Located in Republic of Benin along the western coast of Africa is the Songhai center, a one-of-a kind organization that seeks to create viable socio-economic environments in Africa. The center is able to link agriculture to industry and commerce through an integrated effort that focuses on promoting sustainable social entrepreneurship and building capacity to efficiently harness local resources.

Nigeria-based GloMobile has recorded an instant hit among the people of Benin Republic who have been trooping to dealers’ shops and Glo’s retail outlets to subscribe to the network.
In the first 10 days of commencing operations, the network has sold about 600,000 SIMs while over 200,000 lines have already been activated on the network.
The growth, [...]

She’s the least high-maintenance lady I’ve ever dated” - Hounsou.
The Cotonou-born ‘Blood Diamond’ actor Djimon Hounsou and designer/fashion tycoon Kimora Lee Simmons are expecting a baby.
Simmons certainly wasn’t looking for love when she met Hounson last February shortly after her split from ex-husband rap mogul Russell Simmons. But she found it.
Hounsou [...]

President Bush has less than 12 months to go in his presidency, and not unlike other heads of state before him, decides at the last hour that one final hurray in Africa is the medicine that will remedy all the mistakes made along the way.

“Our seemingly voluntary decision to invite and to entertain a hated war criminal for four days in our beautiful land will probably go down in history as marking the darkest moment in our political history so far” writes Hamza Mustafa Njozi from Tanzania.
And now, Kwame Nkrumah’s worst fears have come to pass. Tanzania, a former [...]

Kaleta, former member of Fela’s Afrobeat band talks about his music and life at the (Fela’s) defunct Kalakuta Republic.

“Grand claims are my comfort. West African politics my balm”, is the opener on Africa Flak’s post titled “Peace through Strength: A new path for Guinea?“. Excerpts:

For the first time in recent history, we can safely attest that West Africa is home to no rogue states or outlandish bully governments. Sierra Leone and Liberia have [...]

TradeNet is an online portal set up for traders and producers to “access prices for specific commodities and markets throughout West Africa”. The portal also permits SMS messaging ; users can receive alerts on prices and commodities and access “market conditions” via their cellphones.
TradeNet is conceived under the MISTOWA project which aims to increase [...]

Zimbabwe to restrict electronic freedom of speech
The lower house of Zimbabwe’s parliament has passed a bill that allows the national government to monitor phones, mail and the Internet to protect national security.
Opposition members believe that this bill will pave the way for President Robert Mugabe’s government to curtail freedom of speech and breach privacy.
The Interception [...]