Month: January 2014

How Africa’s mobile revolution is disrupting the continent

Africa's mobile phone adoption curve has been impressive.

Bloodshed as Egypt on high alert

A powerful explosion hit the city's police headquarters, killing at least four people and wounding more than 50…

‘Bambis on ice:’ Somalia to Siberia

When a small Swedish industrial town took in thousands of African immigrants, there were some concerns as to…

Did Arab Spring spark creativity?

In the wake of the Arab Spring and the global financial crisis, focus has been on the world's…

World’s toughest bike race?

The Tour d'Afrique is a four-month, 12,000 km cycle race across the length of Africa. Riders are in…

South Sudan ceasefire signed

The South Sudanese government and rebels sign a ceasefire deal after more than a month of fighting, according…

Teen turns $14 into paper empire

Award-winning entrepreneur Andrew Mupuya was just 16 years old when he decided to take on the world.

Beautiful dream ‘in wrong hands’

As violent demonstrations continue to rock the country, CNN asked Egyptian artist Aalam Wassef how he saw the…

5 police officers killed in attack in central Egypt

Five police officers were killed and two others were wounded in an attack early Thursday in central Egypt,…

Nigeria’s anti-gay crackdown

Nigeria is second only to South Africa as the country with the highest number of HIV/AIDS sufferers; one…

Tunisia’s hurting economy

Three years since the Arab Spring roiled the world, the World Economic Forum has its issues back on…

BRICS women rise up

Despite recent wobbles in the BRICS economies, most economists agree that the majority of world economic growth in…

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