Kenya: The Week That Was

The political week in Kenya began with all eyes on the National Super Alliance, in which a sometimes-tense coalition has to come to some agreement about who they will put forward… Read more »

Uganda: Ghetto Kids Crew Dances Better Than Chris Brown - French Montana

The popular U.S. rapper was recently in Uganda shooting a documentary called The Motherland. Read more »

Africa: Ford Foundation to Spend $1B from Endowment for Mission-Related Investments

In an email distributed on 5 April, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker announced the decision by the Foundation's Board of Trustees to authorize allocation over ten years of… Read more »

South Africa: Union Federation Cosatu Calls for Zuma to Resign

Trade union federation Cosatu "no longer believes President Jacob Zuma is the right person to unite and lead" the ruling African National Congress (ANC), says General Secretary… Read more »

South Africa: Ratings Agency Downgrades Credit Rating to 'Junk' Status

The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded South Africa's foreign currency sovereign credit ratings to below investment status. Read more »

Africa: White House Choices Shape Africa Policies

Little has been said about Africa policy by the new U.S. President or his administration, but recent announcements and appointments provide an emerging outline of an approach that… Read more »

South Africa: President Zuma Fires Finance Minister, Deputy

President Jacob Zuma fired his finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, in a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday night, precipitating an immediate drop in the value of the South African… Read more »

South Africa: Fight Over President Zuma's Future Bursts Into Open

The fight within South Africa's ruling alliance over the future of the country's finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, and ultimately the survival in office of President Jacob Zuma,… Read more »

South Africa: Desmond Tutu's Farewell Message to #AhmedKathrada

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's statement on the death of Ahmed Kathrada - leader, former political prisoner and ally of Nelson Mandela, and a hero during the struggle against apartheid: Read more »

Africa: Western Sahara Dispute Blocks Economic Talks But Work Proceeds

The tenth annual meetings of African finance ministers, jointly hosted by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), have been abruptly… Read more »

Africa: Towards 'Radical' Solutions for Africa's Growth #CoM2017

Senegal's budget minister Brima Mangara has called on African states to promote structural transformation as part of development strategies "in order to meet the challenges of… Read more »

Cameroon: Colonial Solutions to the Anglophone Problem Misguided

The so called Anglophone problem in Cameroon is proving to be the biggest challenge to President Paul Biya's 34 years in power. The government is battling with with the use of… Read more »

Africa: To Power Africa's Future, a 'Wall of Money' is Ready

The hundreds of delegates pouring into the glittering Marriott Marquis hotel for this month's Powering Africa Summit were experiencing a stark, if unstated, contrast. On a good day… Read more »

Africa: Keeping the Lights on Power Africa

Uncertainty surrounding one of President Barack Obama's signature initiatives was apparent this month when several hundred energy industry representatives gathered for this year's… Read more »

Africa: World Bank Commits to 'Next Level of Economic Transformation'

The G20 finance ministers met last week in Germany to discuss critical challenges facing the global economy, from climate change to migration to humanitarian emergencies like the… Read more »

South Africa: Legendary Actor, Director Joe Mafela Dies

Joe "Sdumo" Mafela, South African TV and theatre legend, has died at the age of 75. There has been an outpouring of condolences and messages from across the country from those… Read more »

South Africa: Stars to Battle For a Golden Horn at Film Awards

The 11th annual South African Film and Television Awards will be held at Sun City on 18 March. Read more »

South Africa: Metro FM Awards Scandal - Who Were The Real Winners?

SA Hip Hop Mag has leaked what is supposedly to be the "real" Metro FM Awards results. According to the magazine's Twitter account, someone hacked the South African… Read more »

Africa: Work-Life Balance at the Heart of Panel Discussion at Women's Forum

Does marriage hinder girls' education? This question has emerged from the panel entitled "They Inspire" organized by AllAfrica on Tuesday 7 March in Bamako, Mali. The event was… Read more »

Africa: Women Generate Higher Returns, Despite Remaining Barriers

Women in the sector generate better returns and faster growth but barriers remain Read more »

South Africa: Riky Rick Quits Record Label

Hip-Hop rapper Riky Rick has confirmed that he has cut ties with his record label Mabala Noise. Read more »

Malawi: When Pundits Recycle Rumours As Facts - Rejoinder from Former President Joyce Banda

In an article published on 8 February 2017 on allafrica.com , Dr. Gerhard Anders raises much curiosity when he passionately writes that Malawi's "Cashgate" suspects are "close… Read more »

South Africa: Johannesburg Hospital Roof Collapses

The roof at the entrance of Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg collapsed, according to several media reports. Read more »

Africa: How to Make Use of WhatsApp's New Status Feature

WhatsApp's move to incorporate a revamped status feature will allow users to share photos and video in the previously text-only field. Read more »

Africa: WhatsApp Celebrates 8th Birthday With New 'Status' Functionality

Instant messaging service WhatsApp has announced that it will reconfigure the status feature to coincide with the service's 8th birthday on 24 February. According to company… Read more »