BBC Africa is reporting that the International Criminal Court (ICC) dropped charges against Francis Muthaura. Muthaura had been accused of crimes similar to those of Uhuru Kenyatta who, despite these charges, won the recent Kenyan...
In an analytical piece for AllAfrica.com, Dele Meiji Fatunla discusses the importance of women breaking into leadership roles in the male-dominated political sphere in Africa. Women have recently been progressing in the field and ...
Jon Gambrell of The Associated Press is reporting that Nigeria has begun destroying informal settlements and neighborhoods in Lagos in order to make way for improved infrastructure. Most recently, the government tore through the I...
written by Kaitlin Higgins Goucher College hosted this year’s Baltimore African Film Festival from Feb. 22 to 24. The festival’s lineup included an afternoon’s worth of films from South Africa, including Africa S...
written by Kaitlin Higgins AllAfrica.com is reporting that on Thursday, February 14, communities throughout South Africa stood, marched, and rallied in solidarity with the global One Billion Rising (OBR) initiative. Fueled by out...
Nigeria’s national football (soccer) team, the Super Eagles, triumphed over Burkina Faso during the final match of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday night. The Khaleej Times reports that Nigeria’s president,...
Nigeria’s national football (soccer) team, the Super Eagles, triumphed over Burkina Faso during the final match of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday night. The Khaleej Times reports that Nigeria’s president,...
by Christopher A. Daniel David Frankham takes pride in good storytelling. His HBO Documentary Series, Witness, takes a candid look at the conflict photojournalists’ quest to provide first person accounts of various parts of the wo...
by Christopher A. Daniel David Frankham takes pride in good storytelling. His HBO Documentary Series, Witness, takes a candid look at the conflict photojournalists’ quest to provide first person accounts of various parts of the wo...
The New York Times is reporting that the likeliness of conflict erupting in northern Mali has increased after months of hoping otherwise. A militarist intervention could be necessary to reclaim northern Mali from Islamists who hav...