Sitemap - 2023 - Baobab

πŸ”… Baobab's Year in Review

πŸ”… Congo Presidential Election: Who Are The Key Contenders?

πŸ”… The Nigerian Businessman Accused of Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud

πŸ”… Nodding Syndrome in Uganda: A Tale of Neglect and New Hope

πŸ”… Jumia Exits Food Delivery Service to Spice Up Core E-Commerce

πŸ”… Adapting to Climate Change in Kenya, & Road Safety in Africa

πŸ”… Why Denzel Washington is a Controversial Cast for Hannibal

πŸ”… The New Top Dogs of African Tourism

πŸ”… DRC President Calls Rwandan Leader Hitler

πŸ”… Exempt Africa from Carbon Taxes: AfDB President

πŸ”… Akon's Wakanda-Inspired City: A Dream or a Scam?

πŸ”… Your Favourite Chocolate, Child Labor, and Unfair Wages

πŸ”… Somalia's Treasured Cassette Tapes: A Blast from the Past

πŸ”… Africa's Giant Tapestry Raising Awareness at Cop28

πŸ”… Hairdressers to the Rescue: The Mental Health Counsellors in Africa

πŸ”… How Saudi Arabia is Driving Up Oil Demand in Africa

πŸ”… Did AI Write South African President's Speech?

πŸ”… An Attempted Coup in Sierra Leone?

πŸ”… The Dubious Co. Buying Millions of Hectares in The Name of Carbon Credit

πŸ”… The Red Beret: Africa's Symbol of Revolution

πŸ”… The East Asian Development Model Might Not Work for Africa

πŸ”… The World Bank: A Recipe for Conflict or Development?

πŸ”… America's Failed War on Terror in Africa, Nairobi Top Destination for 2024

πŸ”… The Problem with Black-Americans Playing Africans in Hollywood

πŸ”… Africa's Fertility Rates: Fast Fall or Future Boom?

πŸ”… UK's Rwanda Asylum Plan Blocked & African Opposition Leaders Unite

πŸ”… What Does South Africa's Chicken Showdown Mean For Its Economy

πŸ”… Can We Forgive Idi Amin? Some Ugandans Say Yes, Others Say No

πŸ”… Identity Crisis: The Struggle of Being a Second-Generation African Immigrant

πŸ”… Plastic Waste: Africa's Newest Crisis

πŸ”… The Unseen Killer of East African Staple Foods

πŸ”… South Africa Recalls Israel Diplomats, Madagascar's Presidential Race Gets Steamy

πŸ”… Congo's Questionable Choice for a High-Stakes Project & Uganda Takes on the US

πŸ”… Nigeria's Presidential Yacht: A Luxury or a Necessity?

πŸ”… Retirement Benefits Revoked: Zambia's Former President Returns to Politics

πŸ”… Making AGOA Great Again & King Charles Falls Short of An Apology

πŸ”… Africa's the Next Fashion Hotspot & A Huge Chocolate Potential

πŸ”… Africa's Youthquake & Germany's Unexpected Love Affair with Africa

πŸ”… "Why Didn't We Like Lumumba?" & The UK's Most Influential Black Person

πŸ”… China Is Not the Only Culprit for Africa's Debt, World Bank To Bail Out South Africa

πŸ”… Africa's Floating Gas Craze, How An Actor Reunited with Lost Brother While Shooting A Report

πŸ”… The African Baby's Remains That Were On Display At A London Museum & The AI Helping Kenyans Navigate Legal Issues

πŸ”… S. Africa To Claim Africa's Top Economyβ€”For Now, Google Honors A Nigerian Legend

πŸ”… McKinsey on Africa in 2023, Nigeria's Global Netflix Hit, Lupita Nyong'o's Heartbreak

πŸ”… Fake Lawyers in Kenya: A Scam for Tough Times, Ethiopia's Quest for a Port

πŸ”… The Fashion Industry Is Taking Advantage of African Models, South Africa Deals with Hamas

πŸ”… Can Africans Break AI's White Savior Complex?, Malawi's Scorching Heatwave

πŸ”… Kenya's Railway Stops Nowhere, Niger's Resource Woes

πŸ”… Africa's Optimist-in-Chief and Head of AfDB Speaks Up, Kenyans Take Back Their Doctors

πŸ”… The New Queen of the Auction House, King Charles III's Kenya Visit

πŸ”… Tate Modern's Massive Ghanaian Installation, Egg-pocalypse in South Africa

πŸ”… AirBnb Decimates Cape Town, How a Young South African Made Music History

πŸ”… Unesco's Virtual Museum Fights Stolen Artefacts, Africa Needs 15 Million More Teachers

πŸ”… How the West Exported Unhealthy Eating Habits to Africa, Kenya Wants To Borrow $1B to Finish Road Projects

πŸ”… Exploring White Savior Complex, World Bank Reports Africa's Economic Slowdown

πŸ”… A Million-Dollar Gabon Mask Cheats Elderly Couple, Senegalese Duo Wins Caine Prize

πŸ”… The African Origins of American Cowboys, A Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough

πŸ”… Sudan's Electrifying Keyboard Maestro & A Local Mining Win in Congo

πŸ”… Master or Plagiarist? A Controversial Artist's Legacy & Africa's Struggle with Antibiotic Resistance

πŸ”… The Boy Who Biked Across Africa, Viola Davis Joins Biden's Africa Council

πŸ”… Meet the Bestselling Artist of 2022, Somaliland Says No to Unification Talks

πŸ”… From Obama's Portrait to Africa's Presidents & A Precious Lock of Ethiopian Hair is Finally Returned Home

πŸ”… Ex-President Causes A Stir With His Jogging & AfDB To Curb Food Insecurity

πŸ”… 'Western-Style Democracy Is Not For Us' & Sudan Rivals Duke It Out At the UN

πŸ”… Rwanda Genocide Memorials as UNESCO Sites & 480,000-Yr-Old Woodworking Evidence Found in Africa

πŸ”… UN Assembly: What You Need to Know & Honoring an African Abolitionist

πŸ”… China-Africa Lending Hits A Low & The Biggest Fraudster In The World

πŸ”… Rwanda Goes Nuclear & Inoculation Before Inoculation

πŸ”… Drama: A French Ban on West African Artists & Trevor Noah's Epic Journey

πŸ”… Errol Musk: "Blacks will go back to the trees” & Why Coups Are Coming Back

πŸ”… "Go Back To Africa!" & What's in the 'Zombie Drug' of Sierra Leone?

πŸ”… The African Union Takes On Moody's & Emirates/Nigeria Bury The Hatchet

πŸ”… Why Are There HIV Meds In Uganda's Animals? & Germany's Colonial Sins Return

πŸ”… Africa Now a Permanent Member of G20 & Ghana Sweetening the Deal for Cocoa Farmers

πŸ”… The Continent Calls for a Carbon Tax & Nigeria's Election Petition Result

πŸ”… A Lagos Less Lively & The Death of a Music Legend

πŸ”… Welcome to the New Gabon, Mozambique's President Dodges International Lawsuit

πŸ”… France's 'FranΓ§afrique' System in Question, Putin Takes Control

πŸ”… Are Nigeria's Unemployment Numbers Real? & IMF's Warning

πŸ”… Who's Gabon's New Leader? & South Africa's Tragic Blaze

πŸ”… Gabon President Overthrown, Unrest in Ethiopia Leads to 183 Dead

πŸ”… Benin Bronzes: British Museum Thefts & Uganda's First Homosexuality Charge

πŸ”… Zimbabwe's Contested Results, Gabon Votes in a Tense Election

πŸ”… Congo's Dark Secret in the Atomic Bomb & The Power of the Added 6 BRICS

πŸ”… BRICS Gets Bigger, Polio Detection is Now Easier & Flutterwave Flies High

πŸ”… Traditional Beliefs Collide With Climate Change, China's African Shift

πŸ”… Zimbabwe Elections, Wagner's Africa Move, Zambia's Mysterious Plane, and More

πŸ”… BRICS Meet and Plan to Expand & TikTok Gets the Boot in Somalia

πŸ”… China's Problematic Online Racism & South Africa's Women's World Cup Success With a Side of Inequality

πŸ”… African Art Gets a Major Advocate, Belyse Ininahazwe Makes History

πŸ”… What is The Mandela Effect?! & Kenya's Fuel Price Reversal

πŸ”… Uganda Responds To World Bank Pressure, Russia Following America's Lead in Mercenary Use

πŸ”… What's AfDB's Anti-Corruption Fund Up To?! & Headway in The Fight Against HIV

πŸ”… Zuma's Early Release Blamed on Overcrowding, Ethiopia's LGBTQ+ Community Under Fire

πŸ”… AI: Nigeria's Music Producer Make It Work & Strikes in Cape Town

πŸ”… Nigeria Leave Women's World Cup Head High, Ivory Coast Cocoa Crops 'Sing in the Rain'

πŸ”… Nigeria Takes the Art World By Storm, Standoff Between Coup Leaders & ECOWAS

πŸ”… Wizkid Makes History with BRIT Billion Award & EVs Take on the Wild

πŸ”… Somalia's Sporting Faux Pas & Ethiopia's Amhara Region in Turmoil

πŸ”… Kenyans' Dollar Signs or Data Leaks?, & Nigeria's Unrest

πŸ”… "Kill the Boer" & Kenya Ready to Help Haiti's Security Woes

πŸ”… Europeans Flock to Mauritius & Kenyans Agree to Truce

πŸ”… Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin Makes a Comeback & Africa and the Caribbean Demanding Reparations

πŸ”… From President of Niger to Prisoner & A Warning from the WHO

πŸ”… Africa's Most Polluted Cities Ranked & South Africa Isn't Ready for an Attack

πŸ”… A Minister's Burglary Blunder & Mali's Gold Rush

πŸ”… Veuve Clicquot's African Expansion & The Innovative Project Keeps Culture Alive

πŸ”… "The Flu Kept Me Away From Protests" says opposition leader, & Mali's Mining Companies Make it Rain

πŸ”… Cameroon/Germany's Unequal Exchange & An Art-Filled Album Launch

πŸ”… 'Good News' From Ghana & A $10 Handout in Nigeria

πŸ”… Mandela's Legacy at Stake in South Africa, Kabila Accused of Supporting Rebel Group

πŸ”… Will Putin Attend the BRICS Summit? & Digitalising Africa Could Save the Continent 20bn

πŸ”… Africa To Trade in Their Own Currencies?, Uganda's Social Media Tax

πŸ”… The World's Deadliest Animal is on the Move, & Mozambique Makes Writing History

πŸ”… Lights Out at Lagos Airport, Kenya Protest Deaths

πŸ”… A Period Controversy in Kenya & First Snows in Johannesburg

πŸ”… Adjaye Accused of Sexual Assault & $555 Million Investment in African Railways

πŸ”… A Kenyan Redefines History, China to Open $300 Million Lithium Processing Plant, And More

πŸ”… The Malaria Vaccine Race is On, Didier Drogba's Warns On Fake Agents, And Fighting For AI Rights

πŸ”… African Photography Challenges Old Conventions, Is EU's Carbon Tax Too Hot for Africa?, And More

πŸ”… America's Biggest "Africa Fashion" Exhibit, Senegal's President Calls It Quits, And Much More

πŸ”… Botswana Gets a Win in Diamond Deal, Adjaye's NYC Skyscraper Takes Shape, And Much More

πŸ”… Animators Receive Disney-Worthy Praise, Ethiopian Gets the Nod For the Next BMW Art Car.

πŸ”… Pirelli's Colorful Ghanaian Makeover, Africa at the Grammys, Uganda's Conservation Triumph, UK's Rwanda Asylum Plan Squashed, And More.

πŸ”… Sex Toys vs. Women's Rights, Sierra Leone's Disputed Winner, Lawsuit Against a French Oil Giant...

πŸ”… Fuel Crisis Chaos in West Africa, Terrorism Takes Over Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya's Wallet-Wrenching Fuel Tax: What's Next?

πŸ”… TikTok's Top Users Are in Africa, Burna Boy Makes History, Ghana's Painful Bailout, UK's Aid Fuels Healthcare Poverty, And More

πŸ”… Zambia's Debt Relief, Bill Gates Gets Schooled on Afrobeats, Leicester Exhibition Wins Museum 'Oscars', Sierra Leone Heads to the Polls

πŸ”… Trevor Noah's Comeback, Kenya's Game-Changing Anti-Hunger Program, Zimbabwe's Election Fever, And more...

πŸ”… Africa's Richest Man Dethroned, Fuel Protests Rock Angola, Congo's Electrifying Game-Changer, China's Cyber Intrigue, Mali's U.N. Showdown.

πŸ”… Cartoonists Expose African Politics, Leaders' Russia-Ukraine Mediation Mishap, Indian Meds Scandal, Zambia's Power Plant Flip, Italy's Detention Debacle

πŸ”… An African Icon Reflects, The Notorious Indian Brothers in Nigeria, Kenya-EU Trade Deal, India's G20 Push, and Sudan's Fragile Ceasefire

πŸ”… Tragedy in Uganda, Mali's UN Controversy, Nigeria's Reform Path, Global Income Inequality, and President Lula's African Journey

πŸ”… Mediterranean's Deadliest Journey, Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Probe, Angola's Currency Woes, Uganda's Charcoal Ban, and Sahara's Salt Digging Tradition

πŸ”… Cultural Renaissance in 'Africa Rising,' John Fru Ndi's Legacy, Ugandan Cult's Misadventure, Nigerian Wedding Tragedy, and Sierra Leone's Election

πŸ”… Nigeria's Student Loan Bill, A Rising Star in the Art World, Namibia Bans Unprocessed Lithium Exports, Eritrea Rejoins IGAD, and Ituri Militia Attack Leaves 45 Civilians

πŸ”… F1 South Africa Cancelled, Africa Rises in Economic Freedom Index, Nigeria's Central Bank Governor Arrested, and Protecting Crops with Bees in Kenya

πŸ”… Remarkable Gem Auction, Guinea-Bissau's Political Shift, Food Aid Suspension, Virus Outbreak Contained, and Kenya's National Memorial Plans

πŸ”… New Central Bank Governor, Architectural Recognition, Energy Priorities, Sudan's Plight, and Fashion Sustainability: Africa's Top Stories

πŸ”… South Africa's Economy Escapes Recession, Rwanda's Genocide Trial Twist, and AU's Development Challenge

πŸ”… Kenya's Tax Unrest, Genocide Extradition Ruling, and Climate-Related Perils

πŸ”… Somalia's Security Woes, Airline Discrimination in Ethiopia, and NBA Phenom on the Horizon

πŸ”… From Controversial Convictions to Ancient Manuscripts: Africa's Engrossing Stories

πŸ”… African Lit Legend Remembered, Afro Nation's US Debut, and Mining Makeovers

πŸ”… Presidential Ambitions, Cultural Customs, and Elephants: Africa's Varied Landscapes

πŸ”… Stirring the Hornet's Nest: Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Law, Nigeria's End to Petroleum Subsidies, Senegal tensions, and More.

πŸ”… Tumultuous Changes: Nigeria's Presidential Controversy, Uganda's Crisis, & More

πŸ”… Justice Intervenes: Rwanda Genocide Fugitive Arrested

πŸ”… Last Chance to Vote!

πŸ”… The Ubang Community: Two Languages, Two Genders

πŸ”… Uganda's Bold Move on the Coffee Front

πŸ”… Nigeria's Big Bet on Dangote Refinery

πŸ”… Private Sector to Play a Bigger Role in Zimbabwe's Agriculture

πŸ”… South Africa’s Power Crisis: Is Government Throwing in the Towel?

πŸ”… Ganvie: Africa's Unique Floating Village

πŸ”… Leap of Dance Academy: A Story of Ballet in Nigeria

πŸ”… Ghana's IMF Loan Set For Approval

πŸ”… Benin Bronzes Return: Who Gets the Glory?

πŸ”… Baby Steps to Prevent Stillbirths & Newborn Deaths

πŸ”… Oops! S.Africa's R100 Banknote Has a Spelling Error

πŸ”… The Congo Floods: Devastation and Tragedy

πŸ”… Can Portugal Make Amends in Africa?

πŸ”… A 50km bridge connecting two African countries?

πŸ”… Uganda's Health Debacle: #UgandaHealthExhibition

πŸ”… Should the Star of Africa Shine in the UK this weekend?

πŸ”… Bola Tinubu's Son Bought a $10m Mansion - But How?

πŸ”… Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Slowing Down

πŸ”… The Horn of Africa Drought: A Climate Change-Fueled Disaster

πŸ”… Total's "Go" Signal in Mozambique

πŸ”… Generative AI... Generating Pre-Existing Biases?

πŸ”… Why the Map of Africa You Know Is Wrong

πŸ”… IMF & World Bank Meeting: Africa's Debt Distress

πŸ”… The Crater of Controversy: Ghana's $400m National Cathedral

πŸ”… Congo-Brazzaville’s Cruise-tastic Moment

πŸ”… EU's Stance on Corruption: FISH-Y Business?

πŸ”… AGOA Trade Benefits: A Mixed Bag

πŸ”… Get Your Millionaire Map: Africa's Growing Wealth

πŸ”… The Malaria Vaccine: Africa, First in Line

πŸ”… Sudan: Tensions High as General Pulls Away

πŸ”… African Folktales, Reimagined Through Netflix

πŸ”… The 'Facebook Rapist' Finally Caught

πŸ”… Nigeria: Fueling Debate on Subsidy Removal

πŸ”… The Mystery of the Nile: Where's the Source?

πŸ”… Are Debt-Swaps For Climate Action Africa's Solution?

πŸ”… Angola's Global Hunt for Missing Billions

πŸ”… Kenya's Political Heatwave

πŸ”… 43,000 Dead in Somalia's Critical Drought

πŸ”… Rwanda’s (and Africa’s) Vaccine Boost

πŸ”… VP Harris comes bearing gifts.

πŸ”… Cobalt: From 'Blue Gold' to Blue Light Special

πŸ”… The Release of Rusesabagina: Hero of 'Hotel Rwanda'

πŸ”… Germany's Brutal Colonial Past Brought to the Big Screen

πŸ”… UK's Plan to Deport Asylum-Seekers to Rwanda

πŸ”… Protests Rock the Continent

πŸ”… Polio Vaccine Sparks Unexpected Outbreak

πŸ”… Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's Standby Generator

πŸ”… Senegalese Showdown: Sonko vs Sall

πŸ”… US Tries to Mend Relationship with Ethiopia

πŸ”… Burna Boy's Record-Breaking 'Last Last'

πŸ”… Africa: Get Ready for a Split

πŸ”… Uganda's Nuclear Power Play

πŸ”… Kenya's Currency Strategy: Pay Later, Pay Less?

πŸ”… A 'Record-Breaking' Storm

πŸ”… Ramaphosa's 'Power Up' Plan

πŸ”… Macron's African Roadshow: DRC Edition

πŸ”… Africa’s Cholera Outbreaks: A Recipe for Disaster?

πŸ”… Ethiopia Divides the U.N. Human Rights Council

πŸ”… Bola Tinubu: Who is Nigeria's Intriguing 'Godfather'?

πŸ”… Uganda's Bill Against Homosexuality

πŸ”… Macron's African Rebranding

πŸ”… Africa’s biggest film festival is underway

πŸ”… What's At Stake in Nigeria's Elections?

πŸ”… Nigerian Election: Will the young Obi-dients take it?

πŸ”… Lagos: A Key Battleground In Nigeria's Election

πŸ”… Who's Who in Nigeria's Elections

πŸ”… Climate Change: Malaria's Migration

πŸ”… China-Africa Belt & Road Projects Slow Down

πŸ”… 3 African Nations Unite: What's the Plan?

πŸ”… Jumia’s Struggle to Stay Afloat

πŸ”… Africa Strikes Gold: The Lithium Revolution

πŸ”… The (Guinea) Worm War: Who's Winning?

πŸ”… Donkey Hide and Seek: The Chinese Demand for Donkey Skin

πŸ”… Mali: Unfazed by Western Concerns, Strengthens Russia Ties

πŸ”… Jobs Over Religion: Why kids are joining militant groups

πŸ”… E.U. Fails to Secure 'Bullying' Rights in Indian Ocean

πŸ”… Tanzania's Coercive Conservation

πŸ”… Nigeria's Cash-Swap Woes

πŸ”… African Art Market Soars

πŸ”… Why is the Pope in Africa?

πŸ”… South Africa Walks a Fine Russia-West Line

πŸ”… Africa to outperform the world in growth

πŸ”… Africa: Less Secure, More Coups

πŸ”… Is the U.S. in Africa to stay?

πŸ”… Facebook Pressured to Improve Africa Content Moderation

πŸ”… China-Africa's Billion-Dollar Trade Boom

πŸ”… Africa at Davos

πŸ”… Equatorial Guinea President's Son Arrested Over Aircraft Sale

πŸ”… WFP’s Race Against Time

πŸ”… Let’s Get High: The Latest Strategy Against Malaria

πŸ”… African Music's Red Carpet Moment

πŸ”… Africa’s β€œForgotten War”

πŸ”… What happened to 'Africa Rising'? Africa’s Misplaced 2020 Expectations

πŸ”… Africa's first heat officer

πŸ”… International Manhunt: β€˜World’s Most Wanted’ Human Trafficker Arrested

πŸ”… Benin’s Democratic Test

πŸ”… Colonial-era Senegalese riflemen granted pension rights

πŸ”… The Countries Getting Ready to Vote in 2023: 8 Key Presidential Races and Counting.

πŸ”… Tanzania’s President Lifts Six-Year Ban on Opposition Rallies

πŸ”… The Headlines that will Dominate 2023