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Egypt is building two highways across the pyramids plateau outside Cairo, reviving and expanding a project that was suspended in the 1990s after international outcry.… Read More »Soon Pyramids will be in the Middle of a Busy Interchange
Many children do not have the option to learn online. The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, says at least half of sub-Saharan Africa’s schoolchildren do… Read More »Schools May be Closed but Learning Continues in Kenya
Mali’s military coup leaders must hand over power to a civilian transitional government immediately, the chairman of the West African regional bloc said on Tuesday,… Read More »The Fate Of Bamako Lies in Whose Hands?
In Algeria, the genre has inspired such ardent fandom that young people now dress like K-pop stars and incorporate Korean phrases into their everyday speech.… Read More »Korean Pop Wave Spreads to the Deserts of Algeria
Some people stuck inside during coronavirus lockdown are playing video games. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, entrepreneurs are catering to young people who want… Read More »A Gaming Hall Provides Escape for DRC Frontline Workers
Throughout much of the African continent, colonial officials exploited outbreaks of disease to implement racial segregation and create economic systems that intentionally marginalised Africans. Ghanaian… Read More »How Past Pandemics Should Inform Urban Planning in Africa
The vulnerable nature of most North African economies has made it an attractive market for many Gulf lenders. During the last decades, almost all Maghreb countries have… Read More »Pandemic Puts Major Deals in Egypt on Hold
The Ugandan family of Mercy Baguma, who died in the UK where she had been seeking asylum, is angry with the British authorities over the… Read More »Family Still in the Dark Over Ugandan Refugee’s Death in the UK
Informal gold miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo scoured rubble on Saturday for more than 50 colleagues presumed dead after a mine collapsed under… Read More »Community Rushes to Recover DRC Artisan Miners
She has found international fame as a musician, but Sona Jobarteh has a bigger mission. Jobarteh has been performing with the kora — a 21-stringed… Read More »Gambian Muso Uses Culture to Empower Africans to Reform their Countries