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Sudan’s Aswat Almadina keep playing for peace

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When war shattered Khartoum in April 2023, Sudanese band Aswat Almadina was mid-session in a recording studio, surrounded by guitars and keyboards. Within

Fossil discovery rewrites origins of mammal reproduction

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A fossilized embryo discovered near South Africa’s Eastern Cape in 2008 has just solved a 20-year scientific mystery. Using powerful X-ray technology at a

Why Réunion is Africa’s answer to the French Riviera

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Réunion Island delivers a striking blend of Africa’s raw beauty and France’s polished charm, creating an experience that feels both exotic and familiar. An

Nigeria’s erotica authors use WhatsApp to defy censors

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In northern Nigeria, where Shariah law governs public morality and books have been burned for indecency, a new generation of women writers has found an

How Edmonia Lewis conquered the 19th-century art world

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Edmonia Lewis, the first Black and Indigenous American sculptor to achieve international acclaim, is finally receiving long-overdue recognition more than a

Inside Abidjan’s booming art scene

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Abidjan is fast emerging as a vibrant cultural hotspot, with its annual art week spotlighting the city’s growing creative energy. Since launching in 2022, the

South Sudan’s rising models are breaking barriers

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South Sudan has an outsized influence in global fashion—nine of the world’s top 50 models call it home—yet the young women trying to follow that path face

How 1950s African fashion shaped identity and resistance

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In the 1950s, African fashion was both an aesthetic choice and a sophisticated tool for political resistance. As the continent moved toward independence,

Francis Kéré’s earthen masterpiece opens in Dakar

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In the heart of Dakar, a remarkable new building has just opened—and it is made largely from the city’s own red soil. Designed by Burkina Faso-born architect

How young artists are redefining Nigerian identity

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A group exhibition in Lagos recently offered a fascinating window into how young Nigerian artists are navigating identity in an increasingly globalized world.

Pope Leo challenges Angola's leaders to break 'extractivism'

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Pope Leo XIV challenged Angola’s leaders to break the "extractivism” that has plundered and exploited Africa for centuries, as he arrived in the southern African country on Saturday with a message of encouragement for its long-suffering people.

Angola: Isaac Dos Anjos Is Undermining Angola's Credibility

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[Maka] Angola's minister of agriculture, Isaac dos Anjos, deserves a peculiar kind of congratulations. By speaking so bluntly, he has done the country a public service: he has stripped away the pretence and exposed the national self-sabotage in which parts of Angola's ruling elite still indulge.

Sudan: Sudan - Three Quarters of Women Feel Unsafe As War Rages On

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[UN News] Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls "are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence" whether when fleeing to safety or arriving at displacement camps, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.

West Africa: Ivorian Lender BICICI Profit Jumps 39 Percent On Higher Revenue

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[Daba Finance] BICICI, the Abidjan-based, BRVM-listed lender now owned by an Ivorian state consortium, posted a 39% jump in net profit for the year ended December 31, 2025 -- the clearest sign yet that the bank's transition away from French parent BNP Paribas, completed in 2022, has not derailed its growth trajectory. Net profit reached XOF 36.5 billion ($65.6 million), up from XOF 26.2 billion ($47.1 million) in 2024.

Africa: IGAD Envoy to Sudan - 'Quintet to Convene Meeting for Those Absent From Berlin Conf'

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[Dabanga] Ammsterdam / Berlin -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) envoy to Sudan, has said that the 'quintet' group -- comprising the African Union, IGAD, the United Nations, the European Union, and the League of Arab States -- will organise more advanced meetings next month bringing together all Sudanese who did not take part in Third International Conference on Sudan, held in Berlin on Wednesday, May 15).

South Sudan: 'Slaughtered Like Goats' - Despair and Abandonment in South Sudan

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[UN News] Senior UN officials painted a sorry picture of South Sudan on Friday at the Security Council, describing political turmoil, rising violence, hunger and disease, amid budget cuts that are limiting the ability of the UN peacekeeping mission to protect civilians.

Malawi: Sky-High Hotel Sale Plunges Peter Mutharika Back Into Scandal

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[ISS] An overpriced deal has put pensioners' savings at risk - and raised questions about governance under Malawi's returning president.

Libya: Joint Statement on Libya Unified Budget Agreement

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[State Department] The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Statement on Progress Between DR Congo and AFC/M23 on the Ceasefire Meetings in Switzerland

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[State Department] The following statement was released by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement, as well as the State of Qatar, the United States of America, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union mediator), the African Union Commission, and Switzerland, on the meetings held April 13 to April 17 in Montreux, Switzerland, on the implementation of the Doha Framework for a Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war

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One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

Seychelles: Upcoming Working Visits of the President, Dr Patrick Herminie, to Russia and Abu Dhabi

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The Office of the President wishes to inform that the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr. Patrick Herminie, will undertake working visits to the

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