africa South Africa is considering a new copyright bill that is really, really good! Cory Doctorow

art African birds create massive colonies on utility poles Andrea James

africa Fight against Ebola continues in high security African lab Seamus Bellamy

censorship Tanzania's independent websites, podcasts and video channels have gone dark as the country's new blogger tax goes into effect Cory Doctorow

music Scandinavian metal cover of Toto's "Africa" Andrea James

music 'This Is Nigeria' is that country's viral version of the Childish Gambino hit Andrea James

law Uganda enacts unenforceable, ridiculous anti-"gossip" internet tax Cory Doctorow

africa Weezer fan convinced band to cover Toto's "Africa" Rusty Blazenhoff

corruption Mining the Panama Papers and other leaks to reveal the hidden looting of West Africa by its corrupt elite Cory Doctorow

drugs Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to city of one million people Seamus Bellamy

health Nigerian government shutters cough syrup manufacturers in an effort to stem an epidemic of codeine addiction Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets The used cars that Europe sends to Nigeria are filled with illegal, toxic e-waste Cory Doctorow

africa Zimbabwe's nurses went on strike this week and got fired by the government as a result Seamus Bellamy

animals Man gets swallowed by hippo and lives to talk about it Seamus Bellamy

animals Watch a cheetah jump into vehicle during a safari David Pescovitz

Journalism Africa is littered with abandoned poorly-planned aid projects Andrea James

race Secrets of the World's Greatest Hitchhiker Cory Doctorow

music This Volvo's door chime plays Toto's 'Africa' in 8 bit Rusty Blazenhoff

music Toto's "Africa" playing in an abandoned mall Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism The world's worst money launderers are the UK, Switzerland and the USA Cory Doctorow