A Look at Gay Rights Across Africa
A look at which countries across Africa penalize homosexuality and whether their laws will change following the United States passing of the same sex marriage act.
In Case You Missed It 6/29/15 — 7/5/15
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. In the past week, a controversial vote was made in Burundi, another case of Ebola confirmed in Liberia and a victory for LGBT rights in Mozambique. 1. While the U.S. celebrates a victory for LGBTQ couples…
Media Coverage of Africa A Subject of News Conversations
It has long been a point of contention within many African communities both at home and abroad that coverage of Africa by Western news media is largely biased, if not fractured. It’s a fractured view and image of an estimated one billion inhabitants of Africa, living in 54 nations; from the North, West, East, and…
Former Colorado House Speaker Sees Business in Africa
He is better known as the young and dynamic politician who was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and also its speaker from 2005 to 2008. His name is Harlan Andrew Romanoff. He ran for the U.S Senate in 2010 but lost to Michael Bennett in the primaries. In…