Africa

News from Africa

Dec 20, 2019

Governor of Nairobi charged with Corruption: An example for the continent? On Friday, December 6,...

Global Science Education and Go2Science

May 15, 2019

An upcoming research adventure will take educator Beth Heidemann and scientist Curtis...

Omar al-Bashir Under House Arrest in Sudan After Four Months of Protest

Apr 11, 2019

“It Has Fallen, We Won!” Sudanese Protesters chanted joyfully at the news that Omar...

Epicenter of Ebola in DR Congo South of Beni

Apr 7, 2019

The Minister of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) released the latest figures in the...

Sudanese Protesters Back in the Streets

Apr 6, 2019

Chanting “Peace, Justice, and Liberty,” and “One army, one people”, thousands of Sudanese demonstrators took to the streets on April 6 to demand an end to the three-decade long regime of Omar el-Bashir. Security forces were...

President Tshisekedi in Washington, D.C.

Apr 5, 2019

On Wednesday, April 3, two days after Martin Fayulu left Maine for Washington D.C., President...

Martin Fayulu from DRC Speaks to Packed Auditorium at University of Southern Maine in Portland

Apr 1, 2019

The Congolese community of Maine welcomed Mr. Martin Fayulu to the University of Southern Maine in...

Cyclone Idai Hits Africa Hard

Mar 27, 2019

Cyclone Idai, with wind speeds that reached 195 km/hr., has caused at least seven hundred deaths, thousands of injuries, and affected the lives of over two million people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. Over 100,000 people...