In 1967 one gigabyte of hard drive storage space cost US$ 1m. Today it’s around two US cents. Computer processing power has also increased exponentially: it doubles every two years. Read More..
Culture & Life
Senegal Phasing out Popular “car rapides” Minibuses
Senegal’s popular public transport minibuses, known as “car rapides”, are being taken off the road. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Sakho and Emmanuelle Landais report on a disappearing institution. If you have Read More..
Africa Will Unite
On Saturday 8th December 2018, a significant event opened at the University of Ghana, marking the 60th Anniversary of the All-African People’s Conference. In attendance were the President of the Read More..
Stone tools date early humans in North Africa to 2.4 million years ago
When did early humans first arrive in the Mediterranean area? New archaeological evidence published today online by the journal Science (as a First Release) indicates their presence in North Africa Read More..
Introducing African Stock Photo
African Stock Photo provides a platform that brings together talented photographers and content creators from around the globe to tell the African story simply, honestly and beautifully. Source: African Stock Read More..
Senegal opens Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar
For the longest, at least since the colonial era Africa has had must of its history wiped away, replaced by the western culture of countries that previously held dominion over Read More..