Local Language Guide Tells Farmers Which Way the Wind Blows
VOICE OF AMERICA
When farmers in northern Burkina Faso speak about the direction of the wind, they refer to the direction it is blowing in. Burkina Faso’s meteorological agency, however, classifies wind by the direction it comes from.…
Market Reopens at Cameroonian Border
VOICE OF AMERICA
Trade is returning to Cameroon’s border communities more than two years after the start of the regional military offensive against Boko Haram militants. But as security improves, local officials warn that Boko Haram…
Thutmose III the Warrior Pharaoh
ADF STAFF
In the course of more than 3,000 years, 170 pharaohs ruled Egypt. Of those, the greatest military leader was Thutmose III, the sixth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.
Thutmose inherited the throne when his father died, but he was…
Where Am I?
According to legend, this site is the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Queen of Sheba.
This important trading center was built between 1100 and 1450.
The site was home to the Shona people and at one time had 10,000 inhabitants.…
Viewpoint
U.S. Africa Command Staff
In a crisis, speed is essential. Whether it is a natural disaster, a disease outbreak or a conflict, security professionals know that if they can reach a problem in its early stages, they have a better chance of…
Africa Makes Progress in Disease Prevention
Although outbreaks of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases have surfaced all over the globe, no continent has been harder hit than Africa.
The Ebola epidemic was West Africa’s first real experience with the virus. What began…
Modern Life Intrudes on Ancient Salt Trade
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Every morning, hundreds of men converge on a dry lakebed in Ethiopia, where they cleave at the ground with axes to extract salt. They toil under the gaze of camels that will carry the salt bricks to market, in a trek…
Nigerian Makes History with Solo Flight Around the World
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Nigerian airline pilot Ademola Odujinrin, known as “Lola,” has become the first African to fly solo around the world.
The 38-year-old left Washington, D.C., in September 2016 aboard a Cirrus SR22, a small,…
Kenya to reopen border with Somalia
VOICE OF AMERICA
The Kenyan government says it will open the border with Somalia to boost trade and allow the flow of people between the two countries. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta also pledged to help Somalia fight al-Shabaab…
Lessons Learned
The Ebola outbreak exposed weak spots in the continent’s health systems. Officials are determined to fix them.
ADF STAFF
A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria’s northwest showed the progress that has been made since the Ebola crisis and the…