Women and children fare worst as efforts to contain outbreak are undermined by health centre attacks and local mistrust.
View MoreCategory: Africa
There’s Still Hope for South Sudan | The Atlantic
The cease-fire currently in effect may not last, but a brittle equilibrium is better than a return to warfare.
View More
Journalists cautiously celebrate press freedom in Ethiopia | Al Jazeera
As journalists welcome efforts to support press freedom in Ethiopia, draft law against hate speech causes concerns.
View More
The Man Who Stole South Africa | Foreign Policy
Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged a new dawn as president, but the secretary-general of his own party has built a web of corruption that thrives on darkness.
View More
Africa is creating one of the world’s largest single markets. What does this mean for entrepreneurs? | World Economic Forum
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is set to launch on 30th May. If every African country joins, it’s expected to be one of the world’s largest single markets, accounting for $4 trillion in spending and investment across the 54 countries. The AfCFTA will give entrepreneurs across the continent access to a much larger […]
View More
Why white South Africans are turning to the ANC while black voters desert Mandela’s party | The Telegraph
Adrian Blomfield, The Telegraph Photo: Ramaphosa, with Mandela looking on (in mural form). Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP, Featured Image [dropcap]It[/dropcap] may be the Rainbow Nation, but the political history of South Africa has long been writ in black and white. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Quarter of a century after the end of apartheid, however, there is a twist […]
View More
World’s Largest Museum dedicated to Black Civilizations opens in Senegal | Shoppe Black
After 52 years of waiting, Senegal is finally opening what has been described as the largest museum of Black civilization in the capital, Dakar. With close to 14,000 square metres of floor space and capacity for 18,000 exhibits, the new Museums of Black Civilizations is already capable of competing with the National Museum of African […]
View More
Building Wakandas: African Union Ambassador on How the AU Is Helping All Blacks Overcome ‘The Seed of Divide and Conquer’ | Atlanta Black Star
Kim Dankoor, Atlanta Black Star [dropcap]The[/dropcap] African Union is a continental body that consists of all of the 55 African nations, and its mission can be described as overcoming the greatest weapon that colonial powers have used against Black people: the strategy of divide and conquer. The AU’s ambassador to the United States and the […]
View More
The Viral Photograph that Has Come to Symbolize Sudan’s Uprising | Hyperallergic
The triumphant image of Alaa Salah, an engineering and architecture student, has “embodied the spirit of the opposition” led by Sudanese women.
View More
Google has opened its first Africa Artificial Intelligence lab in Ghana | CNN
Aanu Adeoye, CNN, CNN Farmers in Tanzania are using the Nuru app to better manage their cassava crops. CNN, Featured Image [dropcap]CNN[/dropcap] A rural farmer in Tanzania hovers over a wilting cassava plant with her phone. In seconds she gets a diagnosis of the disease affecting her plant and how best to manage it to […]
View More
You must be logged in to post a comment.