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The African continent is the most targeted region in the global south for large-scale land acquisitions. According to the Land Matrix, more than 14.2 million… Read More »The Effect of Large-scale Agricultural Investments on Food Security in Africa
Victoria Rubadiri is a presenter with Citizen TV in Kenya, where she hosts the channel’s prime-time shows. She’s a multifaceted journalist in East Africa and… Read More »Kenyan TV anchor Wins the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award
South Africa is slowly emerging from one of the world’s strictest Covid-19 lockdowns. As the threat of the pandemic loomed in March its government sealed… Read More »Has South Africa’s Alcohol Restrictions Changed Behaviour?
American based singer Akon says he is moving ahead with plans to break ground on a $6 billion futuristic self-named city in Senegal next year.… Read More »Senegalese Musician Inches Closer to Building His Dream City Back Home
Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege is calling on the European Union to implement a system that would allow people to raise the… Read More »DRC Doctor Calls Out Nations Turning a Blind Eye to Atrocities in Africa
The family of Paul Rusesabagina – hailed a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide – have accused authorities in Kigali of kidnapping… Read More »Foul Play Suspected in the Detention of Rwandan Former Hotelier
The ancient art of traditional African storytelling has found an unlikely ally in the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of lockdowns, the Play Africa Children’s Museum in… Read More »Virtual Platforms Help Preserve Africa’s Storytelling Tradition
Egypt has signed a $2 billion conventional and Islamic loan with several international and regional banks in a deal coordinated by two UAE lenders, Emirates… Read More »Cairo Gets Loan to Buffer Debt Caused by Covid-19
In Angola, the number of sexual crimes against children is increasing and reaching victims from the age of two.These revelation were made by psychologist Ana… Read More »The Nature of Sexual Assault in Luanda
Ghana will resume international passenger flights on 1 September, President Nana Akufo-Addo announced on Sunday, citing a drop in active coronavirus cases. Air, land and… Read More »With Corona Contained, Ghana Opens International Travel