Wednesday, February 08, 2012A Country in Crisis: Refugee Stories from Maliby Geoff Weiss, Travel Writer and Andrea Papitto, Producer, Essakane FilmBeyond its awe-inspiring sites, scholastic treasures and mythic cities, Mali is home to a diverse and warm-hearted people. Consequently—and given our deep ties and longstanding relationships there—we at Africa.com must temporarily turn away from our cultural examination of the country to refocus on the current humanitarian crisis occurring there.
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Friday, February 03, 2012This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff This week, we're reading stories about a new leader in the South African political system, and we're also reading an analysis of how Africa's aging rulers may be the key for protesters across the continent to begin country-specific revolutions, resulting in an "African Spring."
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Monday, January 30, 2012Senegal: An Aging President Overstays His Welcome and Damages His Country’s Reputation by Gregory Houël, Independent Democracy and Governance ExpertSenegal has long been perceived as a beacon of democracy and stability in West Africa, a region still recovering from civil conflict, notably in Côte d’Ivoire. However, President Abdoulaye Wade’s controversial bid for a third term may be changing that perception for years to come.
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Friday, January 27, 2012This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff This week, we're reading about Libya's continuing recovery in this post-Qaddafi era. We're also enjoying a piece about Die Antwoord, a "rap-rave" group based out of Johannesburg that has been making waves in global music communities.
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Friday, January 20, 2012This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff This week, we take a look at a fabulous statistic: private equity deals on the continent reached three billion dollars. We're also tuning into the Africa Cup of Nations, a football tournament being hosted by Equitorial Guinea and Gabon.
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Friday, January 13, 2012This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff This week, we're closely watching the unfolding situations in Nigeria: simultaneously as the country reels from protests and strikes over the removal of a popular fuel subsidy, President Goodluck Jonathan is strategizing on how to overcome a rising Islamist insurgency growing in the north of Nigeria.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012Nigeria, Protest, and Fuel Subsidies: #OccupyNigeria Hits the Streets of New York Cityby Africa.com Editorial Staff The recent turmoil around elimination of fuel subsidies in Nigeria has begun to generate protests outside of the country.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012Nigeria, Protests, and Fuel Subsidies: Remarks From Senator OluBukola Sarakiby Africa.com Editorial Staff As Nigeria continues to reel, both economically and personally, during the protests and strikes taking over the country, one Nigerian senator makes public his remarks on the situation.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012Nigeria, Protests, and Fuel Subsidies: What′s Happening Right Nowby Africa.com Editorial Staff We are tracking the alarming situation in Nigeria, where the country has been paralyzed by strike action over high fuel prices.
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Friday, January 06, 2012This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10by Africa.com Editorial Staff As we begin the New Year here at Africa.com, we're reading about the inevitable inclusion of Islamists into the new Egyptian government.
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