Tag: africa

• Everything you want to know about migration across…

  April 22, 2015

  Everything you want to know about migration across the Mediterranean What does the Mediterranean journey actually entail?Migrants leaving from north Africa for Italy do so overwhelmingly from Libya, though there… more ›

• Cell Phones in Africa: Communication Lifeline

  April 20, 2015

  Cell Phones in Africa: Communication Lifeline In a few short years, the proliferation of mobile phone networks has transformed communications in sub-Saharan Africa. It has also allowed Africans to skip… more ›

• Nowhere In The World Uses Mobile Banking As Much…

  April 15, 2015

  Nowhere In The World Uses Mobile Banking As Much As Africa 1. While it would be easy to assume that using your phone to pay for things is for hipsters… more ›

• prepaidafrica: Who was Taytu Betul? Taytu Betul…

  March 1, 2015

  prepaidafrica: Who was Taytu Betul? Taytu Betul was Emperor Menelik II‘s third wife and was thereby Empress of Ethiopia.  She was his confidante, a loyal wife, a commander, and a… more ›