10 Biggest Positive Stories from Africa

1. An economic boom
2. South Sudan gained its independence
3. Ugandans told their government that enough was enough.
4. Cell phones continue to change how Africans live
5. Two Liberian women won the Nobel Peace Prize
6. Political competition increases in South Africa
7. Increasing innovation
8. Global support for gay rights
9. Some progress in Somalia
10. Botswana intense approach to fighting corruption

This is Alexis Okeowo from the New Yorker. HT: @Successful Societies