Out of Africa: Trade, Technology, and Knowledge—Part 2, Mobile Wallet and Banking Revolution on Friday, May 18, 2012, by Chevelle Dixon, NYU Wagner School of Public Service | Category: Business & Finance

Greater information technology share and investment through regional and South-South relationships is ushering the growth of an information technology revolution in Africa. This burgeoning African information technology revolution is not just limited to cyber cafes, media and online university level courses, but it is also allowing Africans to leap frog in the application and use of mobile phones.    Read More...

Safari Totems on Thursday, May 17, 2012, by Rebecca Reynolds, President and Founder, Rebecca Reynolds Consulting | Category: Travel

Animals have long played a role in mirroring human behavior and personality types. Indeed, every culture has its animal lore, from the Egyptian falcon to the coyote of Native Americans to the ox, dog and rat of the Chinese.   Read More...

The Mali Refugee Crisis in Mauritania: An Interview with OAEMSD on Thursday, May 17, 2012, by Intagrist El Ansari, Author | Category: Current Events

Malian exiles have been settled in humanitarian camps in the far southeast of Mauritania. There, drought has produced desert-like conditions of wind, heat, thirst, and epidemics. To take stock of the situation of these refugees, we spoke with the head of a Mauritanian NGO that was the first humanitarian organization to provide assistance to the refugees fleeing northern Mali.   Read More...

Notes from Tunis: Discovering its Identity Post-Revolution on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, by Richard Dowden, Director, the Royal African Society | Category: Current Events

Originally posted on the site of the Royal African Society, director Richard Dowden writes from Tunisia on that country's development after its energized revolution last year.   Read More...