A silver painted dancer figure greets audiences in the centre of London’s Tate Britain galleries. The museum has unveiled GRACE, a new commission by Alvaro Barrington. The Venezuela-born artist who has Haitian and Grenadian roots is based in the UK. His installation centers three key figures – his grandmother Frederica, his mother Emelda and a close friend and sister-figure Samantha… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago With a significant turnout, polling stations across nine provinces closed after 14 hours of voting. While officials prepare for tallying, final results aren’t imminent. The independent electoral commission plans to announce outcomes by Sunday. The African National Congress faces a challenge to its three-decade rule, with a new generation discontented amid widespread poverty. Despite winning… Read More

All eyes are set on South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission. Partial results in the national assembly election put the long-ruling African National Congress party ahead Thursday (May. 30). However, with around 34% of votes counted by Thursday 6 PM UTC, it was still only an early picture after Wednesday’s vote. This is the first time the ruling ANC has faced… Read More

Morocco’s Ayoub El Kaabi gifted his Greek club Olympiacos a historic win in Athens. On Wednesday (May 29), the Greek side celebrated becoming the first team from their country to win a European trophy. El Kaabi scored a goal four minutes before the end of extra time inflicting a second straight Europa Conference League final defeat on Fiorentina. El Kaabi… Read More

The tech industry has descended on Marrakech. Around 1,500 exhibitors, companies, entrepreneurs, innovators and startups from over 130 countries are attending the second GITEX Africa tech show. Morocco’s ABA Technology is presenting a spraying drone. The aircraft could help farmers in a country grappling with a sixth year of drought. “Faced with climatic challenges such as drought and thanks to… Read More