In the News: “Modern” Africa
“How Africa’s New Urban Centers are Shifting Its Old Colonial Boundaries”
In The Atlantic, Howard W. French explores the expansion of Lagos, Nigeria, toward Accra, Ghana, all the way to […]
July 2013
Call for story proposals on Pan-African land grabs; Programme Officer, DRC; and other opportunities
Call for Story Proposals: Pan-African Land Grabbing Expose Launched
Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) has created a partnership with the US based Oakland Institute (OI) to investigate specific cases […]
In the News: Combating Poverty and Hunger
Two articles in The Guardian this week focused on poverty and hunger in Africa and ways that African leaders should combat them. Two complementary articles push for understanding root causes […]
In the News: Land Reform in South Africa
“Land Reform in South Africa: Seeds of Change”
The Economist reports here that 50 percent of land reform projects in South Africa have failed, despite […]
In the News: More News from Egypt
Continued analysis of Egyptian events:
“Shooting the Protesters”
By S.B. for The Economist
“Analysis: What Does the AU Gain From Suspending Egypt?”
By Khadija Patel for the Daily […]