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‘Peace and Love’ reaches 2M+ views on Youtube

Released earlier this summer, the hit song, 'Peace and Love' by Yemi Alade ft. Ziggy Marley has now reached 2 million views on YouTube. Nigerian singer Yemi Alade releases a new album, "Rebel Queen," featuring 'Peace and Love.' The song is catchy and headstrong, spreading a...

The new scramble for Africa

Graphic by Matt Withers/The Economist Article via Economist.com The first great surge of foreign interest in Africa, dubbed the “scramble”, was when 19th-century European colonists carved up the continent and seized Africans’ land. The second was during the cold war, when East and West vied for the allegiance of...

Sahle-Work Zewde Becomes Ethiopia’s First Female President

Photo by Reuters Article by Bekele Atoma, via BBC Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become Africa's only female head of state. Her election to the ceremonial position comes a week after...

Ethiopia and Eritrea Sign New Peace Agreement

Article by Alexander Cornwell, via Reuters Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed a peace agreement in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the second peace deal reached since July between the once warring African countries. The Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders signed a “joint declaration of...