In Case You Missed It: 2/15/16 — 2/21/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week, Ethiopia con­tin­ues their suc­cess­ful fight against HIV/AIDS, Zam­bian Pres­i­dent promis­es to have a female run­ning mate in upcom­ing elec­tion,  and Nige­ri­a’s army takes on Human Rights vio­la­tions. Ethiopia Plans to Elim­i­nate AIDS by 2030 Ethiopi­a’s Federal…

In Case You Missed It: 02/08/16 – 02/15/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, the Oba­ma admin­is­tra­tion fis­cal year bud­get 2017 requests 7.1 bil­lion in assis­tance to the African con­ti­nent, and for­mer Chadean Leader, Hissene Habre, faces life in prison if con­vict­ed for crimes against human­i­ty. Obama…

In Case You Missed It: 2/1/16 — 2/7/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, social media falls for a polygamy hoax, the WHO urges Africans to be vig­i­lant about the Zika virus, and Zim­bab­we declares a state of dis­as­ter over drought. Social Media Falls for Eritrea’s Forced…

In Case You Missed It: 1/25/16 — 2/2/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, U.S. Com­merce Sec­re­tary under­takes a fact-find­­ing mis­sion to Nige­ria and Rwan­da, Con­gress pass­es Elec­tri­fy Africa Act, and Pow­er Africa out­lines a roadmap for the future. U.S. Com­merce Sec­re­tary Vis­its Nige­ria and Rwan­da on…

In Case You Missed It: 1/18/16 — 1/24/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, a new app rein­vents laun­dry in Ugan­da, and Sier­ra Leone’s abor­tion bill faces a set­back. New App Acts As “Uber” For Laun­dry Yoza is a new com­pa­ny that con­nects peo­ple look­ing for help…

In Case You Missed It: 01/11/16 – 01/18/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, South Africa goes head-to-head with the U.S. over chick­en, meat and pork, and a new case of Ebo­la is dis­cov­ered in Sier­ra Leone a day after it is declared Ebo­la-free. South Africa Settles…

In Case You Missed It: 1/04/16 — 1/10/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, Net­flix expands to Africa,  the IMF address­es falling oil prices and eco­nom­ic hard­ships in Nige­ria and Cameroon, and Egyp­t’s new par­lia­ment gets to work.     Net­flix Offi­cial­ly Launch­es in Africa Net­flix announced this…

In Case You Missed It: 12/28/15–1/3/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, elec­tions in the Cen­tral African Repub­lic bring hopes for rec­on­cil­i­a­tion, Cameroon’s Pres­i­dent thanks the U.S. for their help in the fight against Boko Haram, and Somalia’s al-Shabab group uses footage of U.S. presidential…

In Case You Missed It: 12/21/15 — 12/27/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, an African actress is cast in new Har­ry Pot­ter play, Ben­in’s PM walks away from a heli­copter crash, and an explo­sion in Nige­ria kills nine. African Actress Cast As Hermione Granger Actress Noma Dumezweni…

In Case You Missed It: 12/14/15 — 12/21/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, Burun­di takes cen­ter stage in dis­cus­sions at the African Union, the U.S. Sen­ate unan­i­mous­ly pass­es Elec­tri­fy Africa Act. U.S. Sen­ate Pass­es 2015 Elec­tri­fy Africa Bill The leg­is­la­tion which requires the pres­i­dent of the…