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Benin’s government has successfully foiled an attempted military coup, with President Patrice Talon condemning the “senseless adventure” by a faction
A consortium of major South African financial institutions and private equity firms, including Standard Bank and Nedbank, is investing $600 million
Authorities in Nigeria have announced the release of 100 schoolchildren who were among hundreds abducted from a Catholic boarding school last month.
Design Indaba
University of Sydney’s breakthrough paint that cools and harvests water
Decathlon’s intra-vehicular space suit prototype
Nick Vinson in collaboration with Avanti Architects, has reimagined the Italian Embassy at 4 Grosvenor Square in London.
UK artist Morag Myerscough unveils a new installation experience
Francis Kéré designs UNESCO’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects
A design solution that aims to restore dignity, independence and time in vulnerable households.
BBC News Africa
A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence.
An inhabitable bridge by Wallmakers
The wearable aiming to redefine human mobility
Earthen, 3D printed architecture for young trees
Saving System has developed a device that it says can help firms save electricity.
An innovative approach to designing confident childhoods
An assistive keyboard to help people living with Parkinson’s type.
San Francisco based The HomeMore Project develops a shelter aid for homeless individuals
Speaking before Nigeria face Gabon in African play-offs for the World Cup, Alex Iwobi says Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was his "big brother" at Arsenal.
This Is Africa
The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come from? And why now?
From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.
A performative dining experience exploring connection and distance
