1. What’s the NEXT BIG IDEA out of Africa? “Is it insole charges for shoes that power your mobile device? A virtual assistant for blind people? Or perhaps solar powered irrigation systems for small scale farmers. At The New York Forum 2014, three investors and three young entrepreneurs got together to discuss the next big thing in Africa.”
2. Telling it like it is over at Africa’s a Country:
[blockquote source=””] Are white South Africans going to change their “homeboyism” anytime soon? Judging from the history of colonialism, apartheid and the façade of the rainbow nation post-1994, they probably will not. This is because they have the socioeconomic power to remain dominant and segregated in wealthy suburbs and on farms, and thereby are able to insulate themselves socially from the rest of society.[/blockquote]
3. The New Geography of Chinese Influence. It’s not just Africa.
[blockquote source=””]China continues to expand its economic presence in other regions of the world traditionally under Western influence. In North Africa and the Middle East, China’s commercial penetration is a phenomenon which grows by the day. [/blockquote]
4. Yes, the IMF conference in Maputo is actually called #africarising.
5. With Brasil2014 coming up, anti-world cup graffiti is leaving a mark.
6. …and speaking of #brasil2014 Ghana finds itself in Group G: The Group of Death.
7. Some legalese on that complicated Malawi election. Has Joyce lost her sheen?
[blockquote source=”The Guardian”]What went wrong for the 64-year-old feted by the west as a champion of women’s rights and saviour of Malawian democracy? Partly, it seems, there were impossibly high expectations. Partly, also, there were deep economic troubles and corruption scandals, some of which she inherited and some that were of her own making.[/blockquote]
8. Side-eye: Rich Kenyans are injecting themselves with skin bleaching agents. Just Say No, Brethren.
9. We lost one of the greats. A fully lived life. Viva, Maya Angelou!
10. The Dakar Biennale is amazing.
Africa Redux Founder Chi Kaitano.
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