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. We’re also taking a look at Magatte Wade, an entrepreneur who’s representing Africa on a global stage, and we’re reading about Barack Obama’s upcoming strategy on Africa this year.
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The Spreading Insurgency in Nigeria
Source: The Economist
Now Able to Exhale, Libyan Rappers Find a Voice
Source: The New York Times
IBM Makes Big Bank Tech Play in Africa
Source: American Banker
Drink Mogul Aims to Re-Brand Africa as “World Contributors”
Source: CNN
Out of Africa and Into the American Midwest
Source: Red Orbit
Assessing Obama’s Africa Policy: 2012 and Beyond
Source: Voice of America
Transnet Launches $2.9B Fuel Pipeline in South Africa
Source: BusinessLIVE (South Africa)
As Refugee Numbers Grow in East Africa, Tools to Help Them Survive
Source: Africa Review
How Will the Euro Crisis Affect the Rand?
Source: PoliticsWeb (South Africa)
Stampede Highlights South African Education Shortage
Source: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
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