By Rachel Scheier In 1913 on the outskirts of Cairo, an inventor from Philadelphia named Frank Shuman built the world’s first solar thermal power station, using the abundant Egyptian sunshine to pump 6,000 gallons of water a minute from the… Read More ›
A single death has been confirmed—now public health officials must keep an outbreak from becoming an epidemic By Erin Blakemore It’s been three years since the Democratic Republic of Congo faced down its last epidemic of Ebola. Now, a case… Read More ›
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has started her tour of North Africa where she is set to discuss migration and development in the region. Activists have called on her to also address human rights abuses. As part of her push to… Read More ›
President Jimmy Carter ATLANTA — We do not yet know the policy of the next administration toward Israel and Palestine, but we do know the policy of this administration. It has been President Obama’s aim to support a negotiated end… Read More ›
Tracing the path from deadly hand-dug mines in Congo to consumers’ phones and laptops By Todd C. Frankel The sun was rising over one of the richest mineral deposits on Earth, in one of the poorest countries, as Sidiki Mayamba… Read More ›
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudanese government soldiers raped dozens of ethnic Nuer women and girls last week just outside a United Nations camp where they had sought protection from renewed fighting, and at least two died from their injuries,… Read More ›
China has robustly denied the accusations leveled online and in Zambian media In the media reports, an unnamed Zambian woman living in China reportedly issued warnings to Africans not to eat corned beef. She claimed that dead human bodies were… Read More ›
Eni says after full development, the discovery will be able to ensure satisfying Egypt’s natural gas demands ‘for decades.’ The Italian energy company Eni SpA announced Sunday it has discovered a “supergiant” natural gas field off Egypt, describing it as… Read More ›
Ethiopia’s government says five people have been killed in protests against a government plan to develop farmland outside the capital into a new business zone. Communications Minister Getachew Reda said Monday that the number of dead could rise. Opposition supporters… Read More ›
The brainchild of Alexandria-based El-Madina foundation, Street Carnival is a street-theatre initiatives that aims to promote diversity and break stereotypes Street Carnival, a street theatre initiative that seeks to showcase marginalised and minority cultures, recently concluded its second round of… Read More ›
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