Dakar: Fashion Week Shows Vibrancy of Style and City
Reporting for The Guardian, photojournalist Finbarr O'Reilly takes readers on a dazzling journey to Dakar's fashion scene with a beautiful photo essay. O'Reilly, who...
Zimbabwe: Govt Agrees to Wage Increase Amid Protests
Reuters Africa is reporting government officials have agreed to give public servants a cost of living wage increase amid growing protests. The increase will...
Kenya: Al-Shabab Claims Nairobi DusitD2 Hotel Attack
The Associated Press' Joseph Mwihia is reporting Al-Shabab extremists have claimed responsibility for the attack on the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi Kenya. He writes:
"Al-Shabab —...
Kenya: 25-Year-Old Invents Smart Gloves to Aid Deaf
Pulse Live is reporting Roy Allela, 25, has invented smart gloves that convert sign language into audible sound. Allela developed the invention after his...
Liberia: Brit Who Knocked Nation Offline Jailed
BBC is reporting Daniel Kaye, a British cyber criminal who cyber attacked Lonestar, an African phone company, has been sentenced to two years and...
African Diaspora: New Year’s Eve Traditions
In a photo gallery, Chantal Martineau of the Huffington Post shares different New Year's Eve traditions that occur throughout the African Diaspora. Martineau highlights...
Africa: China and Russia’s Footprint Challenges U.S.
Writing for Bloomberg.com, Michael Cohen, Samer Al-Atrush, Henry Meyer and Margaret Taley contextualizes United States National Security Adviser John Bolton's "new strategy" for Africa....
Beyoncé Pens Letter to Nelson Mandela for Global Citizen Festival
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Music icon Beyonce Knowles Carter has penned a letter to the late South African President and political prisoner Nelson Mandela days before her much...
Libya: Rescued Migrants Refuse to Leave Ship; Would Rather Die
Reporting for Reuters, Ahmed Elumami and Aidan Lewis, migrants on a ship intercepted by Libya are refusing to disembark citing human rights abuses. The...
Kenya: Launches First Coast Guard Patrol
BBC Africa is reporting the country of Kenya is launching its first coast guard patrol in the history of the nation. President Uhuru Kenyatta...
