Africa News Headlines for 20 August 2014

China must stop its arms sales to war-torn South Sudan
Source: South China Morning Post

Shortage of school toilets leaves stink
Source: IOL/Daily News

Africa’s necessary data revolution
Source; Korea JoongAng Daily

E-readers bring hope to Africa's schools
Source: CNN

Uganda Foreign Missions websites a disaster
Source: New Vision

African Women Are Africa's Future
Source: The Huffington Post

'Sony phones top for porn in SA'
Source: iAfrica.com

Can China Save Africa's Elephants?
Source: Bloomberg View

Global Consulting Firm Links Businesses to Partnerships in Africa
Source: AFK Insider

'In Morocco youth unemployment is driving up inequality'
Source: The Guardian

Aga Khan Development Network to Invest U.S. $1 Billion (Sh1.6 Trillion)in Expansion Plans for Tanzania
Source: Daily News

Conservationists Urge Action As African Elephants Reach Tipping Point
Source: NPR/Here & Now

African Media Tries to Educate Public About Ebola
Source: Voice of America

Mutharika Urged to Protect Sexual Minorities in Malawi
Source: Nyasa Times

UK, US support Uganda malaria eradication efforts
Source: New Vision

Museveni tells off Bukusu, Bagisu over archaic circumcision ritual, 
says it promotes prostitution
Source: The Star

These Two Charts Show How China Is Helping Decimate Africa's Elephants
Source; Foreign Policy

President Uhuru assures investors in tourism industry of support
Source: Standard Digital

FM: Kenya Supports Iran's Right to Use Peaceful N. Technology
Source: Fars News Agency

In Liberia, Ebola Quarantine Sparks Riots
Source: NPR/Here & Now

Clearing the air on US-Kenya relations
Source: Standard Digital

Why Are So Many Women Dying From Ebola?
Source: Foreign Policy

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Africa News Headlines for 19 August 2014

Plan early, Uganda sports federations urged
Source: Kawowo

Gender Commission criticises Uhuru’s Envoys list
Source: Kenya Satellite Network

United Nations warns Nigeria on dangers of open defecation
Source: The Guardian

UN predicts rapid urbanization in Uganda
Source: New Vision

African elephant numbers collapsing
Source: Nature

Legalising prostitution could 'boost' SA's economy
Source: Eyewitness News

Biggest porn watchers in SA revealed
Source: mybroadband

Museveni to water down anti-gay law
Source: Legalbrief Today

Africa needs ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ projects
Source; Business Day

Uganda criminalises HIV transmission
Source: GayNZ.com

The President of Gabon meets with Eni’s CEO
Source: Energy Global

Africa' top business school goes on show in Johannesburg
Source: Bizcommunity

Nigeria-South Africa forum to discuss intra-African trade
Source: SouthAfrica.info

Ugandan President Says Humanities Are Useless; Here’s Why He’s Wrong
Source: Ventures Africa

Partnership with Lagos is for skill acquisition, capacity building – Nigerite
Source: Business Day

UPDF Somalia troops not paid for six months
Source: The Observer

Ugandan archbishop acknowledges gays are “human beings”
Source: Metro Weekly

Arusha college launches degree in good governance
Source: Daily News

African Writers Rip U.S. Summit, Asking ‘For Whose Benefit?’
Source: Black Press USA

Middle Class in Nigeria, Others to Balloon, Says Standard Bank
Source: This Day Live

Crude Oil from Africa Surging to Decrease Dependency on Middle East
Source: Business Korea

Can South Africa's Tourism Boom Survive Its Own Government's Regulations?
Source: Travel Pulse

In Rural Kenya, Pressure Builds Against Female Circumcision
Source: Big News Network/VOA

Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law Masks The Real Scandal – 
A Growing Western Child Sex Trade In Africa
Source: The Daily Caller

Post US-Africa Summit Analysis: Kenya Won The Beauty Pageant
Source: AFK Insider

Ten Books for Approaching Religious Conflict in Nigeria
Source: Africa in Transition

Angola’s Benguela rail project is complete, says construction firm
Source: Out-Law.com

Diplomatic appointments unconstitutional, Uhuru told
Source: News24

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Africa News Headlines for 18 August 2014

The truth about porn in South Africa
Source: Mybroadband

South Sudan's Coming Famine
Source: Foreign Policy

Handmaiden to Africa's Generals
Source: The New York Times

Kenya seals deals worth Sh50b in the US
Source: Standard Digital

Behind the Africa-America Summit
Source: The Independent

SA teen sexting warning
Source: IOL/Daily News

Scramble for ‘New Africa’ hots up
Source: Zambia Daily Mail

Finally, A Continent Gets Recognized: US-Africa Summit Begins History Anew
Source: Tadias Magazine

Giant Rats Trained to Sniff Out Tuberculosis in Africa
Source: National Geographic

China’s million-migrant march into Africa
Source: The Japan Times

Gabon rules out closing border over Ebola, vows to remain vigilant
Source: Shanghai Daily

Ugandan gays who fled to Kenya still feel danger
Source: Hawaii News Now/AP

Conflict experts warn South Sudan may not end soon
Source: NTV

Museveni blamed for trillion railway deal mess
Source: The Independent

Africa to catch up with Asian economic powerhouses - SADC
Source: Coastweek/Xinhua

Turkey Plans to Invest in Africa's Energy Industry
Source: Daily Sabah

How Pygmy People Got Their Short Stature
Source: Live Science

Chelsea Clinton Wants You to Help End Elephant Poaching
Source: Gotham Magazine

The 1st National Forum on Gabon Oil & Gas Opens Exhibition to the Public
Source: StarAfrica

Can kimchi cure Ebola?
Source: Saludify

Gambia: Progress slow in implementation of money laundering measures
Source: African Manager

Poachers Killed 8 Percent of All African Elephants in 2011
Source: Motherboard

Mogae vents frustration at Botswana over HIV fight
Source: StarAfrica

THE CHATTER: Ebola also threatens economies, says Moody's
Source: Business Day

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Africa News Headlines for 14 August 2014

Morocco Positioning Casablanca As Africa’s Financial Hub
Source: AFK Insider

National Intelligence Service director Michael Gichangi resigns
Source: Standard Digital

Prayers to stop porn TV in SA
Source: Bizcommunity

All Eyes on Africa
Source: Yale Global Online

Account for US trip, UPC tells Museveni
Source: New Vision

Gabon: pangolins killed for their bodyparts
Source: First Coast News

International Finance: “Somalia is Different”
Source: Africa in Transition

Kenya downplays security risks as it courts U.S. investment
Source: Reuters

How Morocco Could Take Over Western Africa
Source: Ozymandias

Aliko Dangote to Address Global Leaders at the 2nd Africa Global Business Forum in Dubai
Source: Premium Times

Kenya’s ‘Stone The Gays’ bill reportedly found unconstitutional
Source: Gay Star News

Botswana adopts combination prevention approach against HIV
Source: Star Africa

Lenku: Major security strides at US-Africa talks
Source: Capital FM

The Weakest Link of HIV Prevention in Africa – Contraception
Source: Inter Press Service

Bass holds town hall meeting on homophobic laws in Africa
Source: Los Angeles Wave

KQ will not suspend flights to West Africa over Ebola, 
Uhuru says world should not shun West Africa
Source: The Star

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Africa News Headlines for 13 August 2014

UNICEF Report: Africa's Population Could Hit 4 Billion By 2100
Source: NPR/All Things Considered

South African men have less sex than the global average
Source: Capital FM Lifestyle Magazine

Rights Groups in 'Recon' Mode Following U.S.-Africa Summit
Source: The Advocate

Ebola Outbreak Impacts on The African Football
Source: StarAfrica

Uhuru back from US, gets down to work
Source: Capital FM

New Malawi leader stakes claim to lake
Source: New Zimbabwe

Museveni hires US firm for PR
Source: The Observer

Porn is not illegal, StarSat argues
Source: Tech Central

In Uganda, Museveni and MPs appear at odds over anti-gay bill
Source: San Diego Gay & Lesbian News

Tom Donohue: Africa a Land of Opportunity for American Business
Source: Noozhawk

Ugandan President Appears To Be Stalling Efforts To Revive Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Source: BuzzFeed

Which cities hold the key to unleashing growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Source: PWC

Africa’s affluent ready to pay a premium for quality: EMS survey
Source: CNBC Africa

China hopes US will also do its best to support Africa development
Source: BD Live

US-Africa Summit shifts relationship from aid to commercial partnership
Source: IOL Business Report

Obama Directs $10M To Fight Terrorism in Africa
Source Forbes

Museveni okays ‘private’ gays
Source: The Observer

Liberia looks ahead with new oil bid round
Source: Reuters

US-Africa relations: America will laugh last, and longest
Source: The Observer

Is the IMF Going to Save Ghana’s Troubled Economy?
Source: Africa in Transition

A railway deal, the Chinese, and a minister gone rogue
Source: The Observer

Africa’s Biggest City Fights ‘Wicked Lies’ on Ebola Myths
Source: Bloomberg

Africa can do a lot with the newfound attention
Source: Gulf News

Uncertainty as Power Africa moves offices
Source: Standard Digital

Ebola Also Devastates Wild Ape Population
Source: Voice of America

Samsung Unveils First Solar Powered Internet School In Ghana
Source: Ventures Africa

Study indicates significant potential for low operating cost at Mebaga
Source: Creamer Media's Mining Weekly

Rhinos being airlifted to safety out of South Africa
Source: UPI

WHO urges greater Kenya scrutiny over Ebola
Source: Capital FM

The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: 
A Resounding Success Exposing American Media’s Ignorance of Emerging Africa
Source: Brookings Institution/Africa in Focus

Q & A: What Young African Leaders Are Saying About Obama’s Summit
Source: AFK Insider

Africa's last polar bear dies - Joburg Zoo
Source: The Citizen

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New Africa Book of the Day - 13 August 2014

Emerging Africa: How the Global Economy's 'Last Frontier' Can Prosper and Matter, by Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu

Release Date: August 13, 2014
Publisher: Penguin Global

In this important book, Moghalu challenges conventional wisdoms about Africa's quest for economic growth in a globalized world. Drawing on philosophy, economics and strategy, his argument covers a range of subjects, from capitalism to transformation agendas, finance to foreign investment, and from innovation and human capital to world trade. Ultimately he demonstrates how Africa's progress in the 21st century will require nothing short of the reinvention of the African mindset.

Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu is author of Global Justice: The Politics of War Crimes Trials (2006) and Rwanda's Genocide: The Politics of Global Justice (2005).  He is deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He founded Sogato Strategies SA in January 2009 and was executive director of the Swiss-Africa Business Roundtable.

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Africa News Headlines for 12 August 2014

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Wants To Have Anti-Gay Law Re-Issued
Source: Huffington Post/Reuters

Uganda’s President Looks Like He’s Backing Down On His Country’s Anti-LGBT Bill
Source: ThinkProgress

Ugandan MP: President will water down anti-gay law for ‘our Western friends’
Source: Pink News

Saudi-African trade rises to SR53.63 billion
Source: Arab News

Could the ‘miracle fruit’ help in the fight against obesity?
Source: The Globe and Mail

NY bans purchase and sale of ivory: Happy World Elephant Day!
Source: Tech Times

Seychelles Promises to Decriminalize Same-Sex Conduct
Source: Human Rights Campaign

Feeling porny: Who watches pornography in South Africa?
Source: Daily Maverick

Shale Impact: 
Double whammy on Nigerian economy as refined products import surge
Source: Business Day

Boko Haram: A Different Perspective
Source: Africa in Transition

Nigeria: A nation on the rise
Source: Supply Management

No ‘normal’ sex on porn channels, Jasa argues
Source: Business Day

People knew about porn TV- Icasa
Source: Moneyweb

The electrification of Africa
Source: Global Construction Review

Two locally based companies to look for oil off Gabon's coast
Source: Houston Chronicle

Dubai Chamber confirms speakers for Africa Global Business Forum 2014
Source; CPI Financial

Orange Uganda Reiterates Commitment to Supporting Local Innovation
Source: PC Tech Magazine

SHOCKER: Ghana players engage in sex to survive in Thailand
Source: Goal

King: Africa needs to invest in its women
Source: The State

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New Africa Book of the Day - 12 August 2014

Another America: The Story of Liberia and the Former Slaves Who Ruled It, by James Ciment

Release Date: August 12, 2014
Publisher: Hill and Wang

The first popular history of the former American slaves who founded, ruled, and lost Africa’s first republic

In 1820, a group of about eighty African Americans reversed the course of history and sailed back to Africa, to a place they would name after liberty itself. They went under the banner of the American Colonization Society, a white philanthropic organization with a dual agenda: to rid America of its blacks, and to convert Africans to Christianity. The settlers staked out a beachhead; their numbers grew as more boats arrived; and after breaking free from their white overseers, they founded Liberia—Africa’s first black republic—in 1847.

James Ciment’s Another America is the first full account of this dramatic experiment. With empathy and a sharp eye for human foibles, Ciment reveals that the Americo-Liberians struggled to live up to their high ideals. They wrote a stirring Declaration of Independence but re-created the social order of antebellum Dixie, with themselves as the master caste. Building plantations, holding elegant soirees, and exploiting and even helping enslave the native Liberians, the persecuted became the persecutors—until a lowly native sergeant murdered their president in 1980, ending 133 years of Americo rule.

The rich cast of characters in Another America rivals that of any novel. We encounter Marcus Garvey, who coaxed his followers toward Liberia in the 1920s, and the rubber king Harvey Firestone, who built his empire on the backs of native Liberians. Among the Americoes themselves, we meet the brilliant intellectual Edward Blyden, one of the first black nationalists; the Baltimore-born explorer Benjamin Anderson, seeking a legendary city of gold in the Liberian hinterland; and President William Tubman, a descendant of Georgia slaves, whose economic policies brought Cadillacs to the streets of Monrovia, the Liberian capital. And then there are the natives, men like Joseph Samson, who was adopted by a prominent Americo family and later presided over the execution of his foster father during the 1980 coup.

In making Liberia, the Americoes transplanted the virtues and vices of their country of birth. The inspiring and troubled history they created is, to a remarkable degree, the mirror image of our own.

Historian James Ciment is editor of Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II (2007), World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era (2011), and Booms and Busts: An Encyclopedia of Economic History from Tulipmania of the 1630's to the Global Financial Crisis of the 21 st Century (2010); author of The Kurds: State and Minority in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran (1997), Angola and Mozambique: Postcolonial Wars in Southern Africa (1997), and Atlas of African-American History (2007); and co-editor (with Roger Chapman) of Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices (2013), among other books.

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Africa News Headlines for 11 August 2014

Licensed porn TV channels in South Africa contravened two criminal statutes
Source: PC Tech Magazine

Young African Leaders Cap Fellowship by Meeting with Obama
Source: NBC29

US-Africa Summit Ignores Human Rights Violations by African Leaders
Source: RIA Novosti

Young Africans at the White House
Source: The New Yorker

President Obama’s Africa Push
Source: The New York Times

Kenya tourism tanks amid increasing violence
Source: Aljazeera

Woodside buys into Gabon oil project
Source: The Australian

EAC leaders woo US investors
Source IPP Media

Ugandan universities improve in ranking
Source: New Vision

EAC among big winners
Source: East African Business Week

Bishops take aim at ‘evil’ porn
Source: IOL News/SAPA

Noble Energy announces new offshore exploration license in Gabon
Source: PennEnergy

State Department, USADF to support YALI entrepreneurs to DEMO Africa 2014
Source: Africa IT News

United States aims to develop Africa through S&T
Source: SciDevNet

'Are You, Like, African-AMERICAN Or AFRICAN-American?'
Source: WBUR

Uhuru Had A Sucessful Business Meeting With Former US President George W. Bush
Source: Africa News Posts

A leaders’ summit without African leadership
Source: The Zimbabwean

Nwapka: SMEs Now Playing Big Role in Oil and Gas Sector
Source: This Day Live

Africans See US Trade Policy Hindering American Firms
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Chinese Firm Plans $400 Million Economic Zone in Uganda
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Protecting wildlife goes hi-tech, and gets harder
Source: New Vision

Teaching science in the Ugandan countryside
Source: Radio Netherlands Worldwide

S. Sudan leaders miss deadline for unity government
Source: Oman Tribune

Threatening Remarks by Swazi Prime Minister Cause for Concern
Source: U.S. Department of State

Uganda Lawmaker Demands Inquiry Over Drug Use Allegations
Source: Voice of America

Ebola ‘Patient Zero’ May Have Been 2-Year-Old Child
Source: TIME

Meet the new face of Nigeria’s oil industry
Source: The Globe & Mail

From the Boardroom to the Farm:
Meet the Woman Helping African Refugees Make a Living Off the Earth
Source: NationSwell

Mobil boosting Nigerian economy
Source: Nigerian Tribune

President Paul Kagame to address global leaders at the 2nd Africa Global Business Forum
Source: BusinessGhana

Dubai Chamber to host Africa Global Business Forum in October
Source: Gulf News

Lawmakers in Kenya Propose New 'Stone the Gays' Law
Source: Edge Boston

Meet The Lawyer Who Helped Defeat Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
Source: BuzzFeed

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