Yearly Archives: 2016
(BuzzFeed) Meet The Women Behind Nigeria’s Most Subversive Novellas
By Kate Bubacz, Senior Photo Editor, News and Monica Mark, BuzzFeed News World Correspondent
Posted on Feb. 17, 2016, at 3:43 p.m.
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(Yahoo! News) Crowded field competes for Comoros president
By Béatrice Debut, Aboubacar M'Changama
February 21, 2016 1:32 PM
Moroni (Comoros) (AFP) - Voters in the Indian Ocean archipelago o...
(LA Times) Why a congresswoman from Los Angeles is talking about Africa
By Sarah D. Wire Contact Reporter
It’s 8 a.m., Congress isn't in session and Washington’s roads are icy, but more than 100 ambas...
Mobile internet transforming the way that Nigeria does business (IT News Africa)
With sub-US$50 smartphones on the way, rapid improvements to telecom infrastructure, and the availability of affordable cloud applicati...
Technology is a key driver to overcome healthcare challenges in Africa (IT News Africa)
Healthcare in Africa differs widely, depending on the country and also the region—those living in urban areas are more likely to receiv...
Another robotic first in Africa achieved (IT News Africa)
The Urology Hospital in Pretoria has successfully conducted Africa’s first robotic assisted removal of a cancerous bladder (cystectomy)...
Scientists Just 3D Printed a Transplantable Human Ear (Gizmodo)
Scientists have developed an innovative 3D bioprinter capable of generating replacement tissue that’s strong enough to withstand transp...
With a Boom Before the Cameras, Nigeria Redefines African Life (NYT)
ASABA, Nigeria — Sitting on a blue plastic stool in the sweltering heat, Ugezu J. Ugezu, one of Nigeria’s top filmmakers, was furiously...
NYC to launch visa program for international entrepreneurs (Crain’s NY)
Recipients will mentor students in exchange for access to resources in city colleges
By Associated Press
New York City officials ...
Party in Region 6 (The Caribbean) of the African Union!
Trinidad Carnival 2016!