February 11, 2020
Africa: Powering Africa's Transformation with Clean Energy [guest column]
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The African Continent today stands at a sustainable development crossroads. Read more »
Cameroon: Young Cameroonians Have A Message For Biya On Youth Day
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Although Africa has a leadership disconnect when it concerns the age of leaders and citizens, some governments have cottoned on to the best plan to change their countries' fortunes… Read more »
South Africa: Founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo Joseph Shabalala Dies
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The five-time Grammy-award winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has lost its founder Joseph Shabalala. Read more »
February 10, 2020
South Africa: Punching Below Its Weight in the Information Economy [guest column]
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Africans from other parts of the continent who visit South Africa for the first time are often impressed with the country's apparently advanced technology and infrastructure. But… Read more »
Africa: South Africa Has a New Chance to Promote Good Governance in Africa [guest column]
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As South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his term as chairperson of Africa's premier instrument aimed at promoting good governance among member states, his country has a… Read more »
Africa: 'Silencing The Guns' Means Silencing Youth Unemployment [guest column]
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The city of Addis Ababa is playing host to African leaders for the 33rd summit of the African Heads of States themed ''Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for… Read more »
Africa: She Stands For Peace Book Launched to Honour Women Peacebuilders
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She Stands For Peace, a book recognizing and celebrating outstanding African women and girls who have exceptionally advanced the women, peace and security agenda in Africa has been… Read more »
February 07, 2020
Africa: Can Technology Help Reduce Cancer and Other Tobacco-Related Killer Diseases?
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Speaking at the International Conference on Harm Reduction in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Professor David Khayat, a French oncologist, clarified the harm-reduction… Read more »
February 06, 2020
Mali: U.S. Customs Officials Destroy Mali Musician's Custom-Made Kora
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Ballake Sissoko, a noted player of the kora - a 21-string instrument, recently got the shock of his life when he found his instrument in pieces. Read more »
February 05, 2020
Africa: Why Ending FGM Is 'Actually Not Hard', Says Activist Jaha Dukureh [interview]
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Jaha Dukureh and her organisation Safe Hands for Girls have set themselves a date to end a war that has been going on for 15 years - ending female genital mutilation (FGM).… Read more »
South Africa: Congress Queries State Department on Actions by Ambassador to South Africa Lena Marks
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Lana Marks, the fashion hand-bag designer who was appointed ambassador to South Africa by President Trump, is facing scrutiny for seeking a prominent role at the embassy for her… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S and Nigeria Talk Trade and Investment Despite Visa Outcry
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Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, has expressed hope that President Donald Trump's administration might be able to lift visa restrictions placed on Nigeria if the country takes… Read more »
Lesotho: Prime Minister's Wife to Be Charged with Murder - Police
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Maesaiah Thabane, wife of Lesotho's prime minister Tom Thabane, is to be charged with murder in connection with the 2017 killing of the prime minister's former wife, police have… Read more »
February 04, 2020
Mozambique: Growing Violence Keeps Northern Schools Shut
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Unknown gunmen have attacked six communities and torched a teacher training college in Quissanga district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, in the space of less… Read more »
Africa: Is the African Union Capable of 'Silencing the Guns in Africa'?
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This year's African Union (AU) summit, which draws the continent's heads of state and government together in Addis Ababa in the coming days, is being held under the theme,… Read more »
South Africa: BREAKING NEWS - Arrest Warrant Issued for Former President Zuma
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The warrant was issued due to the former president's failure to appear at his corruption trial. Read more »
February 03, 2020
Africa: Experts Examine How to Reduce Deaths from Major Killer Diseases (NCDs)
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Researchers, scientists, physicians and stakeholders gathered in Paris February 2 and 3 for the International Conference on Harm Reduction in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Read more »
Malawi: History Made in Malawi as Court Overturns 2019 Presidential Election
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The Malawi Constitutional Court judge Potan has declared that President Peter Mutharika was not duly elected in the May, 21 2019 elections. He has ruled that fresh presidential… Read more »
January 28, 2020
Ghana: How Ghana Went Above and Beyond For Year of Return 2019
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Ghana is to launch a multi-million dollar fund aimed at attracting investment from members of the African diaspora in the United States and around the world – a follow-up to… Read more »
January 27, 2020
Africa: U.S. Military in Africa Under Spotlight
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Amid rising attacks by Islamic supremacists, the American military presence in Africa has come under scrutiny in U.S. policy circles, as well as among African analysts. Read more »
Africa: Punching Back against Al-Shabaab [guest column]
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An attack this month on a Kenyan military base, which killed one American service member and two U.S. Department of Defense contractors, before being repelled by Kenyan and… Read more »
January 24, 2020
Africa: When Climate Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict Shakes Foundation of Peace in Africa
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Former UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, linked climate change to the growing conflicts in Africa, during his five-day visit to the continent. Hunt stopped in Nigeria and raised… Read more »
South Africa: 'Africa Loves You', Billionaire Motsepe Tells Trump
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Billionaire philanthropist and mining mogul Patrice Motsepe has said that Africa loves U.S. President Donald Trump, sparking controversy on social media. Read more »
Africa: Let's Celebrate Quality, Not Just Quantity of Women-Owned Businesses [guest column]
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On the face of it, the progress is impressive: four out of the top 10 countries with high women business owner percentages are in Africa. Read more »
January 23, 2020
Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back' [interview]
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With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »