After it was announced that Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi passed away Tuesday, August 21, news organizations around the world began to look at the legacy that Zenawi left behind for Ethiopia. Scanning through the websites for the BBC World Service, CNN, Bloomberg News and USA Today, for the most part, the analysis have…
DENVER, Colo., USA — (Africa News Matters) This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa Al Jazeeera News – 08/27/23 Indian PM Modi proposes full G20 membership for African Union https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/27/indian-pm-modi-proposes-full-g20-membership-for-african-union Mint – 08/27/23 India in talks for UPI expansion in Africa https://www.livemint.com/news/world/india-expanding-unified-payment-interface-upi-to-african-countries-for-commercial-partnerships-and-financial-inclusion-11693155015557.html BBC News ‑08/26/23 Wagner in Africa: Precarious…
https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000–0aff-0242-cb0e-08db267143a0_w800_h450.jpgIn a first for a U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken was in the African nation of Niger Thursday to offer humanitarian, economic and security aid. Blinken’s visit to Niger follows a stop earlier in the day in Ethiopia, a trip viewed by analysts as an effort to bolster U.S. relations in a part of the…
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Janti Soeripto, the CEO and president of Save the Children, who recently visited the Tigray region of Ethiopia, devastated by years of civil war.
Far too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN chief António Guterres on Thursday, speaking in the Ethiopian capital, home to the African Union, where he has been taking part in the sixth UN-AU annual conference.
The number of conflicts in the world today, including those that are taking place in the African continent, remains a cause of concern to many. Today the world has the largest number of conflicts since the Second World War. Some of these conflicts are not just in Africa. They include the conflicts in Ukraine. The cumulative…
In 2021 the global mobile value stood at 1 trillion dollars. The African continent accounted for about 70 percent of the statistics. The adoption of mobile money in Africa continues to rise with Global System for Mobile Communications(GSMA) figures highlighting an increase from 27.5 billion in 2020 to 36.7 billion in 2021. Mobile Money Enables Growth…
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.
As travel to and from the African continent increases, travelers are on the hunt not just for the best deals that cut their expenses, but also for airlines that take safety seriously. The Best Airlines in Africa is a listing of the top airlines in the African continent as classified by aviation and travel experts…
African embassies in America play an important role in facilitating business, diplomatic, and socio-economic relations between the United States and African countries. Often the 54-nation African continent and its citizens around the world have needs that sometimes can only be met through their embassies located within the United States. We’re listing some of the African…