In 2021 the global mobile value stood at 1 trillion dollars. The African continent accounted for about 70 percent of the statistics. The adoption of mobile money in Africa continues to rise with Global System for Mobile Communications(GSMA) figures highlighting an increase from 27.5 billion in 2020 to 36.7 billion in 2021. Mobile Money Enables Growth…
The recent achievement of a group of female volunteers opposed to ‘violence against women’ in central Mozambique provides a good chance to examine the country’s gender-based violence problem in greater depth. Recognizing the deficiencies and a lack of progress in human rights in Mozambique, Mariem Marouani takes a look at the critical impact that these…
GENEVA — The United Nations is appealing for $254 million to provide life-saving assistance for 1.1 million people caught in a devastating cycle of violence and abuse in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. U.N. agencies report a sharp escalation in
The nation of Mozambique in South-Eastern Africa suffered catastrophic damages following what is being described as a Tropical Cyclone Idai starting on March 4. The storms intensified thereafter, continuing into the week of March 18, leaving many deaths and plenty of destruction, including submerged buildings. According to News24, “Tropical cyclone Idai has made headlines across…
This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa In this week’s news, the African Union takes the next steps on its Agenda 2063 plan, and Indian Premier Narendra Modi, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visit the African continent. With e‑passport, African Union Furthers Continental Integration Just as the European Union…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and about Africa, for those who need help catching up. Papa Wemba’s Legacy Celebrated Worldwide The musical legacy of Papa Wemba, the Congolese musician who died on April 24, is being celebrated not just throughout the Africa continent but around the world. Wemba collapsed on stage…
A look at which countries across Africa penalize homosexuality and whether their laws will change following the United States passing of the same sex marriage act.
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. In the past week, a controversial vote was made in Burundi, another case of Ebola confirmed in Liberia and a victory for LGBT rights in Mozambique. 1. While the U.S. celebrates a victory for LGBTQ couples…
It has long been a point of contention within many African communities both at home and abroad that coverage of Africa by Western news media is largely biased, if not fractured. It’s a fractured view and image of an estimated one billion inhabitants of Africa, living in 54 nations; from the North, West, East, and…
He is better known as the young and dynamic politician who was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and also its speaker from 2005 to 2008. His name is Harlan Andrew Romanoff. He ran for the U.S Senate in 2010 but lost to Michael Bennett in the primaries. In…