Creating a Space for Somali Artists to Thrive
In September, Somalia saw the opening of what is being touted as the country’s first independent, modern arts institution. The Somali Arts Foundation says it seeks to promote creativity and critical discussions on what it means to be a Somali. SOURCE: VOA
South African Farmers Fire Shots and Burn Police Vans during Court Proceedings
Violence erupted outside a Magistrate’s Court where hundreds of farmers and residents had gathered a Free State town in a show of support for the family of Brendin Horner. The 22-year-old farm manager had been savagely beaten and his body tied to a pole on a farm near Paul Roux last Friday. On Tuesday, as the […]
African States Breathe a Sigh of Relief
The International Monetary Fund approved new emergency aid for 28 countries — 22 of which are African. Funds received will enable these nations to either pay back their debts or mitigate the debilitating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their soil. In April, the IMF cancelled the debts of 25 of the economically-challenged countries by activating […]
What Caused African Migratory Locusts to Swarm?
Africa is currently experiencing two locust outbreaks both due to unusual climatic conditions. These two outbreaks are unrelated but are due to the unusually high rainfall and flooding in the areas where low densities of the locusts occur. The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is producing a plague type outbreak in North and East Africa. This outbreak started in June 2019 and the […]
The Latest African Mobility Startup to Transition into a Super App
Algerian mobility startup temtem has diversified its offering with the launch of a “super app” that allows users to access a range of services in one place. Launched in 2018, temtem made its name as a mobility application that allows users to order private drivers and have products delivered. The startup raised Series A funding […]
“Oloture,” a Netflix Original Film about Sex Trafficking in Nigeria
Every year, tens of thousands of people are trafficked from Nigeria, particularly Edo State in the nation’s south, which has become one of Africa’s largest departure points for irregular migration. The International Organization for Migration estimates that 91% victims trafficked from Nigeria are women, and their traffickers have sexually exploited more than half of them. […]
Ugandan Mobile Money Firm Almost Cleaned Out
Ugandan police are investigating the hacking of a firm that processes mobile money transactions for two telecoms firms, including a unit of South Africa’s MTN group. Mobile money is a cellphone-enabled service that allows subscribers to transfer and receive money and pay for such things as utilities bills, food orders and cab rides. The platform […]
Free at Last!
Jihadists in Mali have freed a prominent opposition leader who was kidnapped earlier this year and a French aid worker held captive for almost four years, in a major exchange of prisoners with the country’s new transition government. Soumaïla Cissé, a 70-year-old former presidential candidate, was kidnapped in March while campaigning in his home town […]
Addis at the Brink of a Messy Break Up
Ethiopian lawmakers have ruled that federal officials should cut off contact with leaders of the northern Tigray region, which defied Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month by holding elections his government deemed “illegal”. The decision, announced late on Tuesday by the House of Federation, the upper house of parliament, furthers the breakdown in relations between […]
Court Finds Westgate Mall Attackers Guilty
A court in Kenya has found two men guilty of helping Islamist militants to attack an upmarket shopping mall in 2013. Mohammed Ahmed Abdi and Hussein Hassan Mustafa were charged with planning and committing acts of terror, as well as supporting and helping a terrorist group. The third suspect, Liban Abdullahi, was found not guilty. […]
