Light and Shadow
NEED TO KNOW GUINEA-BISSAU Light and Shadow Voters in Guinea-Bissau have had enough. When they go to the polls to elect a new […]
The New Fissure of Terror
NEED TO KNOW BURKINA FASO The New Fissure of Terror The families of American diplomats were ordered out of Burkina Faso recently. […]
Something Fishy Going On
NEED TO KNOW NAMIBIA Something Fishy Going On What does an Icelandic fisherman have to do with Namibia’s presidential election? Plenty, it […]
Who’s In Charge?
NEED TO KNOW GUINEA-BISSAU Who’s In Charge? Guinea-Bissau is arguably a “narco state,” a country where drug money has corrupted every nook and […]
Chipping Away
NEED TO KNOW TANZANIA Chipping Away Local elections on Nov. 24 are quickly becoming a test of whether Tanzania can become a […]
Darling Tyrant
NEED TO KNOW RWANDA Darling Tyrant Rwandan President Paul Kagame, in office for almost 20 years, delivered a blunt statement to his […]
No Good Deed…
NEED TO KNOW ETHIOPIA No Good Deed… Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize recently for his efforts to […]
Growing Pains
NEED TO KNOW BOTSWANA Growing Pains Botswana has long been viewed as one of the most stable democracies in Africa. That view […]
Ruling Over Nothing
NEED TO KNOW MOZAMBIQUE Ruling Over Nothing Police officers allegedly killed an election observer in Mozambique a week before the presidential vote […]
Dancehall Dreams
NEED TO KNOW ZIMBABWE Dancehall Dreams Winky D is a hero among some in Zimbabwe. The popular singer performs Zimdancehall music, a […]
Scourge Act II
NEED TO KNOW DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Scourge Act II The Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,300 people […]
We Don’t Need No Education
NEED TO KNOW ERITREA We Don’t Need No Education Every Eritrean high school student spends the 12th grade at the Warsai Yikealo […]
Accounting
NEED TO KNOW SUDAN Accounting The signing of a peace deal between the Sudanese government and protesters in August was arguably the […]
A History of Taking
Good morning, today is Monday August 19th, 2019, and this is your “World In 2 Minutes” from DailyChatter. NEED TO KNOW SOUTH […]
A Poor and Hungry Battlefield
NEED TO KNOW NIGER On the Edge In 2017, jihadist militants ambushed a unit of American special forces in Niger. The Pentagon […]
Waiting for Godot
NEED TO KNOW NIGERIA Waiting for Godot Armed men on motorbikes attacked a funeral procession in northeastern Nigeria recently, killing at least […]
A Golden Union
NEED TO KNOW AFRICA A Golden Union Africa’s 1.3 billion people live and work in a $3.4 trillion economy, compared with China’s […]
A Killer Loose
NEED TO KNOW UGANDA & CONGO A Killer Loose At Ihandiro primary school in western Uganda, teachers have been stressing a different […]
Radio Free Sudan
NEED TO KNOW SUDAN Radio Free Sudan Capital FM is going silent in Khartoum. The pop music radio station was part of […]
Money, Money, Money
NEED TO KNOW ZIMBABWE Money, Money, Money Zimbabwean businesses are operating at night when they’re more likely to have electricity. Over the […]