vote, Zambian…

In Case You Missed It: 07/25/16 — 07/31/16

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa In this week’s news, Niger­ian sci­en­tists invent a new Malar­ia test, thou­sands of pro­test­ers take to the streets in Ethiopia, Tunisia ousts its prime min­is­ter, and Chad’s for­mer dic­ta­tor is ordered to pay for his crimes. New Malar­ia Test Allows For Self-Diag­no­sis Fyo­dor, a Nigerian…

In Case You Missed It: 7/4/16 — 7/11/16

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa In this week’s news, we look at the ques­tions raised by Euro­pean teams being dom­i­nat­ed by Africans, and we find out why African entre­pre­neur­ship is boom­ing. African Foot­ballers in the Dias­po­ra Fac­ing a Dilem­ma of Loy­al­ty  Whether it’s in the Unit­ed States, Europe or in…

In Case You Missed It: 6/13/16 — 6/19/16

In this week’s news, Amer­i­can first lady, Michelle Oba­ma, will trav­el to Liberia for a good­will vis­it, and the much-antic­i­­pat­ed African Union e‑passport is set to roll out in July. Michelle Oba­ma Plans Trip to Liberia to Pro­mote Girls’ Edu­ca­tion  U.S. first lady, Michelle Oba­ma and her daugh­ters, Malia and Sasha, will trav­el to Spain, Morocco…