In Case You Missed It 10/26/15 — 11/1/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week brings news of a beer merg­er which impacts con­sumers in Africa, a change in AGOA trade ben­e­fits, and ter­ror in Soma­lia.   Beer Merg­er Hints at Eco­nom­ic Change Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to pay $100…

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 10/12/15 — 10/18/15

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, blog­gers are freed in an African coun­try, the U.S. deploys troops in Cen­tral Africa, and African lead­ers head to India for a sum­mit.     African Lead­ers Pre­pare for India-Africa Sum­mit  More than…

In Case You Missed It 10/5/15 — 10/11/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week brings news of an air­line expan­sion, a polit­i­cal res­ig­na­tion, and vot­ers in Guinea head to the polls. Ethiopi­an Air­lines Look­ing to Expand Ethiopi­an Air­lines — Africa’s largest air­line — is look­ing to expand. They plan to…

In Case You Missed It 9/28/15 — 10/4/15

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, Chi­na con­tin­ues its soft pow­er cam­paign in Africa, a war of words between two East African nations, and the World Health Orga­ni­za­tion (WHO) makes a pre­dic­tion about the future of AIDS. Chi­na con­tin­ues a…

In Case You Missed It 9/20/15 — 9/27/15

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, the Oba­ma admin­is­tra­tion pro­vides aid to help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, the admin­is­tra­tion is increas­ing efforts to stop Boko Haram, the sit­u­a­tion in Burk­i­na Faso con­tin­ues to evolve, Nige­ria holds its own…

In Case You Missed It 9/14/15 — 9/19/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. 1. Pro­test­ers demand end to mil­i­tary rule In Burk­i­na Faso At least three peo­ple are report­ed killed and more than 60 injured by troops in the African nation of Burk­i­na Faso, accord­ing to the Reuters News Agency. This…

In Case You Missed It 9/7/15 — 9/13/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week brings news of a new­ly dis­cov­ered human ances­tor, Nige­ri­a’s new World Trade Cen­ter, and a new diplo­mat­ic rela­tion­ship between the U.S. and Soma­lia. Sci­en­tists in South Africa announced that they have dis­cov­ered a new…

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…

In Case You Missed It 8/24/15 — 8/30/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week brings news of an eco­nom­ic slow­down, a vic­to­ry for Kenya’s ath­letes, a set­back for Sier­ra Leone in the bat­tle against Ebo­la, and Chad’s crack­down on Boko Haram ter­ror­ists. 1. African Economies Slow Down Due to…