Upbeat Africa
The Ghanaian-British Architect David Adjaye designed the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington
Born in Tanzania and raised in Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, and Great Britain, the distinguished and well respected…
African Scientists Receive World Food Prize for contributing to Nutritional Health
The renowned Scientists Drs. Robert Mwanga from Uganda and Dr. Maria Andrade from Cape Verde are among…
BBC Reports on TB drug for children
According to the World Health Organization, in 2014 an estimated 140,000 children worldwide died from tuberculosis (TB),…
Africa’s First Solar-powered Bus
May 2016. This month at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya introduced its ”Kayoola Solar…
Just for Laughs: Bragging Rights
After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year, Russian scientists found traces of copper wire…
Uganda’s first women-only gym
Fitness is big business, but in countries like Uganda in East Africa being a woman and going…
Happy Independence Day, Tanzania, April 26.
Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the…
Independence Day for Senegal, April 4th
Powerful European countries competed for the trade of Senegal, until France finally gained control over it in…
Happy Independence Day Namibia- March 21
Unknown to many is that the first and the most devastating 20th century genocide happened in Namibia. …
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe and Sewing Hope
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, native of Uganda and Sacred Heart Sister, was conferred an honorary doctor of humane…
The 58th Independence Celebration of Ghana
Ghana declared independence from the United Kingdom on March 6th, 1957. This was the result of the…
Namibia’s President Recognized for his outstanding work
Namibia’s President Hifikepunye Pohamba received the 2014 Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership in a ceremony held…
Ethiopia Selected Among Top Ten Best Tourist Destinations for 2015
One of the leading publishers of travel guidebooks, Rough Guides, recently held an online vote allowing its…
Kenya Wind Farm Project
By Rita Murphy Kenya has stepped up its efforts to transform 40,000 acres of land into a…
Ugandan Doctor Leads Ebola-fighting Team in Liberia
Edited by Rita Murphy, story distributed by AllAfrica.com A Liberian newspaper, Daily Observer, has singled out Dr….
Power to the People
Edited by Rita Murphy, from the Tanzania Daily News The Maasai have lost so much of their…
Her Business is Rolling
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201409181471.html Edited by Rita Murphy. Photo: I. Kaledzi/DW Winifred Selby, a 19 year old social entrepreneur…
Article on Faith in Action in The Guardian
Read the story of Father Bernard Kenvi’s intervention to save Muslims despite threats to his life. “I…
Africa Must Leapfrog Its Way to the Future
By Ola Orekunrin, edited by Rita Murphy from Think Africa Press. The conventional path for improving healthcare…
Equal gender representation in the Namibian Government is on the rise
By AFJN Intern Erika De Leener Namibia’s ruling South West Africa People’s Organization ( SWAPO) party has…
