KAMPALA, March 21 – Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.

The story of Alhaji, the startupper who is curbing deforestation with coconut waste. He lost his best friend in a mudslide. Now he’s using coconuts to fight deforestation in West Africa. Read more here...

More support for small-scale farmers is needed to ensure the food security and livelihoods of women and young people across Africa.. Read More...

Between 1904 and 1908, German imperial forces perpetrated the first genocide of the 20th century in then German South-West Africa, involving the targeted ‘extermination’ of large numbers of Ovaherero, Ovambanderu and Nama people and the killing of many others. The article presents the initial stage of ongoing collaborative research and discusses the effects of these colonial crimes.. Read more

Kevin Harts Show In Egypt Cancelled.. Read more.

The objective is the liberation of land, people and economical products.The economy of most African countries is heavily dependent on the production and export of primary commodities.The participation of many African countries in the global economy is limited to producing and exporting a limited range of primary products. Africa remains the least‐developed manufacturing region of the world. Read more..

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi criticized a $6.2 billion minerals-for-infrastructure contract with China, saying the world’s largest producer of a key battery metal hasn’t benefited from the deal. Read more..

The rights of women and the protection of shea may be better thought of as inextricably linked in the parts of West Africa where the trees grow. By empowering women, shea trees can be better protected. By protecting shea trees, women’s rights can be better secured... Read more

Gaborone, Botswana — Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, is threatening to walk away from a diamond mining deal with industry giant De Beers unless the firm offers better terms.. Read more

Agricultural Assistance in Africa- Read more on how we work hand-in-hand with smallholder farmers...