This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, France invests in Africa, art saves lives, and floating power plants make waves off Africa’s coast. Man Used Art to Save People During Ebola Crisis During last year’s major Ebola outbreak, UNICEF called on artists to create informative posters on how…
This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, Morocco’s mosques transitioning to solar energy, Burundian refugees are offered a university education in Rwanda and Ethiopian Electric Power signs a deal with neighboring countries. Green program to provide solar energy for all mosques in Morocco One of the 15,000 mosques expected…
This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, Nigerian filmmakers get a big break and Ghana’s women take to the roads. Toronto International Film Festival Turns Spotlight to Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria was chosen by the Toronto International Film Fesitval (TIFF) to take part in its 2016 City to City program.…
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…
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…
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 about Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, many countries head to the polls, Egypt makes a major discovery, and Nigeria deals a blow to its women. Major Elections Held in Six African Countries On Sunday, voters in Benin, Cape Verde, Congo,…
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, Ivory Coast is rated a top spot for prospective investors into the African continent, and two economic giants try to bridge their difference. Nigeria And South Africa Mend Diplomatic Fences There is plenty…
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, old guns provide a new economic prospect, and Africa’s millionaires are on the rise. Angola Recycles Old Guns To Create Steel Mill Fourteen years after the end of Angola’s decades-long civil war, the country has…
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, after a runoff election the Central African Republic picks Faustin Archange Touadéra to lead the country, the U.S. considers action to stem the tide in Boko Haram-related killings in Nigeria, and Zimbabwe’s leader…