Africa News Headlines for 25 May 2014

INTERVIEW-Oil-dependent Gabon seeks to diversify economy -president
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Anura Perera yet to sue Kenya for new demands on Anglo Leasing
Source: Standard Digital

Millennium Villages Project in Africa remains a trend-setter
Source: Gulf Times

Zambia, Uganda, Nigeria, SAPP top winners at African Utility Week Awards
Source: Biztech Africa

Nigeria’s Ventures Magazine Lists 55 Billionaires in Africa
Source: Eurweb

South African Prince wants Brecon Museum to hand over spoils of Anglo-Zulu war
Source: Wales Online

Valid dreams- Lupita Nyong’o, an inspiration for Africa's youth
Source: Seychelles News Agency

Mining industry continues to threaten East Africa’s flamingos
Source: Birdwatch

'The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cats'
Source: Keene Sentinel

Africa’s First Openly Gay Member of Parliament
Source: O-blog-dee-o-blog-da

There is need today to reflect on why African countries remain underdeveloped-Constitution Grand Coalition
Source: Lusaka Times

Jonathan was not booed in South Africa – Presidency
Source: Daily Post

Obama not seeking plans for US troops to rescue Nigerian girls
Source: Stars and Stripes

Let Africa’s activists attend gay rights conference: Editorial
Source: Toronto Star

Somali minister quits over al-Shabab attack
Source: Aljazeera

Innocent People Die as Crime Soars Across South Africa
Source: Liberty Voice

On Africa Day, Ban urges leveraging continent's potential for the good of all people
Source: UN News Centre

Mbabazi booed as Museveni skips Kanungu event
Source: The Observer

The real financiers of Boko Haram — an alternative viewpoint - PUNCH
Source: Nigerian Bulletin

Etisalat Expands To 11 African Countries
Source: Leadership

Africa News Headlines for 20 April 2014

Chinese, Gabonese presidents exchange congratulations on anniversary of ties
Source: Xinhua

Benin: Africa urged to follow the example of China in development programme
Source: African Manager

Skytrax: Kigali Airport Best in East Africa
Source: This Day Live

Zuriel Meets Assistant Secretary of State for Africa in Washington DC
Source: Business Day

Nigeria introduces novel recycling incentives
Source: Aljazeera

Pope Francis makes Easter plea for peace in Ukraine, Syria and Africa
Source: Calgary Sun

Omidyar Network's Karol Boudreaux offers optimistic view of African economies
Source: Examiner.com

Private-equity investors look deeper into Africa
Source: Business Day

'The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa,' by Dayo Olopade
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Carlyle launches sub-Saharan Africa fund
Source: Gulf News

Conservationist Shot In Africa's Oldest Nature Preserve
Source: NPR

SOMALIA: Al-Shabaab woos Coast youth as noose tightens
Source: Midnimo

Chilling ghost of Rwanda genocide lives on two decades later
Source: Standard Digital

Africa land grabs endanger elephants
Source: Fox News

Silesian student spends 15 months in Central Africa to investigate ivory trade
Source: Prague Post

President Uhuru Kenyatta to lead five cabinet secretaries for a state visit to Qatar
Source: Standard Digital

Turkey's increasing trade with Africa hoped to combat CAD
Source: Sunday's Zaman

New Africa Book of the Day - 10 April 2014

Animals in Danger in Africa by Richard Spilsbury and Louise Spilsbury

Release Date: April 10, 2014
Publisher: Heinemann Raintree

This children's book in Heinemann Raintree's "First Library" series is recommended for pupils in kindergarten through grade three. The publisher describes the book thusly:

This book introduces readers to a range of endangered animals found in Africa. Readers learn basic facts about each animal, and also why the animal’s habitat is threatened. The book also considers what people can do to help, both at an international level and at the level of the readers themselves. Habitat maps, fact boxes, labels, and captions all combine to aid understanding.

Richard and Louise Spilsbury are also the authors of Plant Parts (2008), Animals in Danger in Asia (2014), and Atoms and Molecules (2007).

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Africa News Headlines for 8 April 2014

Telemedicine Connects UVa. to Uganda 
Source: Charlottesville Newsplex

WB paints positive picture of sub-Saharan economies
Source: The Star

Interesting take on Zimbabwe’s Innovation hubs 
Source: TechZim

€12 million for sustainable exploitation of the forest 
Source: Gabonews

Uganda Delegation and UVA Talk Telemedicine 
Source: NBC29

Gabon: Ground Zero for Forest Elephants
Source: National Geographic

8 Maps That Will Change the Way You Look at Africa
Source: Huffington Post

Pope Francis presses anti-AIDS chastity strategy in Africa
Source: AP

Experts Weekly: How Can Africa's Water and Sanitation Shortfall be Solved?
Source: Think Africa Press

Nigerian GDP Jumps 89% As Economists Add In Telecoms, Nollywood
Source: International Business Times

President Uhuru Kenyatta apologises to Rwanda for Kenya's failure to intervene during 1994 genocide
Source: Standard Digital

Museveni assures Rwanda of support
Source: New Vision

UNHCR 'concerned' over mass Kenya arrests
Source: BBC News