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South Africa’s reliance on coal proves difficult to overcome

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 25, 2016Leave a comment

  Supplies of coal in South African mines are quickly running out. Coal was historically important to the development of South Africa as an industrialized nation. Everything from steel mills to district heating services was powered by coal. This was on top of the fact that electrical power facilities throughout the country were using a…

Energy Thefts Have Big Consequences in Kenya

Africa, Featured, Kenya, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 23, 2016Leave a comment

    Kenya is a developing country with grand ambitions. With ‘Vision 2030’ Kenya aims to improve quality of life by tackling three “pillars” – economic, social, and political. Central to all of these themes is investment in infrastructure. It is here were progress has been hindered by non-technical electrical losses. This is because electricity is the…

Swaziland: Monarchy or Totalitarian State?

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 23, 2016Leave a comment

  Officially labeled as a monarchy, Swaziland is a small land-locked country located in Southern Africa. Surrounded by Mozambique to the northeast and South Africa along the remaining borders, Swaziland is one of the smallest countries in Africa, only measuring 120 miles from North to South and 81 miles from East to West. While the…

Democratic Republic of Congo: A History of Violence

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 20, 2016Leave a comment

  Photo Credit: controlarms via Compfight cc   To fully understand the depth of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s current struggles, one has to become familiar with their long history of war and conflict.The first reported Congo War started in 1996, fueled by the neighboring genocide in Rwanda between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups. With more…

Zimbabwe “US dollar” to be released within a couple of months

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 20, 2016Leave a comment

    Zimbabwe has seen hard times before, so observers might be wondering why this bout of financial insecurity is causing  the country to take such drastic measures, including the printing of their own version of the U.S. Dollar. As Zimbabwe faces a cash shortage, one of the options on the table is to help…

Opposition Rises as DRC’s Joseph Kabila Seeks Third Term

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 19, 2016Leave a comment

    The Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC, has had a long history of political turmoil. Since the inception of the territory, the Congo has been occupied by several countries including Great Britain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Belgium. It wasn’t until 1960 that there seemed to be a light at the end of the…

Eritrea – Many are leaving to become Refugees in Europe

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 17, 2016Leave a comment

    In1958 a group of Eritreans formed the Eritrean Liberation Movement (ELM) to cultivate resistance to the centralizing of policies of the imperial Ethiopian state. Four years later, in 1962, the organization was discovered and dissolved by imperial forces. Later that year, Emperor Haile Selassie annexed the country and the Eritrean Liberation Front waged…

Did Kenyan police foil a Bio-terror plot? Woman appears in court as husband is arrested

Africa, Featured, Kenya, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 17, 2016Leave a comment

  A woman accused of plotting with her medic husband to launch a bio terror attack in Kenya has appeared in a Nairobi court. The charges stemmed from an alleged plan foiled by Kenyan police in which the woman, Nuseiba Haji, and other purported accomplices are accused of planning the event. While the husband is already…

Sauti Sol: Firing up the Kenyan music scene

Africa, Entertainment, FeaturedBy Staff ContributorMay 13, 2016Leave a comment

Photo Credit: Wa-J via Compfight cc   If you follow the Kenyan music scene, chances are you know of the band Sauti Sol. The group began as a a Capella group at Upper High School. They named themselves Sauti Sol, which means “Voice of the Sun”. After meeting their guitarist Otieno, the group shifted to a full…

Screen siren Omotola Jalade Ekiende

Africa, Entertainment, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMay 12, 2016Leave a comment

  With over 300 film appearances, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is a household name in Nigeria. But the film industry is not her only platform. This former model, actress, philanthropist, and singer also has been on VH1 starring in her first debut television series back in 2013, ‘Hit the Floor’. Not only has she had success…

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