Uganda's KIIRA Motors has manufactured its first two electric buses. The new Kayoola EVS is a 12-meter low-entry city bus with capacity for 90 passengers (49 seated, 41 standing). The electric motor delivers up to 245 kW. Uganda's KIIRA motors is…
After independence in 1980, the sanctions that had been imposed on Rhodesia under UDI were removed and the government was able to participate in the international monetary system. Soon after independence, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 16%, the manufacturing sector alone…
During World War II and even the decade following the war, prices of agricultural produce increased and Kenyan settler farmers benefited from the increased prosperity. This period encouraged more settler farmers and Britain encouraged more migration to Kenya. The move to drive…
Mandela Hall
African Union Headquarters
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Madam Chairwoman, thank you so much for your kind words and your leadership. To Prime Minister Hailemariam, and the people of Ethiopia -- once again, thank you for your…
The United States of America has a police problem.
Driving Without a Seatbelt: Levar Jones
Levar Jones was stopped outside Columbia, SC for driving without a seatbelt but it nearly cost him his life because trigger happy decorated South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper,…
Ferguson, Missouri, right in the American heartland is a microcosm of the macrocosm of justice and equal protection under the law. Last year, a young white American male named Edward Snowden stole troves of data and intelligence from the National Security Agency…
The People of Africa v. Their Western Saviors
In American media and pop culture, Africans remain objects of our pity or moral outrage or fascination. The images are deeply disturbing, even enthralling, but they aren’t really about Africans; they’re about us. FRAMED…
In a revealing interview with Professor Terreblanche the South African Society Civil Service uncovers details of how ANC leadership sold out during negotiations to bring down the apartheid regime. Many African freedom fighters found themselves in seriously compromising positions during negotiations for…
Born in Cameroon, Boghuma Kabisen Titanji is a medical doctor and MPhil/PhD candidate at University College London. Her research into HIV drug resistant viruses seeks to better understand the mechanisms of drug resistance and to identify new ways of targeting resistant viruses.
During…