Thousands of people wearing white clothes: the Guin people. During the Epé-Ekpé festival, the Ekpé-sosso or literally the taking of the stone ceremony is held. The annual event takes place between late August and early September in Glidji, south-east Togo. "It's our new year, we ask peace and prosperity and our ancestors always grant us what ...
In a classroom at Senegal's House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar's Ouakam neighborhood, Aminata Thiam clapped her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. She is teaching a beatmaking class to five young women, each of them working intently on beats of their own on the computers in front of them. Th...
In Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, people are finding their reset button in a "rage room" where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer as a break from the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The Shadow Rage Room, apparently the first of its kind in Nigeria, offers "a safe space" for people to let out pent-up e...
Botswana has announced the discovery of one of the largest diamonds ever unearthed at one of its mines. The diamond will be displayed to the public on Thursday. The Botswana government believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever brought out of a mine. Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement Wednesda...
In Burundi, thousands of Christians flocked on Thursday to the Mugera Marian Shrine, located in the center of the country, over 150 kilometers from Bujumbura, to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption, one of the major holidays in the Catholic Church. In addition to being a tourist destination, the site holds cultural significance, as explaine...
The beach festival in Morocco has delighted Tangiers residents with a variety of fun activities, featuring games suitable for all ages. Children were jumping on a trampolines with some filming selfie videos as music played in the background. The "activity village" at the festival was the main spot for all children's activities, which also inc...
Torres Strait islander, Evelyn Billy, is a woman on a mission. She is teaching traditional cooking, as part of a quest to keep the culture of her region alive through its cuisine, with its roots that run through mainland Australia, Asia, and the Pacific. "Some of them just come and just watch you cook, and it excites them because that's what ...
Like many other Maasai women, fish farmer Charity Oltinki was previously engaged in beadwork, but found the profession to be unprofitable. Her husband, the primary breadwinner, was responsible for managing their cattle. But the severe drought that struck the Horn of Africa from 2020 to 2023 killed almost 100 of their cows, and only 50 sheep of thei...
In the Egyptian city of Alexandria, summer visitors are flocking to the 19th book fair, a two-week event running until July 28th. Stacks upon stacks of books lined the shelves, tables and walls at a book fair held at the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria. The event - which runs until July 28 - is held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the mod...
Magnetism Book is being presented to the public for the first time and is the latest in Ahmed Mater's Magnetism series of work. One of the Arab world's most important modern artists, Mater received a retrospective mid-career exhibition in London. Drawing inspiration from the Holy Qur'an and other religious text, the artist uses iron filings a...
In the eastern Congolese city of Goma, at the center of a conflict that has raged for decades, designers, models and artists gathered Friday for a fashion show held in the name of peace. The 10th edition of Liputa Fashion Week brought designers from eight different countries, including the DRC, Senegal, the U.S., Uganda and Ivory Coast. Tha a...
Twenty-nine-year old equestrian, Noor Slaoui, is gearing up for the Olympic Games which get underway in Paris next Friday. She is about to become the first Moroccan female rider ever to take part in the Eventing discipline. This is when a single horse and rider compete against others in dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. She is also t...
A South African restaurant served up a 3-meter-long (9.8 feet) sandwich recently in the latest offering from an establishment with a taste for the supersized. The giant submarine sandwich produced by Annies Ladies Bar in Cape Town follows a burger it cooked up in 2019 that weighed in at a whopping 124 kilograms (273 pounds). With no less than...
Kanye West, legally known as Ye, made headlines with his recent visit to Moscow on June 29, 2024, to celebrate the 40th birthday of his close friend and collaborator, Russian fashion designer Gosha Rubchinsky. This visit underpins West's deep appreciation for Russian culture and politics, as well as his strong bond with Rubchinsky, who plays a sign...
It was three days of dance classes, exhibitions and live performances as Dafa featured artists from various dance genres in Nigeria. The Abuja Dance and Arts festival organised by Dafa, it is a yearly event that promotes dance and other forms of Arts in Nigeria. The platform helps groom young creative minds by providing them with anopportunit...
The storytelling festival in Morocco gathers talented performers who have the ability of intriguing the audience with their captivating stories. Musicians and street artists from more than 30 countries are being drawn to the weeklong festival, creating opportunities for other talents to shine. "The International Storytelling Festival has become a m...
На площадке Новгородского университета ИНТЦ «Валдай» прошло официальное закрытие программы «Популяризация русского языка и российского образования в странах Африки». Её участниками стали 11 граждан Уганды, Эфиопии и Зимбабве – представители университетов Мбарара, Макерере, Бугема, Христианского университета Уганды и Королевского университета Мутеса...
Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching. The idea is that radiation detectors already in place at national borders would detect the horns and help authorities arrest poachers and traffickers. The research, which has included the participation...
Seen from the air, they ripple across the landscape — a river of antelope racing across the vast grasslands of South Sudan in what conservationists say is the world's largest land mammal migration. The country's first comprehensive aerial wildlife survey, released Tuesday June 25, found about six million antelope. The survey was conducted ove...
Always one sashay ahead of the fashion pack, Naomi Campbell is the first supermodel to get her own solo fashion exhibition. Opening at London's Victoria and Albert Museum on Saturday, the star has loaned outfits from her private collection to be put on display. Complimenting around 80 garments in the exhibition are photos and items from Campb...
