Nigeria Plans to Build, Export Military Vessels
ADF STAFF
The Nigerian Navy announced plans to build commercial warships that can be exported to other African countries.
Vice Adm. Dele Ezeoba, Nigeria’s chief of Naval Staff, made the announcement in November 2013 while inspecting the…
U.S. Partners with Libya to Train Soldiers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The U.S. Department of Defense announced plans to train 5,000 to 8,000 Libyan Soldiers in a continuing effort to bolster security in the North African nation.
Defense spokesman Col. Steve Warren said the Army will…
Ghana Seizes Cocaine at Sea
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
In November 2013, Ghanaian authorities impounded a South American ship carrying 400 kilograms of cocaine and arrested its five-member crew, according to the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Ghana’s anti-narcotics…
Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire to Resolve Maritime Boundary
REUTERS
West African neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire aim to settle a long-running dispute over their maritime boundary. The move could defuse sometimes-tense relations between the countries and smooth the way for oil and gas exploration.…
Mosquito Trap Could Reduce Malaria in Kenya
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Asolar-powered mosquito trap is helping lower the incidence of malaria on Rusinga Island in Western Kenya.
The device, invented by Kenyan and Dutch researchers, uses a solar roof panel to power an electric fan…
Congolese Doctor Calls for End of Rape as War Tool
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Pioneering doctor Denis Mukwege has called for zero tolerance of rape in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, where tens of thousands of women have been brutally attacked by the army and militia members.…
Regional Stock Markets Have Record Years
THE EASTAFRICAN
Strong foreign investor participation in 2013 pushed regional stock markets in Africa to performance records.
Most investors who put their money in the stock markets got handsome returns, especially at the Nairobi…
East Africa Moves Toward One Currency
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
At a November 2013 summit in Kampala, Uganda, five East African countries signed a protocol to establish a monetary union, a first step toward creating a single currency.
Leaders from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania…
Ethiopia’s Wind Farms Built for Energy Independence
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
From the sky, the 84 glimmering white turbines at Ashegoda wind farm shoot up from the ground like huge spokes, standing out high amid vast expanses of yellow wheat.
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, mostly populated…
Inga Dam Project Seeks to Illuminate the Continent
REUTERS
Deep in the bowels of the giant Inga hydroelectric dam that straddles the mighty Congo River stands a fading map named “The motorways of electric power from Inga.”
From a dot in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…