U.S. Donation Boosts Tunisia’s ISIS Fight
REUTERS
The United States donated jeeps, communications technology and small aircraft to Tunisia to help protect the border with Libya, where ISIS has gained ground and set up training camps.
The North African country was also…
Uganda Readies Mountain Soldiers
THE DAILY MONITOR, UGANDA
Uganda will establish a new specialized mountain warfare force to secure the nation’s mountainous regions. President Yoweri Museveni made the announcement at Kyanjuki village in Kasese district at the foot of…
Call Center Dials Up Hope for the DRC
REUTERS
In a renovated warehouse in Kinshasa, dozens of young Congolese workers wear headsets and sit in rows of identical orange cubicles, fielding phone calls in six languages.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s first call…
Morocco Hopes for Return to the AU
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Morocco wants to rejoin the African Union, 32 years after quitting the bloc in protest of its decision to accept Western Sahara as a member, King Mohammed VI said in July 2016.
“For a long time our friends have…
Librarian Saves Ancient Manuscripts
MEDIA CLUB SOUTH AFRICA
The story of Abdel Kader Haidara, a book collector and librarian from Timbuktu, Mali, reads more like a spy novel than an academic work.
When extremists allied to al-Qaida occupied his city in April 2012, he…
Africa Discusses Politics via Twitter
VOICE OF AMERICA
When Africans go on Twitter, they are increasingly talking politics.
A study by Portland Communications, a London-based business, shows that nearly
10 percent of the most-popular African hashtags in 2015 were related…
Cameroonian Hydroelectric Plant to Harness River Power
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
The government of Cameroon is partnering with French energy giant EDF and the World Bank to fund a $1.2 billion hydroelectric plant, slated to cover up to one-third of the country’s electricity needs.
Natchigal…
South African Telescope Helps Detect Pulsar
REUTERS
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) has helped detect a type of star known as a white dwarf pulsar, the first discovery of its kind. The news has astronomers eager to use the largest optical telescope in the Southern…
4 Elephants + 1 Day = 500 Sheets of Paper
MEDIA CLUB SOUTH AFRICA
A popular variety of handmade commercial paper has messy beginnings.
John Matano’s Nampath Paper is one of 17 Kenyan companies that processes elephant dung to make high-quality paper. Matano’s paper is,…
A Captain’s Courage
He acted from his heart
ADF STAFF
In 1994, after the assassination of the president of Rwanda, soldiers of the presidential guard tortured and killed Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, her husband and 10 Belgian peacekeepers. Hutu…