Tag: africa
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The Aftermath of Ebola in Liberia » The disease has left a terrible legacy—and another outbreak is likely. The open-air GoByeandChop market in Monrovia, Liberia, sprawls across a field of… more ›
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Africa’s richest woman—and president’s daughter—will head Angola’s state oil company » Angola’s president is keeping control of state resources in the family. Faced with a struggling economy as global oil… more ›
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African Economic Outlook – Measuring the pulse of Africa » The continent’s economic outlook for 2013 and 2014 is promising, confirming its healthy resilience to internal and external shocks and… more ›
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'We are the Mau Mau': Kenyans share stories of torture » It’s December 1952. Naomi Nziula Kimweli, her husband Kimweli Mbithuka Kilatya, and their three children are on a bus,… more ›
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A History of Female Afrofuturist Fashion » “The apocalypse has already happened. The aliens came,” said U.S. Professor Valorie Thomas. The aliens came in their ships for the Africans, abducted… more ›
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How al-Qaeda and Islamic State are fighting for al-Shabaab affections in Somalia » The global terror movements al-Qaeda and Isil are fighting a tug-of-war for the affections of al-Shabaab in… more ›
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Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” video plays into every African stereotype » This post has been corrected. Taylor Swift’s latest single, Wildest Dreams, is quickly being panned for its romantic portrayal… more ›
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In just 5 years, submarine cables have brought a 20-fold increase in bandwidth in Africa Six years ago, the Sea Cable System (Seacom), the first undersea broadband cable along Africa’s… more ›