The United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ), has that ruled “the process of decolonization of Mauritius was not lawfully completed” and the UK should ...
Thursday 28 February 2019
Duanne Olivier aborts Test career with South Africa to sign for Yorkshire - The Guardian
Duanne Olivier is giving up an international career with South Africa – or a least placing it in cold storage for a good while – to sign a three-year deal at Yorkshire ...
Nigeria's Dangote Tops a Very Short List of African Billionaires (By Devon Pendleton and Tom Metcalf) - africanews
By Devon Pendleton and Tom Metcalf. Aliko Dangote's (https://bloom.bg/2ToRwGk) $17 billion net worth makes the Nigerian the richest person in Africa and the ...
Africa's Oil Hub Woos Global Traders With New Million-Barrel Tanks - Bloomberg
What started as a strategic oil storage for South Africa during apartheid is now gearing up to attract the biggest traders as it turns into a global center for crude.
Akron Zoo lands largest single donation in its history for new Africa and Asia exhibits - Akron Beacon Journal
The Akron Zoo's campaign to raise $6 million for two new wildlife areas has received a significant boost.The zoo announced Wednesday that an anonymous ...
South Africa Ranked 11th Among Top 20 Countries Mismanaging Waste - iAfrica.com
South Africa is ranked 11th among the top 20 countries mismanaging waste. This was revealed during a meeting of Parliament's portfolio committee on ...
Highlights: AfDB's inaugural Africa Investment Forum Johannesburg - iAfrica.com
The African Development Bank hosts its inaugural Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event sees investors from all over the globe and ...
Meet The 10 African Startups Competing For The 'Next Billion' EdTech Prize In Dubai - Forbes
10 African startups are among 30 finalists competing in this year's Next Billion EdTech Prize, which recognizes the most innovative uses of technology that have ...
Sudan is Africa's secret crisis | News | Africa - Mail and Guardian
I don't normally write about Sudan. But now I have to. For the last few weeks, friends and democracy activists from the country have been sending me pictures of ...
How Africa is creating welfare states - The Economist
UNDERNEATH THE mango tree that marks the centre of Kondo, a village in northern Tanzania, Mwanaidi Saidi prises open a green box. Inside are the 110000 ...
Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa - The Wall Street Journal
Some of Africa's most exciting new destinations are in the wildest corners thanks to an ambitious conservation non-profit. Here's why you should add Rwanda, ...
Record Registrations Set to Usher in Era of Ambition at Africa Climate Week - africanews
Plans for the high-level segment at Africa Climate Week in Accra's International Convention Center are now taking shape. On the morning of Wednesday, ...
Keep Africa's guns 'from firing in the first place', UN political chief urges - UN News
Arms control, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, and the United Nations' role in “silencing the guns in Africa” were the focus of a Security Council's ...
S.Africa's Van Niekerk working 'too hard' not to run in Doha - FRANCE 24
Midrand (South Africa) (AFP). South African Olympic 400m champion Wayde Van Niekerk said on Thursday that he will "probably" compete at the world athletics ...
Elephant ivory poaching is on rise in Botswana, southern Africa - Quartz
Botswana has seen a sharp rise in elephant poaching for ivory in the last year.
Resurrection Challenge – South Africans mock pastor on social media for 'resurrection stunt' – video - The Guardian
A pastor in South Africa who claimed to have performed a resurrection has sparked a social media craze as users took to the web mockingly mimicking his ...
U.S. Africa Policy Cannot Afford to Ignore Somaliland - The National Interest Online
Here's the problem: Somaliland's ability to stand up to radicals and Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists may not be endless.
This London firm with VC backing just crowdfunded the most ever for an African solar project - Business Insider
"This deal really puts pressure on traditional investment methods for projects like this, and gives more power to retail investors."
Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa' - Entertainment Weekly News
It's been a busy year for Rivers Cuomo, the 48-year-old frontman of Weezer. Building off the surprise success of the band's rendition of Toto's “Africa,” they ...
AI Innovators: Meet 2 Women Transforming The AI Ecosystem In Africa - Forbes
Meet Muthoni Wanyoike and Jade Abbott, two women at the forefront of Africa's growing AI ecosystem. Abbott is a senior software developer and machine ...
Imperial and MIT announce winners of first Africa-focused seed fund | Imperial News - Imperial College London
AFRICA SEED FUND - Imperial College London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have announced the winners of the first Africa-focused ...
Meet The 10 African Startups Competing For The 'Next Billion' EdTech Prize In Dubai - Forbes
10 African startups are among 30 finalists competing in this year's Next Billion EdTech Prize, which recognizes the most innovative uses of technology that have ...
Sudan is Africa's secret crisis | News | Africa - Mail and Guardian
I don't normally write about Sudan. But now I have to. For the last few weeks, friends and democracy activists from the country have been sending me pictures of ...
How Africa is creating welfare states - The Economist
UNDERNEATH THE mango tree that marks the centre of Kondo, a village in northern Tanzania, Mwanaidi Saidi prises open a green box. Inside are the 110000 ...
Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa - The Wall Street Journal
Some of Africa's most exciting new destinations are in the wildest corners thanks to an ambitious conservation non-profit. Here's why you should add Rwanda, ...
A $20 phone for Africa is MWC's unlikeliest hero - The Next Web
Foldable displays and 5G are the buzzwords that dominated this year's Mobile World Congress. That said, the phone that most impressed me was a budget ...
Dorothy Masuka, South African Singer and Activist, Dies at 83 - The New York Times
Dorothy Masuka, a vocalist and songwriter who blazed a trail for female pop stars in South Africa and became a dogged advocate of the struggle against ...
UK's Brexit helped free Mauritius' Chagos islands - Quartz
The people of Chagos have been fighting for their right to return home since their eviction,
Resurrection Challenge – South Africans mock pastor on social media for 'resurrection stunt' – video - The Guardian
A pastor in South Africa who claimed to have performed a resurrection has sparked a social media craze as users took to the web mockingly mimicking his ...
U.S. Africa Policy Cannot Afford to Ignore Somaliland - The National Interest Online
Here's the problem: Somaliland's ability to stand up to radicals and Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists may not be endless.
These are the 6 richest billionaires in Africa right now - Pulse Nigeria
The combined wealth of these 6 billionaires stand at $48.42 billion as at February 28, 2019.
Stop enabling African Big Five trophy hunting - The CT Mirror
Connecticut does not have clean hands when it comes to pushing Africa's Big 5—elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos and giraffes—closer to extinction. The state ...
This London firm with VC backing just crowdfunded the most ever for an African solar project - Business Insider
"This deal really puts pressure on traditional investment methods for projects like this, and gives more power to retail investors."
AI Innovators: Meet 2 Women Transforming The AI Ecosystem In Africa - Forbes
Meet Muthoni Wanyoike and Jade Abbott, two women at the forefront of Africa's growing AI ecosystem. Abbott is a senior software developer and machine ...
IKEA teams up with top African designers to launch Överallt furniture collection - Dezeen
IKEA unveils the Överallt furniture and homeware collection created by African designers at Design Indaba in Cape Town.
The Rwandan design school re-shaping Africa's future - CNN
As urban population growth is predicted to continue to soar across Africa, could this architecture program in Rwanda help provide local solutions to a looming ...
Dorothy Masuka, South African Singer and Activist, Dies at 83 - The New York Times
Dorothy Masuka, a vocalist and songwriter who blazed a trail for female pop stars in South Africa and became a dogged advocate of the struggle against ...
Rwanda to Africa: Paul Kagame's 'loaded' AU presidency [Explainer] - africanews
The African Union, AU, presidency is a year-long rotational post by serving African presidents. It is currently held by Egypt's Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi – the first North ...
Where should I invest in Africa and how? - Quartz
In a continent as economically and politically diverse as Africa, it's almost impossible to paint all 55 countries with the same brush or group them together easily ...
UK's Brexit helped free Mauritius' Chagos islands - Quartz
The people of Chagos have been fighting for their right to return home since their eviction,
Elephant ivory poaching is on rise in Botswana, southern Africa - Quartz
Botswana has seen a sharp rise in elephant poaching for ivory in the last year.
Resurrection Challenge – South Africans mock pastor on social media for 'resurrection stunt' – video - The Guardian
A pastor in South Africa who claimed to have performed a resurrection has sparked a social media craze as users took to the web mockingly mimicking his ...
U.S. Africa Policy Cannot Afford to Ignore Somaliland - The National Interest Online
Here's the problem: Somaliland's ability to stand up to radicals and Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists may not be endless.
Closing Africa's Financing Gap | by Guillaume Arditti - Project Syndicate
There is growing international recognition that the current shortfall in investment financing is a major threat to Africa's future. New investors, particularly ...
David Lammy refused offer to make Comic Relief film in Africa, says charity amid Stacey Dooley 'white saviour' row - Evening Standard
Comic Relief has previously offered to collaborate with Labour MP David Lammy on a charity film in Africa but the politician snubbed it, the charity claimed today.
Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa' - Entertainment Weekly News
It's been a busy year for Rivers Cuomo, the 48-year-old frontman of Weezer. Building off the surprise success of the band's rendition of Toto's “Africa,” they ...
AI Innovators: Meet 2 Women Transforming The AI Ecosystem In Africa - Forbes
Meet Muthoni Wanyoike and Jade Abbott, two women at the forefront of Africa's growing AI ecosystem. Abbott is a senior software developer and machine ...
The Rwandan design school re-shaping Africa's future - CNN
As urban population growth is predicted to continue to soar across Africa, could this architecture program in Rwanda help provide local solutions to a looming ...
Dorothy Masuka, South African Singer and Activist, Dies at 83 - The New York Times
Dorothy Masuka, a vocalist and songwriter who blazed a trail for female pop stars in South Africa and became a dogged advocate of the struggle against ...
American Airlines Is Considering Flying to Africa and India with New Dreamliners - Skift
American Airlines, lacking the global footprint of its top two U.S. competitors, may expand to India and Africa once a second batch of Boeing 787 orders ...
Where should I invest in Africa and how? - Quartz
In a continent as economically and politically diverse as Africa, it's almost impossible to paint all 55 countries with the same brush or group them together easily ...
UK's Brexit helped free Mauritius' Chagos islands - Quartz
The people of Chagos have been fighting for their right to return home since their eviction,
Elephant ivory poaching is on rise in Botswana, southern Africa - Quartz
Botswana has seen a sharp rise in elephant poaching for ivory in the last year.
Resurrection Challenge – South Africans mock pastor on social media for 'resurrection stunt' – video - The Guardian
A pastor in South Africa who claimed to have performed a resurrection has sparked a social media craze as users took to the web mockingly mimicking his ...
Regional consultation of the Polish Ambassadors accredited in Sub-Saharan African countries - africanews
The Regional consultations of Polish Ambassadors accredited in Sub-Saharan African countries were held on 25-27 February 2019 in Pretoria and ...
South Africa's Eskom could resume electricity blackouts if additional units fail - Reuters Africa
Rolling electricity blackouts in South Africa could resume on Wednesday night, state power firm Eskom said, due to a constrained national power grid after units ...
U.S. Africa Policy Cannot Afford to Ignore Somaliland - The National Interest Online
Here's the problem: Somaliland's ability to stand up to radicals and Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists may not be endless.
Closing Africa's Financing Gap | by Guillaume Arditti - Project Syndicate
There is growing international recognition that the current shortfall in investment financing is a major threat to Africa's future. New investors, particularly ...
Sudan is Africa's secret crisis | News | Africa - Mail and Guardian
I don't normally write about Sudan. But now I have to. For the last few weeks, friends and democracy activists from the country have been sending me pictures of ...
Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa' - Entertainment Weekly News
It's been a busy year for Rivers Cuomo, the 48-year-old frontman of Weezer. Building off the surprise success of the band's rendition of Toto's “Africa,” they ...
S.Africa's Van Niekerk working 'too hard' not to run in Doha - FRANCE 24
Midrand (South Africa) (AFP). South African Olympic 400m champion Wayde Van Niekerk said on Thursday that he will "probably" compete at the world athletics ...
AI Innovators: Meet 2 Women Transforming The AI Ecosystem In Africa - Forbes
Meet Muthoni Wanyoike and Jade Abbott, two women at the forefront of Africa's growing AI ecosystem. Abbott is a senior software developer and machine ...
How Africa is creating welfare states - The Economist
UNDERNEATH THE mango tree that marks the centre of Kondo, a village in northern Tanzania, Mwanaidi Saidi prises open a green box. Inside are the 110000 ...
Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa - The Wall Street Journal
Some of Africa's most exciting new destinations are in the wildest corners thanks to an ambitious conservation non-profit. Here's why you should add Rwanda, ...
Djibouti, DP World port case challenges China’s Belt and Road - Quartz
It's been exactly a year since the Dubai-based port operator DP World accused Djibouti of illegally seizing control of the Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) it ...
Five African Women to Follow in 2019 - CNBCAfrica.com
*Content* provided by APO Group. CNBC Africa provides *content* from APO Group as a *service* to its readers, but does not edit the articles it publishes.
The Rwandan design school re-shaping Africa's future - CNN
As urban population growth is predicted to continue to soar across Africa, could this architecture program in Rwanda help provide local solutions to a looming ...
Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa' - Entertainment Weekly News
It's been a busy year for Rivers Cuomo, the 48-year-old frontman of Weezer. Building off the surprise success of the band's rendition of Toto's “Africa,” they ...
The Rwandan design school re-shaping Africa's future - CNN
As urban population growth is predicted to continue to soar across Africa, could this architecture program in Rwanda help provide local solutions to a looming ...
Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa' - Entertainment Weekly News
It's been a busy year for Rivers Cuomo, the 48-year-old frontman of Weezer. Building off the surprise success of the band's rendition of Toto's “Africa,” they ...
A $20 phone for Africa is MWC's unlikeliest hero - The Next Web
Foldable displays and 5G are the buzzwords that dominated this year's Mobile World Congress. That said, the phone that most impressed me was a budget ...
Orange, MTN smart feature phones use KaiOS operating system - Quartz
Both MTN and Orange have launched “smart feature phones” using the KaiOS operating system.
Meet The 10 African Startups Competing For The 'Next Billion' EdTech Prize In Dubai - Forbes
10 African startups are among 30 finalists competing in this year's Next Billion EdTech Prize, which recognizes the most innovative uses of technology that have ...
The Rwandan design school re-shaping Africa's future - CNN
As urban population growth is predicted to continue to soar across Africa, could this architecture program in Rwanda help provide local solutions to a looming ...
Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa' - Entertainment Weekly News
It's been a busy year for Rivers Cuomo, the 48-year-old frontman of Weezer. Building off the surprise success of the band's rendition of Toto's “Africa,” they ...
A $20 phone for Africa is MWC's unlikeliest hero - The Next Web
Foldable displays and 5G are the buzzwords that dominated this year's Mobile World Congress. That said, the phone that most impressed me was a budget ...
Qatar Airways suspends new Africa routes under boycott pressure - Citizen
Sanctions imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Bahrain have forced the country to suspend planned new routes to ...
UK's Brexit helped free Mauritius' Chagos islands - Quartz
The people of Chagos have been fighting for their right to return home since their eviction,
UN welcomes Africa’s goal of ‘silencing the guns’ by 2020 - Washington Post
The U.N. Security Council is welcoming Africa's goal of “silencing the guns” on the continent by 2020 and calling for international support to achieve peace in ...
African Internet Connectivity Gets A Mobile World Congress Boost - Forbes
The continent's first live 5G network in South Africa, the world's first 400Gbps backbone network in Kenya and a 750 kilometer (km) fiberoptic network in Nigeria's ...
Dorothy Masuka, South African Singer and Activist, Dies at 83 - The New York Times
Dorothy Masuka, a vocalist and songwriter who blazed a trail for female pop stars in South Africa and became a dogged advocate of the struggle against ...
South Africa, Zimbabwe govts respond to 'resurrection' miracle - africanews
The governments of South Africa and Zimbabwe have been compelled to react to the story of a pastor in South Africa who claimed to have performed a ...
Fund raiser to quell blaze on Africa's second highest peak - Mount Kenya - africanews
Mount Kenya Trust, MKT, has launched an appeal for funds to help arrest spreading fires on the slopes of the famed Mount Kenya. The trust, an organization ...
South Africa pastor Alpha Lukau resurrection to be investigated - Quartz
A resurrection has many South Africans questioning the faith industry. On Sunday (Feb. 24) a video went viral of a man risen from the dead, after an evangelist ...
Analyzing the Elections in Nigeria and Senegal - Straight Talk Africa - Voice of America
In this episode of Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali examines the results of the Nigerian and Senegalese elections. He is joined in studio by Reverend Aniedi ...
Kifafa: The mystery of East Africa's 'nodding disease' - BBC News
The rare illness may unlock new treatments to many other neurological conditions.
Infectious diseases could be diagnosed with smartphones in sub-Saharan Africa - Science Daily
A new review has outlined how health workers could use existing phones to predict and curb the spread of infectious diseases.
Imperial and MIT announce winners of first Africa-focused seed fund | Imperial News - Imperial College London
AFRICA SEED FUND - Imperial College London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have announced the winners of the first Africa-focused ...
Africa Top10 News - iAfrica.com
The United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ), has that ruled “the process of decolonization of Mauritius was not lawfully completed” and the UK should ...
Africa's Oil Hub Woos Global Traders With New Million-Barrel Tanks - Bloomberg
What started as a strategic oil storage for South Africa during apartheid is now gearing up to attract the biggest traders as it turns into a global center for crude.
Akron Zoo lands largest single donation in its history for new Africa and Asia exhibits - Akron Beacon Journal
The Akron Zoo's campaign to raise $6 million for two new wildlife areas has received a significant boost.The zoo announced Wednesday that an anonymous ...
"There is no generic Africa": Chiwetel Ejiofor fell in love with Malawi for his directorial debut - Salon
Academy Award-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor joined me on “Salon Talks” to discuss the nearly 10-year process of directing his first feature film, "The Boy ...
Clarkson: Ambitious Hinsdale Girl Scouts seek aid for South Africa’s LEAP schools - Chicago Tribune
A small group of fifth-grade Girl Scouts from the St. Isaac Jogues Troop 50169 in Hinsdale are helping South African schools in order to earn a Bronze Award, ...
Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 February 2019 - BBC News
A selection of photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week: A boy selling balloons to celebrate in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, Libya - Saturday 17 ...
Forget 2042, South Africa could go broke "in the next five years" - economist - The South African
According to Fanie Brink, there really isn't much time left until South Africa finds itself penniless. Here's why analysts are fearing the worst.
Qatar Airways complains boycott forced suspension of planned Africa routes - Arabnews
JEDDAH: Qatar Airways has been forced to suspend planned new routes to Africa because of pressure from a boycott over Doha's links to extremist groups.
South Africa's DA launches its election manifesto - Aljazeera.com
South Africa's largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has launched its manifesto ahead of elections due to take place in May.
Experts reveal DNA research of African remains unearthed at 2013 Gaillard Reno - WCBD News 2
Charleston, SC (WCBD)- The 2013 renovation of the Gaillard Center unearthed gravesites of 36 enslaved Africans from the 1700s.
5 ways to resurrect the lifeless economy and belief in South Africa - 702
Mike Schüssler, Chief Economist at Economists.co.za, discusses five resurrection challenges for South Africa.
Wednesday 27 February 2019
More women with mobile phones will boost Africa, Asia economies - Quartz
Women in sub Saharan Africa are 15% less likely to own a mobile phone and 41% less likely to use mobile internet services.
How Africa is creating welfare states - The Economist
UNDERNEATH THE mango tree that marks the centre of Kondo, a village in northern Tanzania, Mwanaidi Saidi prises open a green box. Inside are the 110000 ...
Elections in Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya impact economic growth - Quartz
At the end of last year, everything was set for a local consultancy firm to work on a research project with the government of Lagos, Africa's largest city.
What South Africa's Main Political Parties Are Promising Voters - Bloomberg
South Africa is gearing up for elections on May 8 that will serve as a referendum on whether the African National Congress has rehabilitated itself in the eyes of ...
Closing Africa's Financing Gap | by Guillaume Arditti - Project Syndicate
There is growing international recognition that the current shortfall in investment financing is a major threat to Africa's future. New investors, particularly ...
Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam battles Egypt, Sudan on the Nile - Quartz
The Grand Renaissance Dam will offer great benefits to all 11 countries but ongoing tension between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt might stifle those benefits.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
Mozambique's islamist threat al-shabaab has roots in Tanzania - Quartz
Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province has been held hostage by insurgents for nearly 17 months. Armed attacks, decapitations and the destruction of ...
Out of Africa: Why has Somaliland succeeded where Iraqi Kurdistan has failed? - American Enterprise Institute
View related *content*: Africa, Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East. Throughout 1988, MiG-17 fighter jets would take off from an airfield on the outskirts of ...
Elephant ivory poaching is on rise in Botswana, southern Africa - Quartz
Botswana has seen a sharp rise in elephant poaching for ivory in the last year.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Plans Tributes to South Africa and Duke Ellington - The New York Times
The 32nd season includes 27 separate programs from September through June, with Chucho Valdés, Chick Corea, Cécile McLorin Salvant and many others.
More women with mobile phones will boost Africa, Asia economies - Quartz
Women in sub Saharan Africa are 15% less likely to own a mobile phone and 41% less likely to use mobile internet services.
UK's Brexit helped free Mauritius' Chagos islands - Quartz
The people of Chagos have been fighting for their right to return home since their eviction,
Africa's Oil Hub Woos Global Traders With New Million-Barrel Tanks - Bloomberg
What started as a strategic oil storage for South Africa during apartheid is now gearing up to attract the biggest traders as it turns into a global center for crude.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
South Africa's DA launches its election manifesto - Aljazeera.com
South Africa's largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has launched its manifesto ahead of elections due to take place in May.
Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 February 2019 - BBC News
A selection of photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week: A boy selling balloons to celebrate in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, Libya - Saturday 17 ...
Africa Live: Buhari tells supporters not to 'gloat' - BBC News
Re-elected president makes plea after winning Nigerian poll by 3.9 million votes - and more stories.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Plans Tributes to South Africa and Duke Ellington - The New York Times
The 32nd season includes 27 separate programs from September through June, with Chucho Valdés, Chick Corea, Cécile McLorin Salvant and many others.
ISS TODAY: Breaking Africa's cycle of forced displacement - Daily Maverick
Numbers of refugees and internally displaced are at an all-time high; only political will can stop this trend. ByTsion Tadesse Abebe.
A for Africa: North Shore Scrabble event to support human rights - North Shore News
The North Shore chapters of Grandmothers to Grandmothers, including members Sylvia Korteling and Eleanor Scarth, are hosting a Scrabble, lunch and silent ...
More women with mobile phones will boost Africa, Asia economies - Quartz
Women in sub Saharan Africa are 15% less likely to own a mobile phone and 41% less likely to use mobile internet services.
How Africa is creating welfare states - The Economist
UNDERNEATH THE mango tree that marks the centre of Kondo, a village in northern Tanzania, Mwanaidi Saidi prises open a green box. Inside are the 110000 ...
Caster Semenya challenges world athletics' gender rules - Quartz
“Our golden girl,” is the moniker Caster Semenya is known by when her wins are celebrated in South Africa, and it's now used to rally around her as she ...
Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam battles Egypt, Sudan on the Nile - Quartz
The Grand Renaissance Dam will offer great benefits to all 11 countries but ongoing tension between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt might stifle those benefits.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
South Africa Gas Industry Report 2018: Industry Size, State of the Market, Influencing Factors, Competition, SWOT Analysis, Outlook & Industry Associations - GlobeNewswire
Dublin, Feb. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "The Gas Industry in South Africa 2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Africa’s largest democracy finally goes to vote, a week late - Washington Post
KANO, Nigeria — A voting card and a metal rod for self-defense are both close at hand in Christopher Obiorah's tiny bookshop but he hopes to use just one of ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Plans Tributes to South Africa and Duke Ellington - The New York Times
The 32nd season includes 27 separate programs from September through June, with Chucho Valdés, Chick Corea, Cécile McLorin Salvant and many others.
More women with mobile phones will boost Africa, Asia economies - Quartz
Women in sub Saharan Africa are 15% less likely to own a mobile phone and 41% less likely to use mobile internet services.
Africa's Oil Hub Woos Global Traders With New Million-Barrel Tanks - Bloomberg
What started as a strategic oil storage for South Africa during apartheid is now gearing up to attract the biggest traders as it turns into a global center for crude.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
South Africa's DA launches its election manifesto - Aljazeera.com
South Africa's largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has launched its manifesto ahead of elections due to take place in May.
Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 February 2019 - BBC News
A selection of photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week: A boy selling balloons to celebrate in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, Libya - Saturday 17 ...
What South Africa's Main Political Parties Are Promising Voters - Bloomberg
South Africa is gearing up for elections on May 8 that will serve as a referendum on whether the African National Congress has rehabilitated itself in the eyes of ...
Caster Semenya challenges world athletics' gender rules - Quartz
“Our golden girl,” is the moniker Caster Semenya is known by when her wins are celebrated in South Africa, and it's now used to rally around her as she ...
New Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) - EU Partnership: EU and Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Leaders intensify the regional talks in Samoa - africanews
In the context of the ongoing negotiations to modernize relations between the EU and 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP), chief.
Africa’s Richest Man Makes a $17 Billion Bid for Immortality - BloombergQuint
(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- The best way to appreciate the scale of Aliko Dangote's empire is to hitch a ride on one of his private jets.
Elections in Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya impact economic growth - Quartz
The political precariousness that impact elections, especially among fragile democracies, usually hurts economic growth.
BRICS energy co-operation: Why Russia and South Africa... - Daily Maverick
While the controversial $76-billion nuclear energy deal between South Africa and Russia is off the cards, the country — and by extension, the remaining BRICS ...
More women with mobile phones will boost Africa, Asia economies - Quartz
Women in sub Saharan Africa are 15% less likely to own a mobile phone and 41% less likely to use mobile internet services.
African Food Safety Report Explains High Rate Of Foodborne Illness : Goats and Soda - NPR
In September, public health officials in South Africa finally declared victory over the world's worst-ever outbreak of listeriosis, a foodborne illness that had ...
Elephant ivory poaching is on rise in Botswana, southern Africa - Quartz
Botswana has seen a sharp rise in elephant poaching for ivory in the last year.
Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari re-elected as president - BBC News
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, the election commission says. The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, ...
Africa's Oil Hub Woos Global Traders With New Million-Barrel Tanks - Bloomberg
What started as a strategic oil storage for South Africa during apartheid is now gearing up to attract the biggest traders as it turns into a global center for crude.
U.S. Africa Policy Cannot Afford to Ignore Somaliland - The National Interest Online
Here's the problem: Somaliland's ability to stand up to radicals and Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists may not be endless.
Eritrean Press: Reporting on Africa's most secretive state - BBC News
A mystery man who reports news from one of the most repressive countries in the world gives his first interview.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
South Africa's DA launches its election manifesto - Aljazeera.com
South Africa's largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has launched its manifesto ahead of elections due to take place in May.
Caster Semenya challenges world athletics' gender rules - Quartz
“Our golden girl,” is the moniker Caster Semenya is known by when her wins are celebrated in South Africa, and it's now used to rally around her as she ...
What does the future hold for Botswana, ‘Africa’s last Eden’? - The Telegraph
It is regarded as the world's best safari destination, a land so abundant with wildlife they call it “Africa's last Eden”. But there are growing concerns that ...
Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari re-elected as president - BBC News
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, the election commission says. The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, ...
African Food Safety Report Explains High Rate Of Foodborne Illness : Goats and Soda - NPR
In September, public health officials in South Africa finally declared victory over the world's worst-ever outbreak of listeriosis, a foodborne illness that had ...
Africa Live: Buhari tells supporters not to 'gloat' - BBC News
Re-elected president makes plea after winning Nigerian poll by 3.9 million votes - and more stories.
Africa's Oil Hub Woos Global Traders With New Million-Barrel Tanks - Bloomberg
What started as a strategic oil storage for South Africa during apartheid is now gearing up to attract the biggest traders as it turns into a global center for crude.
Eritrean Press: Reporting on Africa's most secretive state - BBC News
A mystery man who reports news from one of the most repressive countries in the world gives his first interview.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa - The Wall Street Journal
Some of Africa's most exciting new destinations are in the wildest corners thanks to an ambitious conservation non-profit. Here's why you should add Rwanda, ...
South Africa's DA launches its election manifesto - Aljazeera.com
South Africa's largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has launched its manifesto ahead of elections due to take place in May.
Caster Semenya challenges world athletics' gender rules - Quartz
“Our golden girl,” is the moniker Caster Semenya is known by when her wins are celebrated in South Africa, and it's now used to rally around her as she ...
Rwanda to Africa: Paul Kagame's 'loaded' AU presidency [Explainer] - africanews
The African Union, AU, presidency is a year-long rotational post by serving African presidents. It is currently held by Egypt's Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi – the first North ...
Aliko Dangote, Africa's Richest Man, Makes Bid for Immortality - Bloomberg
Aliko Dangote's plan to reduce Nigeria's dependency on fuel imports will carve out an even bigger slice of the nation's $376 billion economy for his empire.
Africa's Digital Generation Gap | by Perseus Mlambo - Project Syndicate
For evidence that Africa's aged rulers are increasingly out of touch with the continent's booming youth population, look no further than the digital economy.
Meet The 10 African Startups Competing For The 'Next Billion' EdTech Prize In Dubai - Forbes
10 African startups are among 30 finalists competing in this year's Next Billion EdTech Prize, which recognizes the most innovative uses of technology that have ...
African Food Safety Report Explains High Rate Of Foodborne Illness : Goats and Soda - NPR
In September, public health officials in South Africa finally declared victory over the world's worst-ever outbreak of listeriosis, a foodborne illness that had ...
Africa's Oil Hub Woos Global Traders With New Million-Barrel Tanks - Bloomberg
What started as a strategic oil storage for South Africa during apartheid is now gearing up to attract the biggest traders as it turns into a global center for crude.
Meet The 10 African Startups Competing For The 'Next Billion' EdTech Prize In Dubai - Forbes
10 African startups are among 30 finalists competing in this year's Next Billion EdTech Prize, which recognizes the most innovative uses of technology that have ...
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
South Africa's DA launches its election manifesto - Aljazeera.com
South Africa's largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has launched its manifesto ahead of elections due to take place in May.
Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa - The Wall Street Journal
Some of Africa's most exciting new destinations are in the wildest corners thanks to an ambitious conservation non-profit. Here's why you should add Rwanda, ...
Caster Semenya challenges world athletics' gender rules - Quartz
“Our golden girl,” is the moniker Caster Semenya is known by when her wins are celebrated in South Africa, and it's now used to rally around her as she ...
African Food Safety Report Explains High Rate Of Foodborne Illness : Goats and Soda - NPR
In September, public health officials in South Africa finally declared victory over the world's worst-ever outbreak of listeriosis, a foodborne illness that had ...
Resurrection Challenge – South Africans mock pastor on social media for 'resurrection stunt' – video - The Guardian
A pastor in South Africa who claimed to have performed a resurrection has sparked a social media craze as users took to the web mockingly mimicking his ...
Nonprofit aims to help Africa build energy for economic development - Axios
Todd Moss is a former State Department official leading a small new nonprofit with a big idea: changing what he calls an incomplete conversation about ...
Orange, MTN smart feature phones use KaiOS operating system - Quartz
Both MTN and Orange have launched “smart feature phones” using the KaiOS operating system.
Duanne Olivier aborts Test career with South Africa to sign for Yorkshire - The Guardian
Duanne Olivier is giving up an international career with South Africa – or a least placing it in cold storage for a good while – to sign a three-year deal at Yorkshire ...
US Africa policy cannot afford to ignore Somaliland - American Enterprise Institute
Here's the problem: Somaliland's ability to stand up to radicals and Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists may not be endless. View related *content*: Africa, Foreign and ...
'Resurrection' pastor sparks South Africa Twitter craze - Channel NewsAsia
JOHANNESBURG: A pastor in South Africa who claimed to have performed a resurrection has sparked a social media craze as users took to the web ...
Eritrean Press: Reporting on Africa's most secretive state - BBC News
A mystery man who reports news from one of the most repressive countries in the world gives his first interview.
ISS TODAY: Breaking Africa's cycle of forced displacement - Daily Maverick
Numbers of refugees and internally displaced are at an all-time high; only political will can stop this trend. ByTsion Tadesse Abebe.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Plans Tributes to South Africa and Duke Ellington - The New York Times
The 32nd season includes 27 separate programs from September through June, with Chucho Valdés, Chick Corea, Cécile McLorin Salvant and many others.
Meet The 10 African Startups Competing For The 'Next Billion' EdTech Prize In Dubai - Forbes
10 African startups are among 30 finalists competing in this year's Next Billion EdTech Prize, which recognizes the most innovative uses of technology that have ...
How Africa can catch up with the world in the fight against poverty - The South African
The world is making remarkable progress in combating poverty.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
What Firms Can Learn From NGOs in Africa - INSEAD Knowledge
Cross-learning between the corporate world and NGOs helps both sectors to best serve their stakeholders.
A for Africa: North Shore Scrabble event to support human rights - North Shore News
The North Shore chapters of Grandmothers to Grandmothers, including members Sylvia Korteling and Eleanor Scarth, are hosting a Scrabble, lunch and silent ...
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
China’s investment will allow Africa to lead the 22nd century - Quartz
The 21st century will most likely belong to China as the Chinese Century. But with a rapid increase in Chinese investment and African innovation, the 22nd ...
After Losing Their Home in Central Africa, an Ancient Tribe Gets a New Start - Architectural Digest
The Uganda-based firm Studio FH Architects teamed up with the one of the oldest indigenous tribes in Africa, the Batwa, to rebuild a permanent village after ...
Skinflint on African Heavy Metal, Influences, and Kwasa Kwasa Dance Music - Consequence of Sound
The allure of heavy metal reaches far and wide — nowadays, when major bands launch what is billed as a “world tour,” it truly is. However, one of the last ...
How Africa is creating welfare states - The Economist
UNDERNEATH THE mango tree that marks the centre of Kondo, a village in northern Tanzania, Mwanaidi Saidi prises open a green box. Inside are the 110000 ...
Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa - The Wall Street Journal
Some of Africa's most exciting new destinations are in the wildest corners thanks to an ambitious conservation non-profit. Here's why you should add Rwanda, ...
FEATURED: Towards Enforcement of Africa's Commitments against Corruption: Rwanda to implement the AUCPCC. - The New Times
The African Union Assembly of Heads of State has declared 2018 as the 'African Year of Anti-Corruption' with the theme “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A ...
Sharjah's new Africa Institute holds first international event in London - The National
A conference at Tate Modern looked at the histories of solidarity movements and liberation groups.
Tuesday 26 February 2019
Africa's Digital Generation Gap | by Perseus Mlambo - Project Syndicate
For evidence that Africa's aged rulers are increasingly out of touch with the continent's booming youth population, look no further than the digital economy.
Africa Live: 'Fake Kenyan president' arrested - BBC News
A man who is accused of impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta has been arrested - and more stories.
ISS: Breaking Africa’s cycle of forced displacement - defenceWeb
Children make up 59% of Africa's refugees and 50% of its internally displaced people. And while forced displacement continues to steal the childhoods of ...
Africa Live: Monday 25 February 2019, as it happened - BBC News
That's all from BBC Africa Live for now. Keep up-to-date with what's happening across the continent by listening to the Africa Today podcast or check the BBC ...
Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam battles Egypt, Sudan on the Nile - Quartz
The Grand Renaissance Dam will offer great benefits to all 11 countries but ongoing tension between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt might stifle those benefits.
Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 February 2019 - BBC News
A selection of photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week: A boy selling balloons to celebrate in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, Libya - Saturday 17 ...
Data-Only Operator Rain Launches Africa's 5G Live Network - Forbes
South Africa's newest mobile operator, Rain, has launched the continent's first live 5G network at Mobile World Congress.
South Africa's women continue World Cup preparations in Cyprus - BBC Sport
South Africa's women's team will pick up their World Cup preparations this week when they participate in the annual Cyprus Cup for the seventh time.
8 African ministers attend continent’s first modern education conference - EWN
Minister Angie Motshekga welcomed over 400 educationist and policymakers from a score of African, European and American countries to the Africa Play ...
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
Closing Africa's Financing Gap | by Guillaume Arditti - Project Syndicate
There is growing international recognition that the current shortfall in investment financing is a major threat to Africa's future. New investors, particularly ...
Is Africa going backwards on democracy? - BBC News
More and more elections are being held in Africa however analysts dismiss many as being "lawful but illegitimate".
Meet The 10 African Startups Competing For The 'Next Billion' EdTech Prize In Dubai - Forbes
10 African startups are among 30 finalists competing in this year's Next Billion EdTech Prize, which recognizes the most innovative uses of technology that have ...
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
Africa Live: 'Fake Kenyan president' arrested - BBC News
A man who is accused of impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta has been arrested - and more stories.
Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 February 2019 - BBC News
A selection of photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week: A boy selling balloons to celebrate in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, Libya - Saturday 17 ...
South Africa's women continue World Cup preparations in Cyprus - BBC Sport
South Africa's women's team will pick up their World Cup preparations this week when they participate in the annual Cyprus Cup for the seventh time.
8 African ministers attend continent’s first modern education conference - EWN
Minister Angie Motshekga welcomed over 400 educationist and policymakers from a score of African, European and American countries to the Africa Play ...
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
Is Africa going backwards on democracy? - BBC News
More and more elections are being held in Africa however analysts dismiss many as being "lawful but illegitimate".
Meet The 10 African Startups Competing For The 'Next Billion' EdTech Prize In Dubai - Forbes
10 African startups are among 30 finalists competing in this year's Next Billion EdTech Prize, which recognizes the most innovative uses of technology that have ...
Don't overlook Africa's 'fragile' states for social businesses, urge industry experts - Reuters
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - African nations such as Somalia may be perceived as conflict-ridden and risky for business but "fragile states" can be ...
Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 February 2019 - BBC News
A selection of photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week: A boy selling balloons to celebrate in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, Libya - Saturday 17 ...
Where should I invest in Africa and how? - Quartz
There is no simple or straightforward way to answer the question of where to open shop or invest in Africa. The Global Markets Complexity Index can help.
Africa Live: 'Fake Kenyan president' arrested - BBC News
A man who is accused of impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta has been arrested - and more stories.
South Africa funeral firm to sue pastor for 'resurrection stunt' - BBC News
They say a South African pastor's outlandish video has caused them reputational damage.
South Africa's women continue World Cup preparations in Cyprus - BBC Sport
South Africa's women's team will pick up their World Cup preparations this week when they participate in the annual Cyprus Cup for the seventh time.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
Africa makes it to the list of world's 25 best beaches in 2019 - Pulse Nigeria
Travellers choose African beaches as some of the best on the planet for the second consecutive year.
South Africa commits to UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons - defenceWeb
South Africa this week became the 22nd state in the world to submit its ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) to the United ...
Is Africa going backwards on democracy? - BBC News
More and more elections are being held in Africa however analysts dismiss many as being "lawful but illegitimate".
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 February 2019 - BBC News
A selection of photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week: A boy selling balloons to celebrate in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, Libya - Saturday 17 ...
Africa Live: 'Fake Kenyan president' arrested - BBC News
A man who is accused of impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta has been arrested - and more stories.
South Africa's women continue World Cup preparations in Cyprus - BBC Sport
South Africa's women's team will pick up their World Cup preparations this week when they participate in the annual Cyprus Cup for the seventh time.
SA Tourism Meetings Africa aims to unlock potential, build long term connections - 702
CEO of SA Tourism Sisa Ntshona says the conference is an opportunity for business people to network and make deals.
African Union seeks to kill EU plan to process migrants in Africa - The Guardian
The African Union is seeking to kill off the EU's latest blueprint for stemming migration, claiming that it would breach international law by establishing “de facto ...
Ford South Africa achieves new export and production records - Creamer Media's Engineering News
Ranger exports from Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa's (FMCSA's) Silverton plant reached an all-time high in 2018, with the company shipping 68 364 ...
Dorothy Masuku: Africa has lost a singer, composer and a hero of the struggle - News24
Dorothy Masuku was not simply the “jazz singer” many newscasts have labelled her, although she certainly was that too. And she certainly had a life worthy of a ...
Is Africa going backwards on democracy? - BBC News
More and more elections are being held in Africa however analysts dismiss many as being "lawful but illegitimate".
In West Africa, Violent Extremism Spreads as U.S. Trims Military Footprint - The Wall Street Journal
Several countries in the Sahel, the semiarid belt south of the Sahara, are facing an onslaught of Islamist militancy at a time when the Trump administration is ...
Five things making headlines in South Africa today - Moneyweb.co.za
Here's what caught our attention on Tuesday: 1. WBHO results. Construction engineering group, Wilson Bayley Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) is reporting a drop in ...
Visiting African Development Bank Governors from West Africa laud Bank's transformative projects - africanews
Governors representing the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) West Africa region held consultative meetings with the institution's President and senior ...
Will Botswana and SA slay the graft dragon? - The East African
In 2018, winds of change ushered in new leadership in both Botswana and South Africa, albeit, in contrasting styles. Botswana recorded another peaceful ...