Thousands Flock To Africa’s First Comic Con
From the mother of dragons in “Game of Thrones” to Captain America from the “The Avengers”, thousands of comic book and science fiction fans went…
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3 Of The Top Eight Fastest-Growing Airbnb Countries In The World Are in Africa
This week Airbnb is celebrating the first-ever Africa Travel Summit, an event bringing together innovators in tourism to discuss how technology can be used to…
African Presidents Confront China On Trade Imbalance And China Says This
Tea is Kenya’s biggest export earner, topping tourism and coffee. But ask any Chinese person what they know Kenya for, and they’ll say elephants or…
Can You Guess Which African Countries Are The Top 10 Fastest Growing Economies In 2018?
Africa has been a continent plagued with the most negative stigmas but the tide is turning. Every year, the World bank curates a list of…
Ghana’s Annan Exits Life At 80, Leaving Behind A Legacy Of Diplomacy And Service
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan died Saturday, the foundation bearing his name confirmed. He was 80. “Kofi Annan was a global statesman and a…
DR Congo’s President Will Not Stand For Re-election In 2018
Africans are tired of wars, dictators, and autocrats. So when an African President whose presidency is plagued with controversy decides to not run for re-election,…
Balloons Will Provide Internet To Kenya’s Most Inaccessible Regions
Technology is truly amazing. A few years ago, internet speeds in Kenya were laughable by today’s standards and wireless internet didn’t even exist yet. No…
Lagos Art Auction 2018 Preview & Cocktail Night
Nigeria’s art scene is booming and art lovers are loving it. Ahead of the Lagos Art Auction 2018 Preview & Cocktail Night, celebrities and select art…
The Opinion Piece On Africa That Rattled Many Sensibilities
In a recent opinion piece on Washington Post titled “The future is African — and the United States is not prepared” Salih Booker, the executive…
Kenyan President And Opposition Leaders Do The Most Heart Warming Thing To Unite Kenyans
Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta issued a very public apology to Kalonzo Musyoka, Raila Odinga, Musalia Mudavadi, and Moses Wetangula. This is after leading the National…