Liberian Lawmaker Says The Country Wants Trade– Not Aid
From allAfrica “I know not everybody cannot afford to provide collateral to go to the bank, because when I first started as a business woman, I could not afford to go to the bank, because it was one...
View ArticleAir Namibia Ceases Service To Ghana
From Ghana Web Namibian national carrier, Air Namibia, says it had to stop operations in Ghana because of low number of passengers. The airline has set June 25, this year, to pull its operations out of...
View ArticleU.S. Promises $30M To Congo To Aid Upcoming Elections
From Sioux City Journal The United States is prepared to give Congo $30 million in aid for stability and democracy-building — but wants President Joseph Kabila to agree to step down at the end of his...
View ArticleJulius Malema Connects With Voters In South Africa´s Townships
From BBC Africa A dozen schoolchildren in blue and white uniforms beat their drums earnestly as they escorted Julius Malema’s van down a dirt road and into the impoverished township of Itireleng on a...
View Article10 African Fruit Salads To Spice Up Your Summer Picnics
This is a rather traditional African recipe for creamy, tropical fruit salad with pineapple, mango, papaya, grapes, bananas and apples. It’s blended with a creamy sauce of condensed milk, heavy cream...
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Doing Business in Africa: Namibia
In this AFKInsider series, we explore the regulatory conditions that an entrepreneur is likely to face when setting up a business in sub-Saharan Africa. AFKI presents Doing Business in Africa: Namibia....
View Article10 Islands To Explore In French Polynesia
It can be hard to decide where to travel in French Polynesia with so many beautiful islands to explore. In the Tuamotus group of atolls (ring-shaped islands formed by coral), otherworldly Rangiroa is...
View ArticleAlgeria Sends $100 Million to Tunisia’s Foreign Reserves
Written by Patrick Markey | From Reuters Africa Tunisia’s central bank said a deposit of $100 million by neighbouring Algeria would bring foreign reserves back to the level its board considers...
View Article10 Must-Read Novels about American Slavery
Winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and widely considered one of the great reads of the century (although not without controversy), "The Confessions of Nat Turner" is based on the real-life...
View Article#BringBackOurGirls: Who is Boko Haram?
“I abducted your girls. I will sell them in the market… There is a market for selling humans. Allah says I should sell. He commands me to sell. I will sell women. I sell women…” It is with this...
View Article10 Of The Coolest Taxis You Never Rode In
A matter of pride for their owners, these taxis from far-flung places around the world are spacious, bursting with character, the ultimate in luxury or offering fun amenities. Here are 10 of the...
View ArticleMay Is A Busy Month For African Energy Investors
If you’re an international energy investor eying Africa, you could have a busy month of nation hopping in May. Senegal, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria are all hosting major...
View ArticleProtesters Detained, Boko Haram Leader Vows To Sell Schoolgirls
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to sell hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped in Northern Nigeria three weeks ago, in a new video obtained Monday by AFP. “I abducted your girls,” the video said....
View ArticleChina, Ethiopia Agreements to Bring Stronger Trade Ties Into Fruition
From Aljazeera China and Ethiopia have signed more than a dozen agreements aimed at shoring up burgeoning ties between the world’s second-largest economy and the African continent that saw their trade...
View Article10 Totally Unrealistic Things About Cooking Competition Shows
Camera crews love to zoom in on the shocked expressions of contestants when they find out they’ll only get three ingredients to work with or 30 minutes to go grocery shopping. How are they shocked?...
View ArticleWorst Sports Gaffes in History
A bad sports blunder can be fatal. Soccer fans are known for being hardcore, but they took it to new levels after Colombian Andres Escobar accidentally scored on his own goal against the U.S. during...
View ArticleSuspected Terrorists Rounded Up In Nigeria Before World Economic Forum
Suspected terrorists have been rounded up across Nigeria over fears of sabotage at the World Economic Forum, scheduled to begin in the capital of Abuja Wednesday, APA reports. The three-day forum is...
View Article#BringBackOurGirls: Citizens in Nigeria Speak on Gov’t Action, International...
It’s now been three weeks since more than 200 girls (exact figures still unknown) were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Borno state in northern Nigeria sparking #BringBackOurGirls protests in...
View ArticleMilitary Court Convicts Only Two Soldiers In Largest DRC Rape Trial
From Aljazeera The biggest rape trial in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo has delivered just two guilty verdicts against government soldiers. The trial relates to the alleged mass rape...
View ArticleSouth Africa, Togo, Ethiopia Win Innovation Prize For Africa
Two South Africans won $100,000 for their creation – the world’s first injectable regenerating bone-graft substitute — in a competition that rewards groundbreaking innovations in Africa, BusinessGhana...
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