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Megamillionaire Robert Granieri said he was "duped" into funneling money into a plot to overthrow the South Sudanese government.

Wall Street Bigwig Says He’s Confused How He Ended Up Funding an Armed Coup in Africa

Researchers are warning that bottles of "holy water" from a well in Ethiopia could be laced with dangerous bacteria that could cause cholera.

Bottles of “Holy Water” Contaminated With Cholera Send European Tourists to the ICU

By Victor Tangermann

In an effort to bolster tourism, Tanzania just finished building the first installments of a high-speed internet network at Mount Kilimanjaro.

Africa’s Tallest Mountain Gets High Speed Internet So Tourists Can Post Selfies

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers from Arizona State University published a study on two blobs inside the mantle of Earth. Nobody is sure what they're made of.

Science & Energy

Scientists Puzzled by Two Huge Masses Inside the Earth

By Lonnie Lee Hood

In a Tuesday statement, the White House warned that new Ebola outbreaks in Africa need our attention now — otherwise we'd risk "catastrophic consequences."

White House Warns of “Catastrophic Consequences” of New Ebola Outbreaks

By Victor Tangermann

Thousands of engineers have been designing and working on a gigantic intergovernmental radio telescope network called the Square Kilometer Array (SKA).

Science & Energy

Africa Unveils Massive Alien-Hunting Antenna Network

By Victor Tangermann

Rwandan tech company Mara Group just released the first entirely-African-made smartphones, marking the country's progress as a tech hub.

Robots and Machines

This Is the First-Ever Smartphone Made Completely in Africa

By Dan Robitzski

An African nation has agreed to let researchers release genetically engineered mosquitoes into the wild as part of a plan to eradicate malaria.

Health & Medicine

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Are About to Fly Free in Africa

By Kristin Houser

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies

Science & Energy

US Quietly Allows Import of Some Elephant Trophies

Health & Medicine

A Vaccine for HIV Is About to Be Tested in Thousands of People

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Health & Medicine

New Data Suggests That HIV/AIDS is No Longer the Leading Cause of Death in Africa

Africa’s First Private Satellite is Set to Launch, And It Was Made By Teens

Africa’s First Private Satellite is Set to Launch, And It Was Made By Teens

By Eleazer Corpuz

Genetic Data Reveals the World Was Populated From a Single Location

Science & Energy

Genetic Data Reveals the World Was Populated From a Single Location

By Jelor Gallego

HIV: Scientists Uncovered The Birthplace of The Disease That Refuses to Die

Science & Energy

HIV: Scientists Uncovered The Birthplace of The Disease That Refuses to Die

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Facebook plans to provide Africa with free internet via satellite by 2016

Facebook plans to provide Africa with free internet via satellite by 2016

By Greg Candelario

Rwanda to build three “drone-ports” by 2020

Rwanda to build three “drone-ports” by 2020