Rwanda Launches First “Made in Africa” Smartphones
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Does Kenya Have a Gambling Problem?
Modern technology has surely improved the lives of millions, with smartphone apps that help manage your finances or health, and even ones to help with tracking your children to ensure they are safe, the smartphone age has taken the world by storm. Kenya is falling into another smartphone craze—online gambling. With the easy- to-access dealer…
Hillary Clinton Talks Trump, Putin, and the US Election
Hillary Clinton spoke candidly on the second day of Women in the World Summit in NYC this week, giving her first real interview since the election. She spoke with Nicholas Kristof in front of an audience of around 3,000 people. Former Secretary Clinton spoke about her personal post-election journey, the role of misogyny in…
$20M UN Loan Helps FAO Combat Famine in Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan
Parts of Africa are facing an unprecedented level of famine. The FAO, or Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, has indicated that 4.9 million people, or roughly 40% of the South Sudan region, are in desperate need of food. “Famine is already a reality in parts of South Sudan. Unless we act…
Ndija Anderson-Yantha and the Politics of Black Hair
Ndija Anderson-Yantha, like most black women, learned at a young age that how she wore her hair was a complex subject that many had strong opinions about. Her hair attracted a lot of attention, both positive and negative. While an undergraduate at Spelman College, she was startled to be given the advice, “if you would…
