South African Fashion Week: Designers Celebrated
South African Fashion Week has officially kicked off and the blogosphere is loving the creations by designers like Gert-Johan Coetzee, Clive Rundle, Yasmin Furmi...
South Africa: Zuma Ordered to Reimburse State $16M
Nqobile Dludla of Reuters Africa is reporting South African president Jacob Zuma has been ordered by South Africa's constitutional court to reimburse the state...
Nigeria: More than 800 Hostages Freed
Al Jazeera is reporting Nigerian troops have freed more than 800 hostages being held by Boko Haram across the country's northeast, the army said....
Ivory Coast: Economy Struggling Following Terror Attack
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton of NPR is reporting the Ivory Coast is struggling to stay afloat after al-Qaeda terrorists open fired on swimmers and diners one...
MusikBi: Africa’s First Music Download Service Launches
The Guardian is reporting Africa’s first homegrown platform for legal music downloads has launched in Senegal with a mission to promote African artists, pay...
Nigeria: Using Plastic to Build Impenetrable Housing
Films for action is reporting Nigerians are finding ways to recycle plastic to build housing that is fireproof, bulletproof and can withstand earthquakes. Author...
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 scrapped after a...
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 marketplace among other...
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 appointed Sunday, warned...
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 have killed and...
