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Citizens and civil society activists took to the streets outside the Police Directorate in the Albanian capital Tirana over the rape of a girl from Kenya. 22-year-old Joy Aoko was found unconscious under the building where she lived in Tirana on August 13 and campaigners are now demanding justice and accusing the police of not doing enough.  Speaking to the… Read More

Recognisable by some of the most iconic music in cinema and on stage, “The Lion King” is marking its 25th year on Broadway. Dancer and choreographer Ray Mercer has been there for 20 years and has been speaking about the experience of playing to packed out audiences for two decades.  “I think it’s just amazing what people take from it.… Read More

It is four-in-a-row for Angola. The Palancas Negras has won the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations women’s handball tournament.  As in 2021, they beat Cameroon in the final on Saturday 19 November at Dakar Arena, in Senegal.  Their victory of 29-19 confirms their undisputed continental dominance. But they are far from satisfied. Team coach, Catito Nelson, said: “It’s the fruit of a… Read More

A global team of humanitarian activists is working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. Mercy Corps has a mission to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people rebuild secure and productive and just communities. The group is part of the “Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience… Read More

World Cup organizers will ban the sale of all beer with alcohol at the eight stadiums used for the soccer tournament, the Associated Press has gathered. The decision comes only two days before games start in Qatar and 12 years after the country first consented to respect FIFA’s commercial partners. Non-alcoholic beer will still be available for fans at the… Read More

A ground-breaking new stage production of French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s “The Little Prince” features a boy with an afro. The musical, which opened in September in Sao Paulo, is the first production of “The Little Prince” in Brazil to cast a black actor in the title role. “I find it super cool [to be a black actor playing the… Read More

The president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been in power for 43 years, is seeking a sixth term on Sunday with the assurance of being re-elected to lead one of the world’s most closed and authoritarian regimes. The election coincides with legislative, senatorial and municipal elections, which his Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) is expected… Read More

Tunisian police used tear gas on hundreds of demonstrators on Friday as they clashed when protesters tried to reach the southern island of Djerba where the 18th Francophonie summit is due to take place. The crowds were trying to establish the fate of Tunisian migrants who have been missing for nearly two months. A makeshift boat carrying 18 Tunisian migrants… Read More

The two largest cocoa producers in the world are demanding manufacturers pay more to their growers. The argument focuses on the Living Income Differential a policy that Ivory Coast and Ghana introduced in 2019 to fight poverty among cocoa farmers in the global $130-billion chocolate market. Venance Brou Kouadio is a cocoa producer.  He says: “The cocoa you ask for… Read More

For women in the small Kenyan town of Mwingi, donkeys have become an important means of creating economic empowerment. Mwingi is partly semi-arid with less developed road networks compared to other regions in the country. Donkeys are therefore playing a great role in the transport sector and this is being spearheaded by women. Animal support organisation Brooke East Africa and… Read More