Africa – Page 37 – Prologue Journal

Nigeria brings major Dangote refinery to life with own oil supply

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC Ltd will supply the new 650,000 barrel-per-day Dangote oil refinery with up to six cargoes of crude oil in December to be used in test runs. The post Nigeria brings major Dangote refinery to life with own oil supply appeared first on Reuters News Agency.…

As a Teen, She Loved Video Games. Now She’s Using A.I. to Try to Quash Malaria.

New York Times Rokhaya Diagne, a 25-year-old A.I. entrepreneur in Senegal, is part of a subset of Africa’s enormous youth population that is confident technology can solve the continent’s biggest problems. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/world/africa/senegal-young-ai-entrepreneur.html

‘More Than Just Rugby’: Championship Generates Harmony in South Africa

New York Times South Africans are savoring a second consecutive World Cup victory, producing a racial unity that even Hollywood couldn’t make up and an escape from the country’s troubles. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/world/africa/rugby-south-africa-world-cup.html

Kenyan Runners Are Being Chased by a National Doping Crisis

New York Times Nearly 300 athletes from Kenya have been punished for using banned substances since 2015, tarnishing the country’s image as a running powerhouse. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/world/africa/kenya-new-york-city-marathon-doping.html

King Charles, Visiting Kenya, Faces Calls to Answer for Colonial Abuses

New York Times Older Kenyans who lived through the British colonial period want an apology and reparations. Younger Kenyans want an acknowledgment of more recent alleged abuses by British companies and troops. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/world/africa/king-charles-kenya-visit-colonialism.html

In Kenya, King Charles Will ‘Walk a Tightrope’ on Britain’s Past

New York Times More candid than his mother, he is likely to acknowledge the monarchy’s brutal colonial history but avoid inviting calls for reparations. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/world/africa/king-charles-kenya-colonialism.html

Overlooked No More: Adefunmi I, Who Introduced African Americans to Yoruba

New York Times A pivotal conversation led him on a quest to understand African history and create a one-of-a-kind village for practitioners of the Yoruba religion. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/obituaries/adefunmi-i-overlooked.html

Students on the Run, Schools Taken by Troops and a Generation’s Catastrophe

New York Times With an estimated 19 million children out of school for months because of war, Sudan is on the verge of becoming “the worst education crisis in the world,” U.N. officials say. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/world/africa/sudan-war-education-children.html

Five Places to Visit in Dakar, Senegal, With Singer Baaba Maal

New York Times The Senegalese singer-songwriter known as the “voice of Wakanda” from the “Black Panther” films recommends sites to see in the place where he found his own voice. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/travel/dakar-senegal-baaba-maal.html

Junta Says Niger’s Ousted President Tried to Escape. His Lawyer Says, No Way.

New York Times Mohamed Bazoum, who was toppled in a coup, has been under house arrest with his family for nearly three months while leaders in Africa, the United States and Europe have pushed for his release. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/world/africa/niger-president-escape-detention.html