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The German Africa Foundation has confirmed that Ilwad Elman will be honored later this month in Berlin by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. At be… Read More »Somali-Canadian Peace Activist Awarded the 2020 German Africa Prize
A Senegalese anti-cancer group is encouraging women to get mammograms after a drop in the number of women getting screened because of coronavirus concerns. Senegal’s… Read More »The Pink October Truck Ensures Cancer Awareness Remains Top of Mind in Dakar
A United Nations judge on Wednesday ordered that Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who has been in a French jail since May, be sent to… Read More »One of Rwanda’s Wealthiest People Learns His Fate
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the mining company Anglo American over its alleged failure to prevent widespread toxic lead pollution in the… Read More »Zambian Community Follows Lead of Kenya and Takes On Mining Firm
Protests against police brutality in Lagos turned bloody on Tuesday despite a state-wide curfew, with eyewitnesses telling CNN that multiple demonstrators have been shot by… Read More »Nigerian Security Forces Mete Out Deadly Force on Protesters
West African startup Gozem, which started out in the ride-hailing business but has been adding product lines as it transitions into a “super app”, has… Read More »West African Super App Expands in the Region
A number of African countries have recently been contesting decisions by credit rating agencies. Some have raised objections that the rating agencies lack understanding of… Read More »A Case for African States To Invest in Accurate Data for Ratings Agencies
Nearly 10,000 Malawians have made the long journey home from SA since May, according to Malawi’s department of Disaster Management Affairs, with more due in… Read More »Coming Home With Nothing
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his intentions to lift Sudan’s state sponsor of terrorism designation — news that comes as the transitional government in… Read More »Sudan to Shake Off Bad U.S. Reputation
Guinea’s opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo declared himself winner of Sunday’s vote, defeating Alpha Conde, the incumbent president. Speaking at a press conference in the… Read More »Politicians Already Claiming Victory in Guinea Poll