In Case You Missed It: 12/14/15 — 12/21/15

Central Africa, East Africa, In Case You Missed It, North Africa, Regions, Southern Africa, Topics, West AfricaLeave a comment

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…

In Case You Missed It: 7/13/15 — 7/19/15

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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…