This week, we’re reading about a singular problem facing Zimbabweans: a lack of change. We’re also reading comments by philanthropist Tony Elumelu, in which he states that Africans are the only ones who can develop Africa, and we take a look at the final moments in the career of the infamous leader Julius Malema, who was formally expelled from the African National Congress in South Africa.

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This week, we’re reading the New York Times‘ excellent article on the future of global overpopulation, and how the upward trend is currently playing out in Nigeria. We’re also reading about the growing problems between Sudan and South Sudan, and we’re following the continuing news on the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau.

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Week of April 13

This week, Malawi appointed Joyce Banda, a noted women’s rights activist, as its president, after the death of former president Bingu wa Mutharika. Mrs. Banda is the continent’s second female president, after Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia. We’re also reading about the Mr. Gay World pageant, which for the first time in its history took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as how one coffee company in Uganda is becoming a driving force within that nation’s economy.

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Big stories on the continent this week, as economists around the world analyze both the recent discovery of oil in Kenya, and the potential of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becoming the next president of the World Bank. The New York Times takes a look at the growth of optimism amid violence in Somalia, and the Guardian takes a deep dive into the fishing crisis that’s currently affecting the shores of West Africa.

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