In Case You Missed It: 3/14/16 — 3/20/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and about Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, many coun­tries head to the polls, Egypt makes a major dis­cov­ery, and Nige­ria deals a blow to its women. Major Elec­tions Held in Six African Coun­tries On Sun­day, vot­ers in Benin, Cape Verde, Congo,…

In Case You Missed It 10/19/15 to 10/25/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week we look at a sto­ry with con­cerns for Africa’s dwin­dling mid­dle class, an edi­to­r­i­al reminds Oba­ma about his own state­ments, a big head­line about a Cana­di­an first, and anoth­er African leader attempts an exten­sion of…

In Case You Missed It 9/1/15 – 9/6/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week we look at the threat posed by reli­gious rad­i­cals in a Cen­tral African nation, the effects of tech­no­log­i­cal inno­va­tion in many African coun­tries, and a sport­ing extrav­a­gan­za begins in Braz­zav­ille. 1. Reli­gious rad­i­cals risk…