These are some books that are commonly read in Africa today, written by African authors. They are quite interesting because they seem a lot like books that we as Americans read. I think it would be really cool to read one !
It seems as if oil and gas are critical sources of energy in Africa. They have tried to develop nuclear capabilities for the people to use!
If you use this url: http://www.north-africa.com/ you will get a NY-Times from Africa basically! It has tons of current events from Algeria and near countries from the North.