“African Mona Lisa” fetches $1.6m at London auction
A long-lost Nigerian masterpiece that had been missing for decades has sold for a record £1.2 million pounds ($1.68 million) at a London auction, more than four times the highest…
Over half a billion mobile subscribers in Africa by 2020 [Hi-Tech]
Sub-Saharan Africa currently has 420 million unique mobile subscribers with a 43% penetration rate. By 2020, this number is expected to hit over half a billion, making Africa the fastest…
Ivory Coast sets cocoa sets cocoa farmers pay at 700 CFA francs per kilo
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa grower, set its minimum rate for farmers at 700 CFA francs ($1.23 ) per kilogram for the 2017-18 crop,a steep drop over the previous…
Togo opposition protests enter day 2 in tense climate
Supporters of the opposition were preparing to protest in Togo on Thursday for the second consecutive day, calling for the departure of President Faure Gnassingbe, following protests that were… source
DRC seeks clearance for Ebola vaccine use[The Morning Call]
The Ebola epidemic was recently declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country’s Ministry of Health has so far recorded two positive confirmed cases, 49 suspected cases and four……
Yahya Jammeh’s petition hearing commences [The Morning Call]
The Supreme Court of the Gambia is expected to commence hearing President Yahya Jammeh’s petition against last month’s presidential election results, however, Gambia’s supreme court was… source
Disabled Ugandan uses craft skills to set up home business [no comment]
After suffering from polio when he was three months old, Ugandan entrepreneur, Simon Lutaaya became disabled. He is unable to speak clearly today and has difficulty moving as a result.…
Group files charge at ICC against Sarkozy over Libya [The Morning Call]
A complaint from a coalition of west african civil society group was filed on October 7 against the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Gathered……
Egyptian teen offers hope to disabled with new exoskeleton [no comment]
An eighteen-year-old Egyptian high school student says he has created an exoskeleton using improvised robotic materials to help paralysed people walk. The suit is meant to translate the occupant’s… source
First Cameroonian animation film draws movie lovers [no comment]
Minga and the broken spoon is Cameroon’s first animated movie, and made its first big screen debut over the weekend to critical acclaim. The movie is based a on popular…