East Africa news
(Yahoo! News) Crowded field competes for Comoros president
By Béatrice Debut, Aboubacar M'ChangamaFebruary 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 ReporterIt’s 8 a.m., Congress isn't in session and Washington’s roads are icy, but more than...
(The Guardian) Secret aid worker: ‘I was the obscure African girl in a room full of white faces’
27 January 2016
By Face2Face Africa Staff It was sitting in a con...
(Rising Africa) Uganda Manufactures First Solar-Powered Bus in Africa
By Admin - Feb 1, 2016Kiira Motors Corporation is set to launch the first solar-powered ...
(AFK Insider) Gates Foundation Pays For Contraceptive Delivery By Drone To African Women
By Dana SanchezPublished: January 29, 2016, 3:26 pm Drones are delivering contraceptives to hard-to-reach Ghanaian villages in...
(HuffPost Black Voices) African Women Who Deserve Movies
01/08/2016 01:59 pm ET
By Dwayne Wong (Omowale)Dwayne Wong (Omowale) is an author who has writ...
(Nature) Error found in study of first ancient African genome
Finding that much of Africa has Eurasian ancestry was mistaken.Ewen Callaway | 29 January 2016...
(NY Daily News) CARIBBEAT: Longwood Arts Project celebrates Africa, puts culture on display in monthlong Bronx exhibition
NEW YORK DAILY NEWSSunday, January 24, 2016, 4:00 AM
"Bronx: Africa," a multi-disciplinary art exhibition ce...
(The Daily Nation) African Union to push for Africa’s voice in UN
By Aggrey MutamboAfrican Union chairman President Mugabe has been strident in his consistent call for the reform of the UN, arguing...
(UN News) Half the population of Central African Republic faces hunger, UN warns
Two and a half million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) are facing hunger. Photo: WFP/Bruno Djoye