NBA notes: Amadou Gallo Fall is named president of Basketball Africa League - Los Angeles Times

NBA notes: Amadou Gallo Fall is named president of Basketball Africa League  Los Angeles Times

The NBA has selected Amadou Gallo Fall as president of the NBA's Basketball Africa League, which will open play in March 2020 as a 12-team pro league.

DHL brings Africa eShop to 20 countries in a competitive nod to Jumia - TechCrunch

DHL brings Africa eShop to 20 countries in a competitive nod to Jumia  TechCrunch

DHL is expanding its DHL Africa eShop business to 9 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company's e-commerce platform to 20 ...

The Largest Free Trade Deal in Nearly a Quarter-Century Seeks to Make Africa a Single Market - Fortune

The Largest Free Trade Deal in Nearly a Quarter-Century Seeks to Make Africa a Single Market  Fortune

While the U.S. and U.K. are turning their backs on multilateral free trade agreements, Africa is headed in the opposite direction.

The Fall of a Model Democracy - The Atlantic

The Fall of a Model Democracy  The Atlantic

Benin, in West Africa, was hailed as a success story. But it shared many of the same problems as other democracies.

South Africa Relaxes CBD Regulations: 'A Landmark Piece Of Legislation' - Benzinga

South Africa Relaxes CBD Regulations: 'A Landmark Piece Of Legislation'  Benzinga

Africa became more cannabis-friendly last week after the South African government passed legislation that partially legalizes CBD and CBD products. What ...

South Africa’s Inflation Expectations ‘Encouraging,’ SARB Says - Bloomberg

South Africa’s Inflation Expectations ‘Encouraging,’ SARB Says  Bloomberg

Inflation expectations are showing an “encouraging” decline toward the midpoint of the central bank's target range while the country's financial system remains ...

'How To Write About Africa' — The Satiric Essay By The Late Binyavanga Wainaina : Goats and Soda - NPR

'How To Write About Africa' — The Satiric Essay By The Late Binyavanga Wainaina : Goats and Soda  NPR

Editor's note: Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina died on Tuesday, May 22 after an illness. Perhaps his most acclaimed work was the satiric essay "How To ...