In Case You Missed It: 3/21/16 — 3/27/16

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…

In Case You Missed It: 3/14/16 — 3/20/16

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,…

In Case You Missed It: 3/7/16 – 3/13/16

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…

In Case You Missed It: 2/29/16 — 3/06/16

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…

In Case you Missed It 2/22/16 — 2/27/16

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…

In Case You Missed It: 2/15/16 — 2/21/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week, Ethiopia con­tin­ues their suc­cess­ful fight against HIV/AIDS, Zam­bian Pres­i­dent promis­es to have a female run­ning mate in upcom­ing elec­tion,  and Nige­ri­a’s army takes on Human Rights vio­la­tions. Ethiopia Plans to Elim­i­nate AIDS by 2030 Ethiopi­a’s Federal…

In Case You Missed It: 02/08/16 – 02/15/16

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, the Oba­ma admin­is­tra­tion fis­cal year bud­get 2017 requests 7.1 bil­lion in assis­tance to the African con­ti­nent, and for­mer Chadean Leader, Hissene Habre, faces life in prison if con­vict­ed for crimes against human­i­ty. Obama…

In Case You Missed It: 2/1/16 — 2/7/16

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, social media falls for a polygamy hoax, the WHO urges Africans to be vig­i­lant about the Zika virus, and Zim­bab­we declares a state of dis­as­ter over drought. Social Media Falls for Eritrea’s Forced…

In Case You Missed It: 1/25/16 — 2/2/16

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…

In Case You Missed It: 1/18/16 — 1/24/16

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…