Opinion

  Workers on SolarReserve’s Jasper PV plant in the South Africa’s Northern Cape. Photo courtesy of SolarReserve For girls in Berta Massawe’s Tanzanian village of Kibosho, every day was a race against the clock — or, more accurately, against the sun....

Tiffany Mugo is exploring the LGBTQ experience in Africa, one story at a time. Kenyan writer and activist Tiffany Mugo has created a brilliant, shining corner of the Internet that you may not know about, but you should. It’s a place where queer African women can talk openly,...

(ABC13) The last flight will be June 30, after which Delta Air Lines will be the only major US carrier flying to Africa. It was coming, and more could follow. United Airlines will stop flying to Nigeria next month, ending the carrier’s only route to Africa because of weakness in...

(SciDev) Nairobi- Africa needs to urgently invest in the mapping of its natural capital or natural resources to develop evidence for fighting extreme poverty that afflict majority of the people on the continent, a forum has heard. Investing in technologies and capacity for...

African Farmer (S.Kilungu/CCAFS) Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo argues that African agriculture needs innovation and the youth. Every year, thousands of young Africans migrate from their families’ small, often struggling farms in the countryside. Their dream —...

  About a week ago, Nigeria — Africa’s largest economy and most populous country — became the 40th country in the world, and the 22nd in Africa, to join Facebook’sFree Basics. With over 15 million active users (and growing), Facebook is very popular in Nigeria. Actuall...

Dar es Salaam (VisistCapitalCity) The East African country of Tanzania has long been considered an island of stability where chaos appears to reign across the continent, and even its region of East Africa. But emerging concerns will test whether Tanzania can maintain this...

(iStock) Mobile phones have become ubiquitous in Africa. Among younger users, basic phones are most common. But more pupils are accessing smartphones that can connect to the internet – and taking them along to school. Phones are often used in school whether they’re allowed or...