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The cities of the Arab Republic of Egypt and almost all the country's agricultural activities are concentrated along the banks of the Nile river. This heavy dependence on the river, together with...
Recently Ethiopia announced its plans to build the controversial `Great Millennium Dam` - one of the biggest dams in Africa - with a capacity to produce 5,250 megawatt of electricity. The dam will...
Alternative forms of energy, including solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric power, are used frequently throughout East Africa. In Kenya, for example, an estimated 60% of generated electricity...
Between 1417 and 1433, Zheng He, China’s explorer statesman, led three expeditions that reached the east coast of Africa, stopping at the city-states of Mogadishu (present day Somalia) and...
Many of the contemporary conflicts in Africa are characterised by the exploitation of and conflict over valued and lucrative natural resources. These resources include oil, water, natural gas,...
Human Rights Watch voiced concern on Tuesday at mass arrests in Khartoum after an attack on Sudan's capital by Darfur rebels and said it feared some people had been tortured or killed....