Sunday 31 March 2019

Jumia Well-Poised For African E-Commerce Success With U.S. IPO - Seeking Alpha

Jumia Well-Poised For African E-Commerce Success With U.S. IPO  Seeking Alpha

African e-commerce company Jumia is the continent's first unicorn, finding itself worth $1 billion in part thanks to funding from Goldman Sachs. The company is.



Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud" - Forbes

Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud"  Forbes

In a strategic coup for Amazon, Standard Bank, the biggest financial group in Africa, is shifting its operations onto Amazon Web Services as its main cloud rival ...



Restructuring Eskom won't end South Africa's power blackouts - Quartz

Restructuring Eskom won't end South Africa's power blackouts  Quartz

It is a dubious claim that breaking Eskom into three would reduce inefficiencies and atrtact private sector financing.



Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud" - Forbes

Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud"  Forbes

In a strategic coup for Amazon, Standard Bank, the biggest financial group in Africa, is shifting its operations onto Amazon Web Services as its main cloud rival ...



South Africa Extends Probe Into Africa's Biggest Money... - Daily Maverick

South Africa Extends Probe Into Africa's Biggest Money...  Daily Maverick

President Cyril Ramaphosa granted a judicial commission an extra three months to finish its investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at the government ...



The African university students studying in Morocco - Vatican News

The African university students studying in Morocco  Vatican News

Pope Francis' weekend visit to Rabat showcased many African students from sub-Saharan countries studying in Morocco's public and private universities.



Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud" - Forbes

Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud"  Forbes

In a strategic coup for Amazon, Standard Bank, the biggest financial group in Africa, is shifting its operations onto Amazon Web Services as its main cloud rival ...



Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud" - Forbes

Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud"  Forbes

In a strategic coup for Amazon, Standard Bank, the biggest financial group in Africa, is shifting its operations onto Amazon Web Services as its main cloud rival ...



South Africa Eyes Oil Deal With South Sudan - RT

South Africa Eyes Oil Deal With South Sudan  RT

South Africa is negotiating an oil deal with South Sudan, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe told media following reports that South Africa was in talks to build a ...



The Chinese Entrepreneurs Quietly Reshaping Africa | Fast Forward - OZY

The Chinese Entrepreneurs Quietly Reshaping Africa | Fast Forward  OZY

Thousands of Chinese entrepreneurs setting up base in Africa might shape the continent's future more than Beijing's large investments that have drawn most ...



China's Transsion of African Tecno phones to IPO in Shanghai - Quartz

China's Transsion of African Tecno phones to IPO in Shanghai  Quartz

Transsion Holdings, the top mobile phone maker in Africa, has applied to launch an initial public offering in Shanghai, China. It comes after a decade of booming ...



Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud" - Forbes

Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud"  Forbes

In a strategic coup for Amazon, Standard Bank, the biggest financial group in Africa, is shifting its operations onto Amazon Web Services as its main cloud rival ...



China's Transsion of African Tecno phones to IPO in Shanghai - Quartz

China's Transsion of African Tecno phones to IPO in Shanghai  Quartz

Transsion Holdings, the top mobile phone maker in Africa, has applied to launch an initial public offering in Shanghai, China. It comes after a decade of booming ...



Emirates celebrates spirit of Africa in latest brand campaign - PRWeek

Emirates celebrates spirit of Africa in latest brand campaign  PRWeek

UAE-carrier Emirates has launched a pan-African brand campaign that celebrates the talent and achievements of young Africans, taking the message of 'New ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud" - Forbes

Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud"  Forbes

In a strategic coup for Amazon, Standard Bank, the biggest financial group in Africa, is shifting its operations onto Amazon Web Services as its main cloud rival ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap' - The Diplomat

How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap'  The Diplomat

After years of watching Chinese-financed infrastructure blossom across Africa, Japan is finally getting in the game. At the 2016 Tokyo International Conference ...



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Fantasy Collides With African Culture In Blitz The Ambassador's 'Burial Of Kojo' - NPR

Fantasy Collides With African Culture In Blitz The Ambassador's 'Burial Of Kojo'  NPR

The new Netflix movie, "The Burial of Kojo," is a fantasy film confronting illegal mining in Ghana. NPR's Michel Martin talks with the film's director about the ...



How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap' - The Diplomat

How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap'  The Diplomat

After years of watching Chinese-financed infrastructure blossom across Africa, Japan is finally getting in the game. At the 2016 Tokyo International Conference ...



Letter from Africa: 'We're not cleaners' - sexism amid Sudan protests - BBC News

Letter from Africa: 'We're not cleaners' - sexism amid Sudan protests  BBC News

Why women in Sudan have taken anti-government demonstrations to heart by using Facebook to expose abuse.



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap' - The Diplomat

How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap'  The Diplomat

After years of watching Chinese-financed infrastructure blossom across Africa, Japan is finally getting in the game. At the 2016 Tokyo International Conference ...



DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA: Democracy the best way to prosperity for Africa, experts tell UJ conference - Daily Maverick

DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA: Democracy the best way to prosperity for Africa, experts tell UJ conference  Daily Maverick

In the age of populism, democracy has come under the spotlight as a possibly ineffective method of governance around the world, holding a precarious place in ...



Letter from Africa: 'We're not cleaners' - sexism amid Sudan protests - BBC News

Letter from Africa: 'We're not cleaners' - sexism amid Sudan protests  BBC News

Why women in Sudan have taken anti-government demonstrations to heart by using Facebook to expose abuse.



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



OPINIONISTA: South Africa has not yet had a proper dialogue on e-tolls - Daily Maverick

OPINIONISTA: South Africa has not yet had a proper dialogue on e-tolls  Daily Maverick

It is obvious that many South Africans have been reluctant to pay for e-tolls because they feel that their money will fall in the hands of the beneficiaries of State ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



South Africa’s Liberal Abortion Laws Affected by Public Disapproval - VOA Learning English

South Africa’s Liberal Abortion Laws Affected by Public Disapproval  VOA Learning English

While abortions are legal in South Africa, women often go to places far from home to have the operations done.



Fantasy Collides With African Culture In Blitz The Ambassador's 'Burial Of Kojo' - NPR

Fantasy Collides With African Culture In Blitz The Ambassador's 'Burial Of Kojo'  NPR

The new Netflix movie, "The Burial of Kojo," is a fantasy film confronting illegal mining in Ghana. NPR's Michel Martin talks with the film's director about the ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Fantasy Collides With African Culture In Blitz The Ambassador's 'Burial Of Kojo' - Capital Public Radio News

Fantasy Collides With African Culture In Blitz The Ambassador's 'Burial Of Kojo'  Capital Public Radio News

The new Netflix movie, "The Burial of Kojo," is a fantasy film confronting illegal mining in Ghana. NPR's Michel Martin talks with the film's director about the ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



South Africa Eyes Oil Deal With South Sudan - RT

South Africa Eyes Oil Deal With South Sudan  RT

South Africa is negotiating an oil deal with South Sudan, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe told media following reports that South Africa was in talks to build a ...



Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa - New York Times

Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa  New York Times

In an influence campaign that is worrying the Pentagon, Russia's weapons sales, military training programs and security agreements are growing across Africa.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Africa in the news: Disputed election in Comoros, US sanctions on Cameroon, and attack on Mali villages - Brookings Institution

Africa in the news: Disputed election in Comoros, US sanctions on Cameroon, and attack on Mali villages  Brookings Institution

On Tuesday, Comoros' electoral body declared incumbent President Azali Assoumani winner of the country's presidential elections with 60.8 percent of the vote.



Zambia's museum animated podcast is on African women superheroes - Quartz

Zambia's museum animated podcast is on African women superheroes  Quartz

These stories challenge the idea that, in the past, women were not capable of being leaders.”



Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa - New York Times

Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa  New York Times

American campaign consultants, including one mentored by Paul Manafort, are increasingly being hired by African candidates to help them win at the polls in ...



Mali weak state fuels jihadism, Mopti rivalries Fulani, Dogon - Quartz

Mali weak state fuels jihadism, Mopti rivalries Fulani, Dogon  Quartz

A weak Malian state prompted local ethnic communities to organize armed self-defense groups that also at times acted offensively.



Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa - New York Times

Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa  New York Times

American campaign consultants, including one mentored by Paul Manafort, are increasingly being hired by African candidates to help them win at the polls in ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future? - BBC News

Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future?  BBC News

With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial ...



Xenophobic attacks spark South African response - BBC News

Xenophobic attacks spark South African response  BBC News

South Africa's foreign minister has called an urgent meeting with ambassadors following attacks against foreigners in Durban. Early on Monday morning three ...



How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap' - The Diplomat

How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap'  The Diplomat

After years of watching Chinese-financed infrastructure blossom across Africa, Japan is finally getting in the game. At the 2016 Tokyo International Conference ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future? - BBC News

Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future?  BBC News

With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial ...



How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap' - The Diplomat

How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap'  The Diplomat

After years of watching Chinese-financed infrastructure blossom across Africa, Japan is finally getting in the game. At the 2016 Tokyo International Conference ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future? - BBC News

Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future?  BBC News

With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial ...



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



South Africa Extends Probe Into Africa's Biggest Money Manager - Bloomberg

South Africa Extends Probe Into Africa's Biggest Money Manager  Bloomberg

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa granted a judicial commission an extra three months to finish its investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at the ...



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



Xenophobic attacks spark South African response - BBC News

Xenophobic attacks spark South African response  BBC News

South Africa's foreign minister has called an urgent meeting with ambassadors following attacks against foreigners in Durban. Early on Monday morning three ...



South Africa Extends Probe Into Africa's Biggest Money Manager - Bloomberg

South Africa Extends Probe Into Africa's Biggest Money Manager  Bloomberg

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa granted a judicial commission an extra three months to finish its investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at the ...



Deutsche Welle expands partnerships with private and public broadcasters in East Africa - DW (English)

Deutsche Welle expands partnerships with private and public broadcasters in East Africa  DW (English)

Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) is significantly expanding its presence in Uganda. Director General Peter Limbourg signed several ...



Xenophobic attacks spark South African response - BBC News

Xenophobic attacks spark South African response  BBC News

South Africa's foreign minister has called an urgent meeting with ambassadors following attacks against foreigners in Durban. Early on Monday morning three ...



Xenophobic attacks spark South African response - BBC News

Xenophobic attacks spark South African response  BBC News

South Africa's foreign minister has called an urgent meeting with ambassadors following attacks against foreigners in Durban. Early on Monday morning three ...



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future? - BBC News

Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future?  BBC News

With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial ...



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap' - The Diplomat

How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap'  The Diplomat

After years of watching Chinese-financed infrastructure blossom across Africa, Japan is finally getting in the game. At the 2016 Tokyo International Conference ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future? - BBC News

Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future?  BBC News

With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial ...



Here's what you need to know about Jumia, the Alibaba of Africa that's getting ready to IPO on the New York Stock Exchange - Business Insider

Here's what you need to know about Jumia, the Alibaba of Africa that's getting ready to IPO on the New York Stock Exchange  Business Insider

Jumia said its shares will price at between $13 to $16 each in its initial public offering, giving the company a valuation of up to $1.3 billion.



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future? - BBC News

Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future?  BBC News

With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial ...



Two SA airports named best in Africa at Skytrax World Airport Awards - IOL

Two SA airports named best in Africa at Skytrax World Airport Awards  IOL

Airports Company South Africa's airports serving Cape Town and Durban have been named Africa's best in the 2019 Skytrax World Airport Awards.



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



South Africa's Denel may wind down manufacturing for Airbus A400M - Reuters Africa

South Africa's Denel may wind down manufacturing for Airbus A400M  Reuters Africa

South African state arms company Denel is in talks with Airbus about winding down production of parts for the European planemaker's A400M military aircraft, ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future? - BBC News

Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future?  BBC News

With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial ...



Surf's up in Senegal for first ever pro event in west Africa - The Guardian

Surf's up in Senegal for first ever pro event in west Africa  The Guardian

Ngor is on the global circuit, 50 years after featuring in surfing film The Endless Summer.



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



Lynn woman spends a career fighting HIV in Africa - Itemlive - Daily Item

Lynn woman spends a career fighting HIV in Africa - Itemlive  Daily Item

LYNN — Judith Sherman's more-than-half century career fighting AIDS and promoting HIV awareness in Africa got its start at Harrington Elementary School.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa - TechCrunch

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa  TechCrunch

The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup—that ...



Saturday 30 March 2019

Africa Fest 2019 at Kiwanis Park in Tempe - AZCentral.com

Africa Fest 2019 at Kiwanis Park in Tempe  AZCentral.com

Eboni Cleopatra (center) takes a photo of a customer buying her necklace during Africa Fest 2019 at Kiwanis Park in Tempe on March 30, 2019. This article is ...



Okwui Enwezor—the Nigerian art curator showed Africa to the world - Quartz

Okwui Enwezor—the Nigerian art curator showed Africa to the world  Quartz

Over two decades Okwui Enwezor emerged as a dominant and highly influential voice in curatorial practice and contemporary art history. He was a curator and ...



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap' - The Diplomat

How Japan Can Help Africa Escape China's 'Debt Trap'  The Diplomat

After years of watching Chinese-financed infrastructure blossom across Africa, Japan is finally getting in the game. At the 2016 Tokyo International Conference ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa - TechCrunch

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa  TechCrunch

The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup—that ...



Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future? - BBC News

Internet access in Africa - Are mesh networks the future?  BBC News

With data costs in South Africa amongst the highest on the continent, how can poor rural communities be expected to get online and join the fourth industrial ...



No Roofs, No Roads, No Bread: Cyclone Causes Emergency in Southeastern Africa - The New York Times

No Roofs, No Roads, No Bread: Cyclone Causes Emergency in Southeastern Africa  The New York Times

People in parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are now picking through the wreckage left behind by Cyclone Idai, a category four storm that brought ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Okwui Enwezor—the Nigerian art curator showed Africa to the world - Quartz

Okwui Enwezor—the Nigerian art curator showed Africa to the world  Quartz

Over two decades Okwui Enwezor emerged as a dominant and highly influential voice in curatorial practice and contemporary art history. He was a curator and ...



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa - TechCrunch

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa  TechCrunch

The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup—that ...



No Roofs, No Roads, No Bread: Cyclone Causes Emergency in Southeastern Africa - The New York Times

No Roofs, No Roads, No Bread: Cyclone Causes Emergency in Southeastern Africa  The New York Times

People in parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are now picking through the wreckage left behind by Cyclone Idai, a category four storm that brought ...



Africa internet: How do governments shut it down? - BBC News

Africa internet: How do governments shut it down?  BBC News

Countries across the continent have had blocks on social media and websites.



No Roofs, No Roads, No Bread: Cyclone Causes Emergency in Southeastern Africa - The New York Times

No Roofs, No Roads, No Bread: Cyclone Causes Emergency in Southeastern Africa  The New York Times

People in parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are now picking through the wreckage left behind by Cyclone Idai, a category four storm that brought ...



Cyclone Idai and the New Reality of Climate Change in Africa - Council on Foreign Relations

Cyclone Idai and the New Reality of Climate Change in Africa  Council on Foreign Relations

As Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi continue struggling to cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, it's worth noting while the storm was exceptional in its ...



Poverty in Africa is now falling—but not fast enough - Brookings Institution

Poverty in Africa is now falling—but not fast enough  Brookings Institution

Africa has reached a major milestone as more Africans are now escaping extreme poverty than are falling below the poverty line.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Okwui Enwezor—the Nigerian art curator showed Africa to the world - Quartz

Okwui Enwezor—the Nigerian art curator showed Africa to the world  Quartz

Over two decades Okwui Enwezor emerged as a dominant and highly influential voice in curatorial practice and contemporary art history. He was a curator and ...



Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry - African Business Magazine

Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry  African Business Magazine

Edtech startup Gebeya is playing a key role in the development of Ethiopia's technology sector. Tom Collins talks to CEO Amadou Daffe and director of ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Video: Surfing the Zambezi River Wave in Africa - Teton Gravity Research

Video: Surfing the Zambezi River Wave in Africa  Teton Gravity Research

Surfers Koby Oberholzer and Roydon Bryson got crafty and set their sights on a particularly coveted wave deep in the heart of Africa.



Scientists discover mini frog species in Madagascar - Quartz

Scientists discover mini frog species in Madagascar  Quartz

What's remarkable is the smallest frogs have evolved to become tiny again and again, often several times within a single region.



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry - African Business Magazine

Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry  African Business Magazine

Edtech startup Gebeya is playing a key role in the development of Ethiopia's technology sector. Tom Collins talks to CEO Amadou Daffe and director of ...



Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry - African Business Magazine

Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry  African Business Magazine

Edtech startup Gebeya is playing a key role in the development of Ethiopia's technology sector. Tom Collins talks to CEO Amadou Daffe and director of ...



As Africa Seeks Global Partners, It Will Ask: Who's Helping with Climate Change? - Defense One

As Africa Seeks Global Partners, It Will Ask: Who's Helping with Climate Change?  Defense One

If the United States hopes to outduel China for influence on the continent, it must consider Cyclone Idai and its turbocharged ilk to come. As Mozambique ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry - African Business Magazine

Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry  African Business Magazine

Edtech startup Gebeya is playing a key role in the development of Ethiopia's technology sector. Tom Collins talks to CEO Amadou Daffe and director of ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira - Quartz

Cyclone Idai: Before and after images of Mozambique's Beira  Quartz

The effects of Cyclone Idai will last for years, especially in Beira, the Mozambican city hardest hit by the storm that left more than 750 people dead. The damage ...



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



Africa in the news: Disputed election in Comoros, US sanctions on Cameroon, and attack on Mali villages - Brookings Institution

Africa in the news: Disputed election in Comoros, US sanctions on Cameroon, and attack on Mali villages  Brookings Institution

On Tuesday, Comoros' electoral body declared incumbent President Azali Assoumani winner of the country's presidential elections with 60.8 percent of the vote.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



On Assignment: WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green with US military in North Africa - WTOP

On Assignment: WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green with US military in North Africa  WTOP

WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green is embedding with the U.S. Army for a trip to North Africa to observer a military exercise called “African Lion,” ...



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Scientists discover mini frog species in Madagascar - Quartz

Scientists discover mini frog species in Madagascar  Quartz

What's remarkable is the smallest frogs have evolved to become tiny again and again, often several times within a single region.



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.



How African artists like Mr Eazi use YouTube to build an audience - BBC News

How African artists like Mr Eazi use YouTube to build an audience  BBC News

With more than 400 hours of new *content* uploaded onto YouTube every minute, African artists are now going the extra mile to make sure they cash in on the ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



The west is exporting austerity to Africa. It’s a disaster - The Guardian

The west is exporting austerity to Africa. It’s a disaster  The Guardian

Now that the whole world feels poor and debt relief is out of fashion, some countries are left with big debts at high rates.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Trump extends Liberians migrant status to 2020 - Quartz

Trump extends Liberians migrant status to 2020  Quartz

Relief and excitement spread through Liberian communities in the United States on Thursday (Mar. 28) after president Donald Trump issued an executive order ...



Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa - TechCrunch

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa  TechCrunch

The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup—that ...



German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa's Energy Security and Investment - africanews

German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa's Energy Security and Investment  africanews

The African Energy Chamber (https://ift.tt/2r85InH) congratulates the German Government and the African-German Business Association (Afrika-Verein ...



Right-Wing White Party Releases Election Manifesto in South Africa - Council on Foreign Relations

Right-Wing White Party Releases Election Manifesto in South Africa  Council on Foreign Relations

Looking to the May 8 elections, the party rolled-out its election manifesto in early March. Party leader Pieter Groenewald's speech was mostly in Afrikaans and ...



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



South Africa Extends Probe Into Africa's Biggest Money Manager - Bloomberg

  1. South Africa Extends Probe Into Africa's Biggest Money Manager  Bloomberg
  2. 'Africa helped defeat apartheid': South African prez slams xenophobic attacks  africanews
  3. Foreigners given a month to leave South Africa  Bulawayo24 News
  4. South African Alienophobia: A challenge to civilized nations  Lusaka Times
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African American free masons group return to Benin Republic - Quartz

African American free masons group return to Benin Republic  Quartz

The beauty was in the symbolism of this “return” for members of a group of black men that values freedom, integrity, and social *service*.



The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa - The Washington Post

The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa  The Washington Post

The threat of extremism persists thousands of miles from where the Islamic State once established its stronghold in the Middle East.



Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse - The Washington Post

Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse  The Washington Post

Days after President Trump declared the Islamic State's caliphate had been eliminated in Syria, the prime minister of one of West Africa's most turbulent nations ...



German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa's Energy Security and Investment - africanews

German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa's Energy Security and Investment  africanews

The African Energy Chamber (https://ift.tt/2r85InH) congratulates the German Government and the African-German Business Association (Afrika-Verein ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



UPDATE 1-Moody's delays publishing South Africa ratings review - Reuters

UPDATE 1-Moody's delays publishing South Africa ratings review  Reuters

(Recasts throughout with news rating review delayed)



The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa - The Washington Post

The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa  The Washington Post

The threat of extremism persists thousands of miles from where the Islamic State once established its stronghold in the Middle East.



4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed - Daily Signal

4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed  Daily Signal

African nationalist leaders embraced socialism in the 1960s because they considered capitalism a product of colonialism. The experiment didn't work.



Right-Wing White Party Releases Election Manifesto in South Africa - Council on Foreign Relations

Right-Wing White Party Releases Election Manifesto in South Africa  Council on Foreign Relations

Looking to the May 8 elections, the party rolled-out its election manifesto in early March. Party leader Pieter Groenewald's speech was mostly in Afrikaans and ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



Africa Top10 Lifestyle & Travel News - Africa.com

Africa Top10 Lifestyle & Travel News  Africa.com

Learn about the exciting new Amazon series being developed by Viola Davis based on Octavia Butler's novel 'Wild Seed', which will be adapted by Nigerian ...



Warming ties: North Africa unites behind UNESCO couscous bid - FRANCE 24

Warming ties: North Africa unites behind UNESCO couscous bid  FRANCE 24

Paris (AFP). Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia on Friday swallowed their differences and presented a joint bid to secure coveted UN heritage status for ...



Right-Wing White Party Releases Election Manifesto in South Africa - Council on Foreign Relations

Right-Wing White Party Releases Election Manifesto in South Africa  Council on Foreign Relations

Looking to the May 8 elections, the party rolled-out its election manifesto in early March. Party leader Pieter Groenewald's speech was mostly in Afrikaans and ...



Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse - The Washington Post

Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse  The Washington Post

Days after President Trump declared the Islamic State's caliphate had been eliminated in Syria, the prime minister of one of West Africa's most turbulent nations ...



Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry - African Business Magazine

Gebeya talent to build Africa's IT industry  African Business Magazine

Edtech startup Gebeya is playing a key role in the development of Ethiopia's technology sector. Tom Collins talks to CEO Amadou Daffe and director of ...



German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa's Energy Security and Investment - africanews

German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa's Energy Security and Investment  africanews

The African Energy Chamber (https://ift.tt/2r85InH) congratulates the German Government and the African-German Business Association (Afrika-Verein ...



Cyclone Idai and the New Reality of Climate Change in Africa - Council on Foreign Relations

Cyclone Idai and the New Reality of Climate Change in Africa  Council on Foreign Relations

As Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi continue struggling to cope with the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, it's worth noting while the storm was exceptional in its ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



Lynn woman spends a career fighting HIV in Africa - Itemlive - Daily Item

Lynn woman spends a career fighting HIV in Africa - Itemlive  Daily Item

LYNN — Judith Sherman's more-than-half century career fighting AIDS and promoting HIV awareness in Africa got its start at Harrington Elementary School.



'Jeopardy' Pays Attention To Africa But As A Rule American TV Ignores It : Goats and Soda - NPR

'Jeopardy' Pays Attention To Africa But As A Rule American TV Ignores It : Goats and Soda  NPR

Answer: In March 2018, it was the fourth-most mentioned African country on American television, after Egypt, South Africa and Kenya. Question: What is ...



German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa's Energy Security and Investment - africanews

German-African Energy Forum Gives a Boost to Africa's Energy Security and Investment  africanews

The African Energy Chamber (https://ift.tt/2r85InH) congratulates the German Government and the African-German Business Association (Afrika-Verein ...



The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa - The Washington Post

The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa  The Washington Post

The threat of extremism persists thousands of miles from where the Islamic State once established its stronghold in the Middle East.



'Jeopardy' Pays Attention To Africa But As A Rule American TV Ignores It : Goats and Soda - NPR

'Jeopardy' Pays Attention To Africa But As A Rule American TV Ignores It : Goats and Soda  NPR

A new study finds that American TV barely pays attention to Africa, And when it does, it might be talking about ... Wakanda.



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



A new page in the General History of Africa - africanews

A new page in the General History of Africa  africanews

The International Scientific Committee of UNESCO's General History of Africa, which met in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) from 25 to 28 March, finalized the drafting of.



Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse - The Washington Post

Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse  The Washington Post

Days after President Trump declared the Islamic State's caliphate had been eliminated in Syria, the prime minister of one of West Africa's most turbulent nations ...



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa - The Washington Post

The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa  The Washington Post

The threat of extremism persists thousands of miles from where the Islamic State once established its stronghold in the Middle East.



Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse - The Washington Post

Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse  The Washington Post

Days after President Trump declared the Islamic State's caliphate had been eliminated in Syria, the prime minister of one of West Africa's most turbulent nations ...



Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs - CNN

Tony Elumelu Foundation partners with AFDB to support Africa's young entrepreneurs  CNN

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) have announced a new partnership that will expand support for youth ...



The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa - The Washington Post

The specter of Islamist extremism looms over West Africa  The Washington Post

The threat of extremism persists thousands of miles from where the Islamic State once established its stronghold in the Middle East.



South Africa on edge before Moody's rating review amid power crisis - Reuters

South Africa on edge before Moody's rating review amid power crisis  Reuters

South African markets are on edge about an impending ratings review by Moody's, with some economists fearful that a power crisis will cost the country its last ...



Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse - The Washington Post

Trump says ISIS is defeated — but in West Africa, there are fears extremism will get worse  The Washington Post

Days after President Trump declared the Islamic State's caliphate had been eliminated in Syria, the prime minister of one of West Africa's most turbulent nations ...



Figure of the week: Electricity access in Africa - Brookings Institution

Figure of the week: Electricity access in Africa  Brookings Institution

Earlier this month, the World Bank released its Electricity Access in sub-Saharan Africa report. The report measures the status quo of access to electricity, ...



Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud" - Forbes

Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon To Become Continent's "First Bank In The Cloud"  Forbes

In a strategic coup for Amazon, Standard Bank, the biggest financial group in Africa, is shifting its operations onto Amazon Web Services as its main cloud rival ...



'Africa helped defeat apartheid': South African prez slams xenophobic attacks - africanews

'Africa helped defeat apartheid': South African prez slams xenophobic attacks  africanews

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has commented on recent reports of xenophobic attacks in part of the country categorically condemning it as ...



Letter from Africa: Fighting 'uniform hairstyles' in Kenya - BBC News

Letter from Africa: Fighting 'uniform hairstyles' in Kenya  BBC News

In our series of letters from African journalists, media and communication trainer Joseph Warungu looks at the state of Kenyan hair, amid a court case about ...



South Africa Launches $95m Fund To Grow Small Businesses - Forbes

South Africa Launches $95m Fund To Grow Small Businesses  Forbes

To grow the economy in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a $95 million fund headed by some of the country's best businesspeople that ...



Warming ties: North Africa unites behind UNESCO couscous bid - FRANCE 24

Warming ties: North Africa unites behind UNESCO couscous bid  FRANCE 24

Paris (AFP). Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia on Friday swallowed their differences and presented a joint bid to secure coveted UN heritage status for ...



Blackouts leave South Africa’s poor struggling for hope - Financial Times

Blackouts leave South Africa’s poor struggling for hope  Financial Times

For many South Africans caught up in severe rolling blackouts, it was the sights of dormant factories, blank traffic lights and darkened shopping malls in Africa's ...



West Africa — an emerging gold exploration investment hotspot - MINING.com

West Africa — an emerging gold exploration investment hotspot  MINING.com

West Africa is well endowed with mineral resources, and many world-class deposits have been discovered there in recent years. The region is a key source of ...



Corruption hampers investments in East Africa - CNBCAfrica.com

Corruption hampers investments in East Africa  CNBCAfrica.com

According to the United Nations, lack of adequate infrastructure and access to finance are some of the challenges hampering investment in Africa and lower the ...



Journey to Africa - Canton Citizen Newspaper

Journey to Africa  Canton Citizen Newspaper

For the second time since 2017, a group of CHS biology students, under the leadership of Ms. Rebecca Stang, made the trek to South Africa's North West ...



The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists - The Economist

The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists  The Economist

IN THE NEW Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar, two vitrines display a French-made sword, a Koran and a pair of scruffy leather sandals. They were taken ...



The importance of Africa-UAE trade relations - CNBCAfrica.com

The importance of Africa-UAE trade relations  CNBCAfrica.com

Since 1988, Dubai's total international trade has grown by over 11 per cent year-on-year as the Emirate's strategic geopolitical location reinforces its attraction ...



Africa Re Joins World Bank's IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria's Farmers - Insurance Journal

Africa Re Joins World Bank's IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria's Farmers  Insurance Journal

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced it has signed an agreement with Africa Re, the pan-African reinsurance.



Friday 29 March 2019

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa - TechCrunch

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa  TechCrunch

The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup—that ...



Tech challenges impeding healthcare access in Africa - SciDev.Net

Tech challenges impeding healthcare access in Africa  SciDev.Net

Technologies can spur universal health coverage in Africa but they need to be adapted to the local contexts.



Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa - africanews

Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa  africanews

A new study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London and Malaria Atlas Project, University of Oxford has revealed.



Africa Re Joins World Bank's IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria's Farmers - Insurance Journal

Africa Re Joins World Bank's IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria's Farmers  Insurance Journal

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced it has signed an agreement with Africa Re, the pan-African reinsurance.



Illness costs Africa hundreds of millions every year: WHO - Channel NewsAsia

Illness costs Africa hundreds of millions every year: WHO  Channel NewsAsia

The World Health Organization has estimated that disease strips hundreds of millions of dollars from Africa's economic output, as the burden of ...



The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists - The Economist

The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists  The Economist

IN THE NEW Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar, two vitrines display a French-made sword, a Koran and a pair of scruffy leather sandals. They were taken ...



Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa - TechCrunch

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa  TechCrunch

The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup—that ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists - The Economist

The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists  The Economist

IN THE NEW Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar, two vitrines display a French-made sword, a Koran and a pair of scruffy leather sandals. They were taken ...



China's Transsion of African Tecno phones to IPO in Shanghai - Quartz

China's Transsion of African Tecno phones to IPO in Shanghai  Quartz

Transsion Holdings, the top mobile phone maker in Africa, has applied to launch an initial public offering in Shanghai, China. It comes after a decade of booming ...



Africa's week in pictures: 22-28 March 2019 - BBC News

Africa's week in pictures: 22-28 March 2019  BBC News

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.



Africa Re Joins World Bank's IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria's Farmers - Insurance Journal

Africa Re Joins World Bank's IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria's Farmers  Insurance Journal

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced it has signed an agreement with Africa Re, the pan-African reinsurance.



How African artists like Mr Eazi use YouTube to build an audience - BBC News

How African artists like Mr Eazi use YouTube to build an audience  BBC News

With more than 400 hours of new *content* uploaded onto YouTube every minute, African artists are now going the extra mile to make sure they cash in on the ...



Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon For Big Cloud Shift - Forbes

Africa's Largest Bank Chooses Amazon For Big Cloud Shift  Forbes

In a strategic coup for Amazon, Standard Bank, the biggest financial group in Africa, is shifting its operations onto Amazon Web Services as its main cloud rival ...



WHO Africa Health Forum closes with a road map to achieving universal health coverage and health security - World - ReliefWeb

WHO Africa Health Forum closes with a road map to achieving universal health coverage and health security - World  ReliefWeb

Praia, Cabo Verde, 28 March 2019 – The second World Health Organization's (WHO) Africa Health Forum culminated today with a road map that governments in ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



South Africa Launches $95m Fund To Grow Small Businesses - Forbes

South Africa Launches $95m Fund To Grow Small Businesses  Forbes

To grow the economy in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a $95 million fund headed by some of the country's best businesspeople that ...



Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa - africanews

Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa  africanews

A new study led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London and Malaria Atlas Project, University of Oxford has revealed.



Okwui Enwezor—the Nigerian art curator showed Africa to the world - Quartz

Okwui Enwezor—the Nigerian art curator showed Africa to the world  Quartz

Over two decades Okwui Enwezor emerged as a dominant and highly influential voice in curatorial practice and contemporary art history. He was a curator and ...



Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa - TechCrunch

Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa  TechCrunch

The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup—that ...



China's Transsion of African Tecno phones to IPO in Shanghai - Quartz

China's Transsion of African Tecno phones to IPO in Shanghai  Quartz

Transsion Holdings, the top mobile phone maker in Africa, has applied to launch an initial public offering in Shanghai, China. It comes after a decade of booming ...



Meet Zihlo Ndlovu - Deutsche Welle

Meet Zihlo Ndlovu  Deutsche Welle

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Zihlo presents environmental issues and solutions in southern Africa.



The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists - The Economist

The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists  The Economist

IN THE NEW Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar, two vitrines display a French-made sword, a Koran and a pair of scruffy leather sandals. They were taken ...



Trump extends Liberians migrant status to 2020 — Quartz Africa - Quartz

Trump extends Liberians migrant status to 2020 — Quartz Africa  Quartz

Over the past two decades the temporary status for Liberians has been renewed by both Republican and Democrat administrations.



African Development Bank approves $20 million investment in Uhuru Growth Fund, building regional champions across West Africa - africanews

African Development Bank approves $20 million investment in Uhuru Growth Fund, building regional champions across West Africa  africanews

The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org) has approved a US$20 million equity investment in Uhuru Growth Fund 1, a first-generation fund ...



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



CT International Airport wins best airport in Africa, again - Eyewitness News

CT International Airport wins best airport in Africa, again  Eyewitness News

The win was announced at the 2019 Skytrax World Airports Awards on Thursday night.



Africa Re Joins World Bank's IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria's Farmers - Insurance Journal

Africa Re Joins World Bank's IFC to Build Crop Insurance Market for Nigeria's Farmers  Insurance Journal

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced it has signed an agreement with Africa Re, the pan-African reinsurance.



The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists - The Economist

The clamour to return artefacts taken by colonialists  The Economist

IN THE NEW Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar, two vitrines display a French-made sword, a Koran and a pair of scruffy leather sandals. They were taken ...



Tech challenges impeding healthcare access in Africa - SciDev.Net

Tech challenges impeding healthcare access in Africa  SciDev.Net

Technologies can spur universal health coverage in Africa but they need to be adapted to the local contexts.



South Africa expats in UAE face huge tax bills - International Investment

South Africa expats in UAE face huge tax bills  International Investment

As South Africa is set to introduce an expat tax, South Africans in the UAE face huge tax bills on end of contract gratuities that were free of income tax. At...



Egypt hosting the African Commission to cover human rights abuses? - Open Democracy

Egypt hosting the African Commission to cover human rights abuses?  Open Democracy

Sisi has re-positioned Egypt to play host to major regional and international gatherings to legitimize his leadership and divert attention from human rights abuses ...



Why S. Africa Won't Be Moving to Sun, Wind Power Anytime Soon - VOA News

Why S. Africa Won't Be Moving to Sun, Wind Power Anytime Soon  VOA News

Proponents say renewable power is the future, but experts claim it's going to cost more than they are willing to spend in the short term.



America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa - The National Interest Online

America Is Right to Reduce Its Troops in Africa  The National Interest Online

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee that ...



Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums - The Guardian

Housing in sub-Saharan Africa improves but millions of people live in slums  The Guardian

Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation.