The Independent | September 13, 2018 Bobi Wine (left) celebrates with MP Basalirwa (middle) after a recent election victory. PHOTO BOBI WINE FACEBOOK Kampala, Uganda | AFP | “We used to be scared,” said Josephine Katumba, a 30-year-old hairdresser in K …
Africa’s aviation industry captains chart new course Published: September 14, 2018
Julius Bizimungu | September 13, 2018 | The New Times Delegates at the fourth Ground Handling International Stakeholders’ Conference in Kigali yesterday. The meeting seeks to devise new ways to unleash Africa’s aviation potential. Sam Ngendahimana. Afr …
Hydropower is Africa’s big gamble Published: September 14, 2018
Sipho Kings | 14 Sep 2018 | Mail & Guardian There isn’t enough electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Industry can’t grow rapidly and many people have to use paraffin and firewood for cooking and heating. To change this situation, the African Developm …
ንደመር ብኣምሓርኛ፡ ንጥፋእ ማለት’ዩ ብትግረ። Published: September 13, 2018
ዳንኤል ተስፋዮውሃንስ | 06 August 2018 | asmarino.com ደመር ብኣምሓርኛ፡ ንጥፋእ ማለት’ዩ ብትግረ። ኣትላንታ ጆርጅያ ካብ’ዛ ክነብረላ ዝተዓደልኩ “ብሚዛነይስ ገነት” ከተማ ቻርሎት ሰሜን ኣመሪካ ብመኪና ኣርባዕተ ሰዓት ዝወስድ ርሕቀት’ያ ትርከብ። ስለ ዝኾነ ድማ ቀብሪ መርዓ ሓዘን ዝመስል ምብጻሕ እንከጋጥም፤ ናብ ኣትላንታ ኣንጊህካ እንተ ገሽካ፡ ምሕዳርካ ናብ ቻርሎት ምምላስ …
VW mulls Ethiopia in Africa foray Published: September 13, 2018
Siseko Njobeni | 10 September 2018 | Business Day Economic recovery gives car maker Volkswagen the green light for expansion Volkswagen (VW) is considering a component assembly plant in Ethiopia, in addition to the two recently announced assembly plan …
Russia’s scramble for influence in Africa catches western officials off-guard Published: September 13, 2018
Peter Beaumont | Tue 11 Sep 2018 | The Guardian Kremlin officials are offering arms and military services deals in exchange for diplomatic support and mineral extraction contracts Russia’s intervention in Africa has included arms sales, military servic …
Shadowy U.S. Drone War in Africa Set to Expand Published: September 13, 2018
Lara Seligman | September 4, 2018 Foreign Policy Deployment of armed drones in Niger coincides with a new U.S. plan to withdraw some troops. A French soldier involved in the regional anti-insurgent Operation Barkhane stands guard next to a Reaper drone …
Can Ethiopia’s Reforms Succeed? Published: September 13, 2018
Michael Woldemariam | September 10, 2018 | Foreign Affairs What Abiy’s Plans Mean for the Country and the Region Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed waves to supporters as he attends a rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2018. REUTERS Ethiopia is on t …
Chinese Aid and Investment Are Good for Africa Published: September 4, 2018
Seneglese and Chinese workers at the construction site for a new national theater in Dakar on Feb. 14, 2009. (Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images) J. Peter Pham, Abdoul Salam Bello, Boubacar-Sid Barry | August 31, 2018 | Foreign Policy Increased interest in the c …
The Rise of the Cyber-Mercenaries: What happens when private firms have cyberweapons as powerful as those owned by governments? Published: September 4, 2018
Neri Zilber Illustration by Oliver Munday | August 31, 2018 | Foreign Policy The first text message showed up on Ahmed Mansoor’s phone at 9:38 on a sweltering August morning in 2016. “New secrets about torture of Emiratis in state prisons,” it read, so …