Thursday, March 22, 2012Tropical Foodies: The Top 10 East African Dishesby Linda Dempah, Tropical FoodiesIn order to write this list of 10 must-try dishes from East Africa, I did not solely rely on personal experience. I also consulted friends (many thanks to you!) from several East African countries and asked them what their favorite dishes were. It was interesting that not a single one cited a dish from a country other than their own.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012Soldiers Declare Coup in Mali, Presidential Palace and National Television Station Taken Overby Africa.com Editorial Staff Malian armed forces have staged a coup, taking over the Presidential Palace of president Amadou Touré and Mali's national television station.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012Nigerian Finance Minister Is Set to be Nominated to Lead World Bankby Africa.com Editorial Staff We're tracking Reuters' breaking story about Ngonzi Okonjo-Iweala's upcoming nomination to lead the World Bank.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012"When China Met Africa": A Screening on Monday, March 26thby Robert Nolan, Editor in Chief, New Media & Producer, Great Decisions in Foreign Policy on PBS, Foreign Policy AssociationAs foreign powers struggle to retool their relationships with Africa, no country has done so with more gusto in recent years than China. The star of the developing world has, since the first Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in 2000, turned to Africa for much of its energy needs—30 percent by some accounts—and provoked concern over a new scramble for Africa’s resources.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012How Kony Survives and Obasanjo’s One-Man Peace Missionby Richard Dowden, Director, the Royal African SocietyOriginally posted on the website of the Royal African Society, director Richard Dowden writes about how Joseph Kony was able to escape to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and also writes about how former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, met with Boko Haram leaders in northern Nigeria as part of a fact-finding mission.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012Re-cap: Africa, Tech & Women: The New Faces of Development at SXSWby Liz Ngonzi, Technology Instructor, New York University, George H. Heyman Jr. Center for Philanthropy and FundraisingOn Monday, March 12th, SXSW (South by Southwest), the famed technology, music, and gaming conference that hosts 50,000+ over a 12-day period, featured a ground-breaking developed by myself and the co-founder of Project Diaspora, TMS Ruge, titled Africa, Tech & Women: The New Faces of Development.
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Monday, March 19, 2012Nigeria Occupies This Heart of Mineby Chika Oduah, Multimedia Journalist, Creative Director, SaharaTVTwenty-four years ago, I was displaced from my homeland of Nigeria at a time in my life when I had probably just gained comfort in walking on my two feet. I was not even three years old when I left, accompanied by my heart-faced baby sister and my mother who was determined to create a good life for us in the United States of America.
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Monday, March 19, 2012Thirsty for Change? Join FACE Africa on March 22nd by FACE Africa Join fellow change-agents and taste-makers on March 22nd, United Nations World Water Day, to raise awareness and funds for clean water in Liberia! If our past galas are any indication, you are guaranteed a glamorous evening with great company and atmosphere while supporting a great cause.
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Monday, March 19, 2012The Inside Word on Malawiby Kate Webb, The Travel WordMalawi, known as the Warm Heart of Africa, is nestled in between Zambia, Mozambique, and Tanzania. When I first arrived here in 2005 and piled into the back of an open truck with hordes of colourfully dressed girls, the country instantly lived up to its reputation.
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Friday, March 16, 2012Kladogo: Inside the Life of a Ugandan Street Kidby Hillary Muheebwa, AddisTunesA recent 30-minute video about Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army has captured the world’s collective imagination. Meanwhile, as more and more people learn about the plight of Uganda’s and Eastern Congo’s real "invisible children," I’m off to continue my daily ritual—to speak with kids who call the streets of Kampala their home.
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