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Africa Eyes Mobile Gaming Boom
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
An army of humans laid waste to an alien colony as South African video game maker Simon Spreckley enthusiastically controlled the action using his phone’s touch screen.
“The penetration of mobile devices in Africa…
Bananas Help Peel Away Angola’s Oil Dependency
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Boxes of green bananas are shifted one by one from a stack of crates into a refrigerated shipping container in Caxito, Angola.
Stamped “From Angola, with Love,” the fruit is shipped to consumers 6,000 kilometers…
Imported Dairy Cows Jump-Start Mogadishu’s Milk Industry
REUTERS
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Four Somali brothers have imported dozens of Holstein Friesian cows, the world’s top milk-producing breed, hoping they can build up the war-torn country’s dairy industry from scratch.
Parts of the country…
Festival Honors Benin’s Storytelling Heritage
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Dusk settled on Sainte-Cecile square, and the oil lanterns cast a soft yellow light as a storyteller captivated the audience with a tale about a naughty little girl who disobeys her…
Yoruba Festival Celebrates Goddess of Fertility, Water
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Every year, thousands of Yorubas gather to celebrate Osun, the goddess of fertility and water. The festival held by the West African ethnic group takes place in the Osun-Osogbo Sacred…
Ghana Fights Malarial Chemical Resistance with New Spray
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Bismark Owusu covers clothes and furniture with a sheet before mixing a mosquito-killing chemical with water. He then puts on safety gear, straps the spray pack to his back and methodically sprays walls, windows and…