20 Jan East Africa economic news, East Africa general news, East Africa news, Economic news, General news, West Africa economic news, West Africa general news, West Africa news (TIME) Corruption in Military Defense Spending Could Be Behind Rise in Africa Terror Attacks January 20, 2016 By Madina Toure Aryn Baker @arynebaker Jan. 18, 2016 A series of recent terror attacks across Africa have raised fears of a new wave of extremist vi... Continue reading
16 Jan General news, West Africa economic news, West Africa general news, West Africa health news, West Africa news (HuffPost) Burkina Faso, French Troops End Deadly Hotel Siege Claimed By Al Qaeda Group January 16, 2016 By Madina Toure 01/16/2016 08:17 am ET | Updated 27 minutes ago AHMED OUOBA/AFPGETTY IMAGES Forces killed four attackers, ending the ... Continue reading
02 Jan North Africa news, Politics, Uncategorized, West Africa general news, West Africa news (NYT) Jihadists Deepen Collaboration in North Africa January 2, 2016 By Madina Toure By CARLOTTA GALL JAN. 1, 2016 SAHARA DESERT, Niger — A group of light armored vehicles skated over the moonscape o... Continue reading
22 Dec General news, New York City Metro Area News, Southern Africa, Southern Africa general news, Southern Africa news, U.S News, Uncategorized, West Africa general news, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues (Newsweek) The Real Africa, Through the Lens of African Photographers December 22, 2015 By Madina Toure By Mirren Gidda On 12/22/15 at 2:00 AM Africa has long been irresistible to art photographers. The diversity of its 54 nations, it... Continue reading
15 Dec East Africa economic news, East Africa general news, East Africa news, Economic news, General news, Social Issues, Southern Africa, Southern Africa economic news, Southern Africa general news, Southern Africa news, Uncategorized, West Africa economic news, West Africa general news, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues (The Economist) For most urban Africans, owning anything other than a slum home is out of reach December 15, 2015 By Madina Toure LAGOS, the congested commercial capital of Nigeria, has a population variously estimated at anything from 12m-21m. But what is certain ... Continue reading