Africa News Headlines for 22 October 2014

Why Ebola Hasn’t Really Spread Across West Africa
Source: TIME

Programs help young women in Kenya flee prostitution
Source: Catholic Online

In defence of globalisation: The moral and liberal case
Source: BusinessDay

France's CanalPlus to Launch Pan-African Entertainment Channel
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Georgetown Remembers Revered SFS Dean Carol Lancaster
Source: Georgetown University

Airtel partners with UNESCO for IT youth training in Gabon
Source: Memeburn

MPs express mixed feelings over Mbabazi taking leave
Source: NTV Uganda

Central African Republic: Forgotten Crisis
Source: Africa in Transition

Challenge to Anti-LGBT Law in Nigeria Dismissed
Source: HRC Blog

Most expensive wines in South Africa
Source: BusinessTech

University of Zimbabwe condemned for kissing ban
Source: BBC News

Doubts over Angola snatching Africa's top oil spot
Source: AFP/Yahoo! News

New tactics needed to tap African demand, experts say
Source: The PIE News/Professionals in International Education

BBC Launches WhatsApp ‘Ebola Lifeline’ Service in West Africa
Source: 10,000 Words

Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda leaders to meet Kiir Wednesday
Source: Radio Tamazuj

Ebola and Marburg
Source: Africa in Transition

Uganda Mulls Rebuilding National Airline
Source: Voice of America

Shell finds gas off the coast of Gabon
Source: UPI

South Sudan leaders sign new peace agreement in Tanzania
Source: Vatican Radio

Chimps Caught in First Known Nighttime Crop Raids
Source: Smithsonian

U.S commends Uganda over Peace Corps program
Source: New Vision

Tanzania to hold referendum on new constitution in April 2015
Source: Reuters

Gabon Telecom to bring 4G to 8 cities in first phase
Source: Telecompaper

Church profits from Amama-Museveni row
Source: The Observer

Minnesota readies Ebola monitoring for travelers from W. Africa
Source: Minnesota Public Radio

Nestle keeps W. Africa plants open, ready to act if Ebola spreads: CEO
Source: Reuters

Lalla Salma Ranks third World’s Most Beautiful First Lady
Source: Morocco World News

Africa News Headlines - Special Ebola Edition - 21 October 2014
Source: Sub-Saharan Monitor

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New Africa Book of the Day - 2 October 2014

Broadcasting the End of Apartheid: Live Television and the Birth of the New South Africa, by MJ Evans

Release Date: October 2, 2014
Publisher: I. B. Tauris

South Africa came late to television; when it finally arrived in the late 1970s the rest of the world had already begun to shun the country because of apartheid. While the ruling National Party feared the integrative effects of television, they did not foresee how exclusion from globally unifying broadcasts would gradually erode their power. Throughout the apartheid-era South Africa was barred from participating in some of television's greatest global attractions, including sporting events such as the Olympics and contests such as Miss World. After apartheid, and with the release of Nelson Mandela from prison – itself one of the world's most memorable media events, came a proliferation of large-scale live broadcasts that attracted the admiration of the rest of the world. At the same time, the country was permitted to return to international competition. These events were pivotal in shaping and consolidating the country's emerging post-apartheid national identity. Broadcasting the End of Apartheid assesses the socio-political effect of live broadcasting on South Africa's transition to democracy. MJ Evans argues that just as print media had a powerful influence on the development of Afrikaner nationalism, so the 'liveness' of television helped to consolidate the 'newness' of the post-apartheid South African national identity.

MJ Evans teaches journalism and media studies courses at the University of Cape Town. She has written for the Mail & Guardian and the Argus and won a 2008 travel writing award from the Sunday Independent.

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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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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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Africa News Headlines for 12 July 2014

Tobacco giant 'tried blackmail' to block Ugandan anti-smoking law
Source: The Guardian

GMO Bananas Must Pass Their First Test
Source: NPR/Here & Now

Oil hopes high for Sierra Leone
Source: UPI

Mbabane: Africa’s cheapest city
Source: Swazi Observer

Big Brother Africa contestants warned
Source: Nehanda Radio

Governments commit to fight malaria
Source: KBC

African Cities Ranked World’s Most Expensive
Source: Ventures Africa

Spread Of Palm Oil Production Into Africa Threatens Great Apes
Source: NPR

South Sudanese rebel leader in Djibouti on diplomatic tour
Source: Sudan Tribune

The Evolution of Foreign Aid Research: Measuring the Strengths and Weaknesses of Donors
Source: Brookings Now

Abingdon man claims African land to make good on promise to daughter
Source: Bristol Herald-Courier

Kenya issues terror alert over travel to UK airports
Source: The Independent

Equatorial Guinea: One man's fight for rights in Africa’s most repressive dictatorship
Source: Daily Maverick

US Foreign Aid: Washington Gives Billions, But Is It Money Well Spent?
Source: International Business Times

No one-on-one meeting for Obama, Uhuru
Source: The Star

Quakers have ‘underground railroad’ to help gay Ugandans escape the country
Source: Pink News

UD program nurtures civics skills for young African leaders
Source: Delaware Public Media

Uganda anti-gay ruling criticized as 'flawed'
Source: Billings Gazette

Misogyny not limited to ‘backward’ Africa
Source: Cape Argus

The Extinction of Bananas? Global Banana Industry at Risk Due to Deadly Pathogen
Source: Latin Post

Democratic Congressional Candidate Offers $100K For Nude Pics Of Teen Hunter
Source: Daily Caller

Texas teen hunter Kendall Jones: Without hunting, 'no infrastructure for wildlife management'
Source: Politifact

Somali delegation completes course on election management
Source: Mareeg

Africa News Headlines for 1 July 2014

Oscar Pistorius ruled sane, as South Africa again transfixed by murder trial (+video)
Source: Christian Science Monitor

John Oliver Breaks Down the U.S. Influence on Uganda's Anti-Gay Laws
Source: The Wire

Priest Pioneers Peace Process Amid CAR’s Chaos
Source: Eurasia Review

Detained journalist to appear in #Swazi court
Source: MWC News

Is the United States Cutting Aid to Uganda Going to Help?
Source: Care2

Industrialise, Africa's Least Developed Countries urged
Source: IPP Media

Texas teen hunts game in Africa, petition asks Facebook to take down her pictures
Source: KVUE-TV

UN blacklists Ugandan group for using child soldiers
Source; Aljazeera America

Tropical countries' growing wealth may aid conservation
Source: Phys.org

Marzouki Visits Sahel Seeking Investment Opportunities
Source: Tunisia Live

Top Turkish real estate company to invest in Uganda
Source: New Vision

Kenya wants Modi visit
Source: Business Standard

Uganda TV station banned after showing president asleep in parliament
Source: Citi 97.3 FM

Global viewpoint: African cement sector
Source: World Cement

John Oliver goes after Uganda’s anti-gay law (Video)
Source: Washington Post

Obama's Secret Neo-Con Agenda
Source: Forbes

To Save Nigeria's Girls From Boko Haram, We'll Need to Help the Boys Too
Source: Take Part

Soccer: African Islamism and the “Beautiful Game”
Source: Africa in Transition

‘Oil to cash’ module can reduce corruption
Source: GhanaWeb

Kenyans can now register business via phones
Source: Capital FM

Kabila May Change Congo’s Constitution To Hang Onto Power
Source: AFK Insider

For Rangers on the Front Lines of Anti-Poaching Wars, Daily Trauma
Source: National Geographic

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 18 April 2014

How 'Africa's Oprah' conquered a continent
Source: CNN

Africa's Game of Thrones
Source: The Atlantic

In His First Year, China's Xi Puts Unprecedented Focus on Africa
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Africa's ancient hunter gatherers struggle for survival
Source: CNN

The Fragile Middle: Rising inequality in Africa weighs on new consumers
Source: Financial Times

Mauritanian President: Europe must see Africa in a new light
Source: Euronews

Germany participates in West African naval exercises
Source: Deutsche Welle

Africa’s economy resilient - World Bank
Source: New Vision

Upset Christian fails to force Uhuru to apologize for Bible oath
Source: The Nairobian

Kenya impounds $40mn worth of ivory, arrests 2
Source: Turkish Press

Africa in China's Foreign Policy
Source: Brookings Institution

U.S. Condemns Attacks in South Sudan
Source: U.S. Department of State

Losing Hearts and Minds in Kenya
Source: International Crisis Group

Bombing and mass kidnapping in Nigeria
Source: WBEZ's Worldview

Zimbabwe and Nigeria: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who is the Most Corrupt of Them All?
Source: Africa in Transition

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