Breathing Room
NEED TO KNOW Breathing Room SOUTH SUDAN Rather than hold elections in December as previously planned under a 2018 peace agreement that […]
The Old, the New and the Dead
NEED TO KNOW The Old, the New and the Dead ANGOLA The recent return of the body of the late president of […]
The War Dividend
NEED TO KNOW The War Dividend CAMEROON A few months ago, elite government soldiers in Ndop in the Northwest region of Cameroon […]
We’re Jammin’
NEED TO KNOW We’re Jammin’ KENYA Everywhere in Kenya these days, people are jamming, on corners, at gas stations, and even on […]
Floating On
NEED TO KNOW Floating On EGYPT The houseboats of the Nile River in Egypt have a storied past. Many believe the pharaohs […]
The Great War, Redux
NEED TO KNOW The Great War, Redux DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO The Great African War, or the African World War, took […]
Do Not Pass Go
NEED TO KNOW Do Not Pass Go SUDAN A court in Sudan recently sentenced a woman to death by stoning on adultery […]
Make Some Noise
NEED TO KNOW Make Some Noise SENEGAL The leader of Senegal’s opposition, Yewwi Askan Wi, asked his fellow citizens to bang pots […]
Country First
NEED TO KNOW Country First SOUTH AFRICA At a recent demonstration against foreigners in South Africa, Mary Lowe said she was marching […]
No Place Like Home
NEED TO KNOW No Place Like Home AFRICA Khady Sene, 53, has a problem – rising seawater claimed her ancestral home in […]
Too Many Cooks
NEED TO KNOW Too Many Cooks MALI Armed men riding motorcycles shot and killed two Red Cross workers in western Mali recently, […]
The Old Malignancy
NEED TO KNOW The Old Malignancy WEST AFRICA Sixty alleged terrorists on motorcycles attacked a military checkpoint in Kpinkankandi on the Togo […]
A Faustian Bargain
NEED TO KNOW A Faustian Bargain CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Soldiers with links to Russia recently beat, tortured and executed civilians in the […]
When the Show Doesn’t Go On
NEED TO KNOW When the Show Doesn’t Go On SOUTH AFRICA Environmentalists on the Wild Coast, a region of South Africa, are […]
No Free Lunch
NEED TO KNOW No Free Lunch ANGOLA Angolans traditionally offer meals of cornmeal or cassava porridge and beans with palm oil in […]
Looky, Looky
NEED TO KNOW Looky, Looky SOMALILAND Though technically part of war-torn Somalia, Somaliland declared independence in 1991, has governed itself for 30 […]
Shopping Around
NEED TO KNOW Shopping Around AFRICA Around 45 percent of the European Union’s gas comes from Russia. In the next few months, […]
A Long, Crooked Road
NEED TO KNOW A Long, Crooked Road SOMALIA Al-Shabab terrorists recently killed five people, including two children, in an attack in the […]
The Sentiments of Coups
NEED TO KNOW The Sentiments of Coups BURKINA FASO A series of coups have rocked West Africa in recent weeks. The latest, […]
Easy Come, Easy Go
NEED TO KNOW Easy Come, Easy Go MALI Leaders in Mali recently ordered Danish troops out of the country, saying they never […]
Class is Sort Of in Session
NEED TO KNOW Class is Sort Of in Session UGANDA More than half of Ugandan students stopped attending school at the beginning […]
Falling From Grace
NEED TO KNOW Falling From Grace BENIN Benin’s former justice minister, Reckya Madougou, had been planning to run for president against cotton […]
The Propulsion of Desperation
NEED TO KNOW The Propulsion of Desperation SIERRA LEONE When Alhaji Siraj Bah’s adopted family perished along with more than 1,400 people […]
Epsilon, Kappa, Pi
NEED TO KNOW Epsilon, Kappa, Pi WORLD The experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) believe the speedy infection rate and unknown […]