News

African Newspapers in the Classroom – African Media

• Africa.com
• African Arguments
• African Center for Strategic Studies
• Africa is a Country – a site of media criticism, analysis, and new writing
• All Africa.com (formally Africa News). All Africa.com carries regularly updated news stories, primarily from African presses
• Daily Maverick
• Mail & Guardian
• News Directory -Lists by country all African newspapers which have websites.
• Pambazuka
• Teaching About African Crisis in the K-12 Classroom -Most of the news stories featured in the U.S. and western press focus on crises in Africa . At Exploring Africa we are dedicated to helping educators and students obtain a more balanced perspective on Africa . However, we do not suggest that educators and students ignore crises in Africa , but that they address these crises through a more thorough, balanced, and nuanced investigation than the western press normally offers its readers and viewers. We offer the following suggestions for investigating and addressing African crises in your classrooms.
• American Media:
  • New York Times
  • Christian Science Monitor
  • The Washington Post
• Other Media on Africa
  • BBC
    The BBC Africa Desk offers print versions of stories carried by the British Broadcasting Service about Africa (updated several times a day).
  • Le Monde
  • IRIN
    Integrated Regional Information Network of the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. This news service provides daily up-dates from all regions in Africa.

• Sat - Sep 23, 2017: South Africa: Aids Activist David Ross Patient Has Died - AllAfrica News: Latest
  [News24Wire] World renowned South African AIDS activist David Ross Patient, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1983, died on Friday evening after contracting pneumonia following an operation.
• Sat - Sep 23, 2017: South Africa: 'Dassie' the Dog's Barks for Help Lead to Unusual Mountain Rescue - AllAfrica News: Latest
  [News24Wire] A dog who found itself stuck on a mountain ledge in the Stellenbosch area has a farm resident to thank for its rescue after she heard cries for help and ensured that a rescue team was able to find it.
• Sat - Sep 23, 2017: Zimbabwe: I'm Not Aware - Finance Minister Refuses to Comment on Mugabe Spending - AllAfrica News: Latest
  [News24Wire] Zimbabwe's finance minister has refused to comment on where the First Family got its money to buy a mansion in South Africa and to import luxury cars.
• Sat - Sep 23, 2017: South Africa: Campus Protest Trauma 'The New Normal' - AllAfrica News: Latest
  [News24Wire] Universities are often portrayed as places of considered debate, and learning.
• Sat - Sep 23, 2017: Africa: North Korea's Loyal Partners in Africa - AllAfrica News: Latest
  [Deutsche Welle] Despite UN sanctions against North Korea, a number of African countries share a cosy trade relationship with the pariah state. Old alliances dating back to Cold War times have persisted - and remain important even today.