A Reminder: Sub-Saharan Monitor has moved

This is a friendly reminder to our readers that Sub-Saharan Monitor is now hosted by New World University.

You can find Sub-Saharan Monitor at www.newworld.ac/subsaharan.

Recent articles include:

Giraffes aren’t dangerous – but they will soon be endangered

Should Shakespeare be taught in Africa’s classrooms?

Around the world, regulators are realising Bitcoin is money

South African musicians in the eye of party political storm

Could Shakespeare have been high when he penned his plays?

Africa News Headlines for 6 June 2014

Central African bloc to grow by up to 5.5 percent this year: IMF
Source: Reuters

AfDB institutes $100bn for industrial development
Source: Punch

Africa is rising and open for business
Source: The Hill

Searching for South Africa's real tip
Source: Stuff

Brazil: missing out in Africa
Source: Financial Times

How South Africa is connected to the global Internet
Source: Moneyweb

Why ending child marriage in Africa can no longer wait
Source: Ahram Online

UN Report Sees No Genocide in C. African Republic
Source: ABC News/AP

The Battle for Africa's Oldest National Park
Source: National Geographic

Nigerian Navy receives two 17 metre Nautic Africa patrol boats
Source: defenceWeb

Why Big Tech Companies Think Africa is a Game-Changer
Source: Equities

FW de Klerk tells YIBC: 'South Africa was an omelette'
Source: Hull Daily Mail

African students association: No one speaks African
Source: Daily American

Columbus Zoo to host fundraiser for water pumps for Africa
Source: Columbus Dispatch

Internet access ‘crucial to education in Africa’
Source: SciDevNet

New TV audience measurement service goes live in Africa
Source: Digital TV Europe

Khloe Kardashian spotted at MTV Africa Music Awards press conference in Durban
Source: Channel 24

West African oil exports set to shrink
Source: Moneyweb

A Boko Haram Enclave in Northeastern Nigeria?
Source: Africa in Transition

Smartphones drives mobile digital revolution in Africa
Source: Daily News

Africa’s Internet Usage To Continue Exponential Growth
Source: Ventures Africa

Fitch Affirms Gabon at 'BB-'; Outlook Stable
Source: Reuters

Tanzania, Burundi to finally waive work permit fees
Source: The Star

AFRICA INVESTMENT-Investors ignore risk in favour of value on Zimbabwe's bourse
Source: Reuters

Kenya: US Embassy increases defenses amid threat
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer/AP

World Cup to host 21 leaders
Source: New Vision

Are Nigerian Military Officers in Court Martial for Helping Boko Haram?
Source: Africa in Transition

India must refocus on South Africa
Source: NITI Central

Kenya launches direct flights to Abuja
Source: Routes News

South Africa, Long a Haven for African Immigrants, Tightens Rules
Source: Voice of America

Africa - a magnet for investors?
Source: Deutsche Welle

Kenyan Startup Aims to Speed Bitcoin to Africa
Source: Wall Street Journal

Remembering South Africans killed in the Great War: 1914-1918
Source: The South African

Kenyatta charm offensive in the USA
Source: The Indian Ocean Newsletter

Africa News Headlines for 20 May 2014

Africa’s First Bitcoin ATM Ready for May Launch
Source: CoinDesk

8 Facts about China's Investments in Africa
Source: Brookings Now

Kenya tourism in turmoil amid terror warnings
Source: Fox News

President Bongo to Open World's First African Citizens' Summit in Gabon May 23 at New York Forum Africa
Source: Digital Journal

Confronting fundamental sexism in Africa
Source: Aljazeera

How clean and fair are Africa's mines?
Source: Deutsche Welle

M & G Media launches Africa digital news platform
Source: NewsDay

Islanders drinking less? Large drop recorded in Seychelles alcohol consumption
Source: Seychelles News Agency

Kenya authorities have enhanced security at key installations
Source: Coastweek

Foreign Investment in Africa Seen at Record $80 Billion in 2014, Report Shows
Source: Wall Street Journal

China is a good friend for Africa, ready to support elephant conservation
Source: eTurbo News

The web at 25: what impact has it had across Africa?
Source: The Guardian

Africa investors looking beyond negative headlines -World Bank
Source: Reuters

Betty White To Join Jack Hanna At Heart Of Africa Kick-Off
Source: WBNS-10TV

Africa: Land of Milk and Beef?
Source: AgWeb

Africa’s collective GDP is at least a third larger than officials say it is
Source: Quartz

Gabon Set to Host Afreximbank Economic Forum
Source: AFK Insider

U.N. Eyes African Oil Levy To Fight Disease
Source: Beverly Hills Courier

African art: a good investment?
Source: The Telegraph

Africa News Headlines for 11 April 2014

Kenya’s First Lady ready to pursue marathon history
Source: Coastweek

Is The East African Community Headed For Another Collapse?
Source: AFK Insider

Kenya Criticized for Arrests of Somalis to Curb ‘Terrorism’
Source: Bloomberg

Oil India Said to Study Purchase of Shell Oil Blocks in Nigeria
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

African oil prospects attracting investors
Source: Investors Chronicle

Medicines Sans Frontiers Critical of UN Mission in South Sudan
Source: Africa in Transition

Africa’s Top 10 Philanthropists
Source: IRIN

African philanthropy on the rise
Source: IRIN

Somalia in high speed internet 'culture shock'
Source: BBC News

Nigeria complains about Mugabe calling it corrupt
Source: AP

Africa’s economic prospects according to the IMF
Source: KPMG Africa Blog

The growth of bitcoin in Nigeria
Source: Bitscan

Ebola in West Africa: EU increases its immediate health assistance to €1.1 million
Source: H5N1

Italy appoints its first science attaché in Sub-Saharan Africa
Source: SciDevNet

African Citizens Being Robbed of Their Natural Resources, Kofi Annan Says
Source: Africa Progress Panel

Africa's Anti-Gay Movement Spreads to Ethiopia
Source: AP/ABC News

Senegal to host gay art exhibition in May despite criminalizing gay sex
Source: Gay Star News

Marine Corps Preparing For Expanded Role in Africa
Source: National Defense Magazine

U.N. warns Burundi leaders against stoking political violence
Source: Reuters

South Sudan: A Civil War by Any Other Name
Source: International Crisis Group

US Marines Headed To Chad Park To Fight Poaching
Source: Defense News

Zimbabwe opposition expels anti-Tsvangirai dissidents
Source: Reuters