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Nigeria Postpones Presidential Election Over Security Fears
From BBC The electoral commission in Nigeria has postponed the 14 February presidential election to 28 March over concerns about the security situation. Commission chief Attahiru Jega said he had been...
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South Africa To Host First Bitcoin conference In April
From Disrupt Africa South Africa’s first Bitcoin conference has been set for April, with the organizers encouraging entrepreneurs to attend and learn about the opportunities Bitcoin presents for...
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Momentum Raises $50M For African Real Estate Fund
From FTSE Global Markets Momentum GIM, in conjunction with Eris Property Group, has successfully closed the first tranche of its African Real Estate Fund with $50m of institutional, family office and...
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Are Egyptians Paying The Price Of Protest?
By Claire Read | From BBC “They call him ‘Youssef the terrorist’,” says Om Youssef, “So when I visit him in the police station, I tell them I’m the mother of the terrorist, what else can I say?”...
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African Union Forces May Exacerbate Boko Haram Threat
From Al Jazeera On Feb. 6, Boko Haram attacked the border town of Bosso in Niger, leaving at least five Nigerien soldiers wounded. Two days earlier, the Nigerian armed group went on a rampage near the...
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Video: AFCON Semi-Final Highlights – Cote D’Ivoire And Ghana Earn Title Shot
On Sunday night the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final will take place between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The two nations have been...
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IFC Inks Deal To Grow Mobile Money Usage, Ecommerce In Uganda
From IT News Africa Cignifi has inked an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is aimed at expanding the delivery and usage of mobile financial services in Uganda. Cignifi...
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Virgin Active Seek Johannesburg IPO by End of June
From Bloomberg Virgin Active Holdings Ltd., the British gym chain, wants to hold an initial public offering in Johannesburg by the end of June this year, according to two people with knowledge of the...
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Cote D’Ivoire Wins 2015 AFCON Title On Penalties
Cote D’Ivoire defeated Ghana in a penalty shootout 9-8 following a goalless 120 minutes in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final on Sunday night in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, allowing the...
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Ethiopia Bets On Grand Projects In Drive For Industrial Power
From Reuters Chinese workers mingle with Ethiopians putting the finishing touches to a metro line that cuts through Addis Ababa, one of a series of grand state infrastructure projects that Ethiopia...
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Video: 2015 AFCON Final Highlights – Cote D’Ivoire Defeats Ghana On Penalties
Cote D’Ivoire defeated Ghana in a penalty shootout 9-8 following a goalless 120 minutes in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final on Sunday night in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, allowing the...
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Kenya Receives $1.2-Million Funding For Tech Startups And SMEs
By Myolisi Sikupela | From VentureBurn A new initiative launched last week by Kenya’s Information Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) and the Netherlands Trust Fund phase III — a programme funded...
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10 Exotic Desserts From Madagascar That Are Easy To Make
The eating habits of Madagascar’s 13-million-plus people are as diverse as their genetic backgrounds. Their heritage is a combination of Swahili, Arabic, Indonesian, Malayan, Polynesian, French and...
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IMF To Implement Ghana Bailout Program In First Quarter of 2015?
From Ghana Web The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described as good, progress efforts to clean up Ghana’s payroll before a bailout program is finalized. The IMF Mission on payroll was in Ghana...
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12 Things You Didn’t Know About The Gambia And Its Struggle For Independence
The Gambia, surrounded almost entirely by Senegal and defined by a river but with a small strip of its own coastline, is mainland Africa’s smallest country. A former Portuguese empire, The Gambia was...
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Kenya, Tanzania Extend Consultant Invitation For Joint Power Line
From Reuters Africa Kenya and Tanzania have invited bids for a consultant to oversee the construction of a high-voltage power line connecting the two nations, part of efforts to meet growing demand for...
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African Boom Towns You May Never Have Heard Of
Boom towns come and boom towns go. Logistics company DHL may be in a unique position to gauge which towns in Africa are booming right now based on the volume of goods being shipped in and out to...
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2015 AFCON Team Of The Tournament
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has finished and while many went home disappointed with early elimination, AFKSports has compiled a slideshow of the best eleven players in the tournament. The...
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Uganda Is Ready To ‘Get Out There,’ Expand Tourism Budget
“We believe that our infrastructure is fair enough now,” Edwin Muzahura, Uganda tourism board spokesman told CCTV Africa. “We have connectivity by over 23 international airlines to come to Uganda on a...
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12 Things You Didn’t Know About S. Sudanese Musician Emmanuel Jal
Aware of the lack of food resources in his native South Sudan, Emmanuel Jal said he eats just one meal a day. He said he does this to be reminded of the hunger his people often feel. He's hailed as one...
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