Today in 2013 : South Africa’s First Black President, Nelson Mandela Died
On December 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head...
Mali Completely Bans French Funded NGOs As Diplomatic Row Deepens
Mali's junta announced on Monday a ban on the activities of NGOs funded or supported by France, including humanitarian groups, amid a worsening row between Paris and Bamako.
The West...
The Awkward Truth About Being a Single Mum and How to Break the Stigma
There’s a lot of talk about how hard it is to be a single mum, but not much about the awkward truth of it. So, let’s get real for...
Chimamanda Adichie to Receive Harvard University’s W.E.B Du Bois Medal
On October 6, award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will receive the W.E.B Du Bois Medal from Harvard University. Chimamanda, who previously served as a Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow and...
Man Crush Monday: Algerian Scientist and Inventor, Prof. Dr. Belgacem Haba
Dr. Belgacem Haba was born in 1957 in El-Meghaier, wilaya d’El-Oued, Algeria.
Dr. Haba joined Xperi (previously Tessera) in 1996 and is now its Senior Technical Fellow and vice president....
Kenya First African Country to Introduce Coding in Primary, Secondary Schools
Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced last Friday at the State House in Nairobi the inclusion of coding as a subject in primary and secondary school curricula. With this new...
