Abdi Latif Dahir

Calling, texting, and using the internet is becoming expensive in Kenya.

Abdi Addow likes to have oodkac for breakfast, the jerky-style beef cubes that Somalis usually eat with injera flatbread. Addow especially loves his mother’s serving, but since he doesn’t live with her in the Somali capital, he logs online and uses a third-party delivery service to bring it to him from her place.

Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed is rewarding women’s contributions to the nation’s progress.

One billion Tanzanian shillings ($437,000) is now on offer to anyone with information that will lead to the rescue of abducted Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji.

Google wants to help Africa’s motorcycles taxis navigate roads better.

It was a continental gathering meant to connect and improve Africa’s tech ecosystem. But as organizers of the AfriLabs Gathering arrived in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam two days before the conference began on Oct. 11, they were faced with a hitch: new visa rules that would stop participants from specific African countries from attendance.

Chinese control is widespread in Ghana’s industrial fishing fleets despite national legislation prohibiting foreign ownership, a new study claims.

Ethiopia is taking the dream of free movement in Africa one step further.

The Olympics are finally coming to Africa—at least its youth games.

Melania Trump has just concluded her trip to Africa, her first major solo international swing as US first lady. In her choice of nations to visit—Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt—she followed in the footsteps of not just former first ladies but also American presidents.

As the current chairperson of the African Union, Rwandan president Paul Kagame was among the first five leaders to address the just-concluded 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Kagame extolled the “deepening” partnership between Africa and the global body, noting, “the dividend of a more focused and functional Africa benefits everyone.”

Facebook will begin flagging fake news stories with the help of users and third-party fact-checkers in Kenya, in a bid to improve the quality of news people find on its platform.

Politicians in Rwanda are cracking down on the quick-witted observations of the nation’s cartoonists.

On her debut major solo international trip, first lady Melania Trump is headed on a five-day visit to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt to promote children’s welfare, highlight successful US humanitarian and development work, and focus on tourism and conservation efforts.

The world will never hear Anthony Bourdain’s growling, amiable voice ever again. The last show to feature his trademark narration aired in the US last Sunday (Sept. 23) on CNN, where the celebrity chef and storyteller visited Kenya as part of his food and travel program Parts Unknown. The episode was a fitting tribute to the east African nation’s dynamism—and marked the end of an era of the 61-year-old’s journey unpacking and revering eclectic banquets from across the world.

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed’s reformist agenda is facing a major test.

African companies are gradually realizing that their path to profit and growth is tied closely to the continent.

Corruption, mismanagement and opaque business practices have for decades defined Africa’s commodity markets.

World leaders gather in New York this week to tackle a plethora of global problems, from climate change and migration to humanitarian disasters and war. Amid all these challenges, there is at least one positive note: The Horn of Africa’s swift and crucial diplomatic turnaround.

Global leaders will press their agendas from the biggest pulpit in the world at the UN General Assembly this week.

From a panoramic hilltop in Kenya’s northern frontier, Anthony Bourdain reflected one last time at the unlikeliness of his own success.

Islamic finance is rapidly growing across Africa, with investors, governments, and financial institutions increasingly leveraging its potential for both financing and development.

Africa’s most “internationally recognized language” will soon be taught in South African classrooms.

This weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered to welcome back leaders of the Oromo Liberation Front, one of the groups removed from a list of terror organizations earlier this year by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed. The return of exiled opposition groups has been part of wider political reforms he introduced since coming to power in April.