"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
Cape Town – Scientists have said that Nelson Mandela, the first black president of a democratic South Africa who died on 5 December aged 95, brought an educational environment in which science could thrive, especially for blacks.
London – South Sudan’s former vice president, Riek Machar, has categorically denied any involvement in an alleged coup attempt in the capital, Juba, saying it was another undemocratic attempt by president Salva Kiir to get rid of his political critics in the party and government.
Lusaka – It is known as the land of copper to the outside world, but there’s another c-word that does a roaring trade in Zambia, albeit locally – caterpillars.
With the Central African Republic (CAR) descending into further chaos rather than slowly normalising as many had hoped and expected, international peacekeeping forces have been entering the country in ever greater numbers this month.
Cape Town – A new US$10 million fund has been launched to increase climate change resilience in Africa.
Bamako – Malians went to the polls on Sunday December 15 to elect members of their National Assembly following an inconclusive first round balloting on 24th November that produced only 20 out of the 147-seat Parliament.
Native of Cape Town, Sean Jacobs lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches in Manhattan. He obsesses about the relationship between politics and popular culture, but the main rationale for his blog is to comment on what passes for media coverage of the African continent.
Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian social justice activist living in Spain, with a background in technology, gender issues and human rights. She is interested in creating a community of grassroots African bloggers as a way for Africans to exchange ideas, share experiences and tell their own stories in our own words.
Rosebelle Kagumire is an experienced Ugandan Journalist. She won the best Journalist blogger English category at the Panos hosted competition in 2009. Currently she is a student of MA. Media, Conflict and Peace studies at University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.
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