The most important in this week’s headlines out of and about Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, the World Economic Forum on Africa holds in the Rwandan capital, and African push for a European-style integration of the continent. Who Cares: World Economic Forum on Africa Holds In Rwanda The 26th…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and about Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, more than half of Kenyans believe corruption is high, and the United Nations lists Africa’s happiest countries. United Nations Rank The Happiest African Countries The Sustainable Development Solutions Network has released the World…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, U.S. Commerce Secretary undertakes a fact-finding mission to Nigeria and Rwanda, Congress passes Electrify Africa Act, and Power Africa outlines a roadmap for the future. U.S. Commerce Secretary Visits Nigeria and Rwanda on…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, a new app reinvents laundry in Uganda, and Sierra Leone’s abortion bill faces a setback. New App Acts As “Uber” For Laundry Yoza is a new company that connects people looking for help…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, Burundi takes center stage in discussions at the African Union, the U.S. Senate unanimously passes Electrify Africa Act. U.S. Senate Passes 2015 Electrify Africa Bill The legislation which requires the president of the…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. This week we look at a story with concerns for Africa’s dwindling middle class, an editorial reminds Obama about his own statements, a big headline about a Canadian first, and another African leader attempts an extension of…
It’s difficult to write about the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) without referring to its unstable and authoritarian past. It’s a past that brings reminders about Patrice Lumumba, Mubutu Sesse Seko, Laurent-Desire Kabila, Belgian colonization, and Zaire. The tumultuous past remains a backdrop even as the country charges forward in a new era of elections and…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, China continues its soft power campaign in Africa, a war of words between two East African nations, and the World Health Organization (WHO) makes a prediction about the future of AIDS. China continues a…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. This week saw the release of five jailed Ethiopian bloggers, banning of full face veils in Cameroon and the opening of sub-Saharan Africa’s first Starbucks. 1. Starbucks will open its first sub-Saharan Africa coffee shop in…
Al-Bashir has escaped the clutches of the International Criminal Court (ICC) … again. Leaving South Africa on his private jet after attending the African Union Summit last week, the President of Sudan, accused of war crimes over his conduct in the Darfur region, somehow felt safe enough to attend an event hosted by a signatory to…