Ethiopia Makes Historic ‘Master Plan’ U-Turn
Mathias Muindi is reporting a controversial plan by the Ethiopian government to expand the capital, Addis Ababa, is set to be...
Ghana: Kantanka Group Launches Nation’s First Auto
Amir Daftari of CNN's Africa Start-up reports the first cars to carry a "made in Ghana" seal have officially entered the...
S.A.: Third Finance Minister Named in a Week
BBC Africa is reporting Pravin Gordhan has become South Africa's third finance minister in less than a week. Gordhan, who was...
Lake Chad: Triple Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens
Marina Koren of The Atlantic is reporting three suicide bombings at a market on an island of Lake Chad on Saturday...
Oscar Pistorius: Appeals Court Finds Him Guilty of Murder
BBC News is reporting Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals court overturned...
Mali: Islamists Attack Hotel; Special Forces Enter
BBC Africa is reporting Malian special forces have entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali's capital, where suspected Islamists are...
Afro-Mexicans Fight for Constitutional Recognition
Writing for Remezcla.com, Walter Thompson-Hernández discusses how Afro-Mexicans are fighting for inclusion in the census and the national constitution. After a...
Twitter: Africans Fight Media Poverty Porn With Real Images
Tyler Fyfe of Plaid Zebra magazine is reporting that Africans are using Twitter to fight what is called "media poverty porn"...
Cairo-to-Cape Town Free Trade Area Nears Launch
Mike Bird of Business Insider is reporting that Africa is about to launch a Cairo-to Cape Town free trade area that...
African Standby Force: Army Readies for Crises
The BBC is reporting that a unified African army that can quickly respond to crises impacting the continent is coming to...