Singer, Akon, Launches “Solar Academy” in Africa
Senegalese-American musician, Akon, on Tuesday launched a Solar Academy, aimed at giving African engineers and entrepreneurs the skills needed to…
Political and Social Commentary
Kenya Must Respect the Human Rights of Somali Refugees
In the wake of the Garissa University College shootings that left nearly 150 people dead, the Kenyan government has threatened…
The Surgeons of Mogadishu
Half way down the dimly lit main hallway of Mogadishu’s Banadir Hospital, a sign indicates the entrance to the delivery…
Meet Sada Mire: the First Somali Archeologist known to the World
Somalia sits on the horn of Africa with the longest coastline on the continent’s mainland, while its capital city Mogadishu…
Why Africans Are Not United: a Photographic Examination by Taye Balogun & Mutua Matheka
50 years after the founding of the Organization of the African Unity, and the fervent calling for unity by founding…
South Africa Under Scrutiny for ‘State Xenophobia’
Johannesburg, South Africa – A semblance of normalcy is returning to the streets of the inner city of Johannesburg weeks…