Archive for December, 2011

Current Events

This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10

Our New Year’s edition celebrates agricultural progress on the continent, as well at the continent’s ever-growing middle class. We also take a look at South Africa’s women’s football team, and we see how Swaziland is celebrating the legacy of Steve Biko.

In Ethiopia, Microfinance Lifts Poor Out of Poverty
Social Enterprise & Philanthropy

In Ethiopia, Microfinance Lifts Poor Out of Poverty

At the outskirts of Addis Ababa, 45 kilometres south of the Ethiopian capital, Aselefech Desalegn fights the flames she uses for baking enjera, Ethiopia’s staple flatbread. Like millions of poor Ethiopian women, she is also constantly battling to feed her children.

A Father’s Dream Come True at Auberge Zolado
Travel

A Father’s Dream Come True at Auberge Zolado

When Abdelhakim (Hakim) Sabri was a child, his father had dreams of opening an inn or guesthouse in their village.

Current Events

This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10

On the eve of Christmas weekend, we take a look at how the global holiday is made vis-à-vis South Africa.

Business & Finance

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the United Nations′ Millennium Development Goals

In 2009 at the Davos conference, Wilmot Allen interviewed former managing director of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, about her opinions of the Millennium Development Goals, established by the United Nations. She is currently Nigeria’s minister of finance.

Implementing Eco-Friendly Practices at Atlas Kasbah Eco-lodge with Hassan and Helene Aboutayeb
Travel

Implementing Eco-Friendly Practices at Atlas Kasbah Eco-lodge with Hassan and Helene Aboutayeb

When most people think of Morocco’s coastal city of Agadir, long stretches of sandy beaches, mass tourism resorts, souvenir shops, and the sun shining 300 days of the year make this city a top destination in the country.

Current Events

Congo-Kinshasa: Ivory Coast Redux?

There are certain superficial similarities between the aftermath of the November 2010 disputed elections in Ivory Coast and those just concluded in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Robben Island: Inspiring Others To Be the Change
Travel

Robben Island: Inspiring Others To Be the Change

When I found out that I was going to South Africa, the first thing on my do to list was to go to Robben Island.

Hip-Hop and Africa: Baloji, the Congo, and Conflict Minerals
Arts & Culture

Hip-Hop and Africa: Baloji, the Congo, and Conflict Minerals

Baloji is a wild cowboy of a MC who hails from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congo has been the home of the deadliest war since World War II, killing an estimated 5.5 million people since it began in 1998.

Discover Rural Tourism in Morocco, Part II: Meet Amina Jadoui, Riad Assounfou in Talaaint
Travel

Discover Rural Tourism in Morocco, Part II: Meet Amina Jadoui, Riad Assounfou in Talaaint

We met Amina at our hotel. As soon as we caught sight of her graceful and purposeful approach from her 4 WD, we knew we were meeting someone special.