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Quartz Africa: Chinese aid to Africa
China’s “rogue aid” to Africa isn’t as much or as controversial as we thought A visitor walks past a map of Africa at a meeting of the Africa Development…
Ethiopian wins top WHO job
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Ethiopian wins top WHO job 23 May 2017 Image copyrightAFP/GETTY Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Ethiopia will be the next director general of the World…
The street dancers who dream big
In Pictures The street dancers who dream big 6 February 2018 Image copyrightOLIVIA ACLAND Street dancers in Sierra Leone have a bad reputation – they’re often branded…
Sirleaf wins African leadership prize
Ibrahim prize: Liberia’s Sirleaf wins African leadership prize 12 February 2018 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionMrs Sirleaf is the first woman Ibrahim Laureate Liberia’s ex-president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has…
New African Magazine announces its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017
New African Magazine announces its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017 The New African Magazine has revealed its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017. Find out who made the list…
Nigeria’s Amina Yuguda wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award
19 September 2017 Amina Yuguda hails from Yola in north-eastern Nigeria A journalist from north-eastern Nigeria has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Amina Yuguda is…
National Museum of African American History Opens Its Doors
September 24, 2016 MERRIT KENNEDY President Barack Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington. Pablo…
The albino who confronted a witchdoctor
By Vibeke Venema BBC World Service 16 May 2016 Image copyrightSMART FACTORY Stephane Ebongue fled Cameroon because of the colour of his skin – his albinism made him a target…
New Tanzania President did this in just three months – AMAZING!
On November 5, 2015 Tanzania swore into office a new President John Magufuli. Here are some of the things John Magufuli has done already in LESS THAN A MONTH. Not…
Grammys: Benin’s Angelique Kidjo wins world music album
Angelique Kidjo said that Africa was on the rise Benin’s Angelique Kidjo has won the best world music album of the year at this year’s Grammys in Los Angeles. The…