East Africa Social Issues
15
Dec
(Fortune) How Big Data is Helping Fight AIDS in Africa
By David Z. Morris | @davidzmorris | DECEMBER 14, 2015, 11:57 AM EST
Sometimes knowing the facts leads to surprising solutions.
H...
15
Dec
(VOA) Exiled Journalist Calls for Isolation of Burundian Government
By James Butty | December 14, 2015 12:45 AM
The Burundian government is seeking the extradition from Rwanda of four Burundian jour...
15
Dec
(The Conversation) African stories to get and keep kids reading during school holidays
Holidays are a great occasion for reading, whether kids are doing so alone or a family is sitting down together with a book. But what d...
14
Dec
(Face2Face Africa) Dozens of Wives Divorced after Zanzibar Elections
According to civil society organizations and women’s rights groups, nearly 50 women who took part in Zanzibar’s elections have been div...
13
Dec
(Al Jazeera) Many injured in grenade attack on Ethiopian mosque
An unidentified attacker has reportedly thrown a hand grenade into the largest mosque in Ethiopia's capital, injuring at least 16 peopl...
13
Sep
Africa’s Beauty brands primped for profit
East Africa is one of the fastest-growing markets for beauty products and as tastes get more discerning local and international compani...
02
Sep
Influx of African Immigrants Shifting National and New York Demographics
Threatened with arrest in 2009, Lamin F. Bojang fled Gambia after publicly contradicting its president’s claims that he could...