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Ghana on Friday declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak, a haemorrhagic fever almost as deadly as Ebola, two months after recording three cases, two of them fatal, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced. “Ghana’s Ministry of Health has declared the end of the epidemic after no cases were recorded for 42 days,” the WHO announced in a… Read More

The West African state of Guinea on Friday announced that the long-awaited trial over a 2009 massacre will begin on September 28, 13 years to the day after an event that marked a turning point in its history. The proceedings will “revisit our history” and ensure “we all come out of this trial with a new vision of Guinea, where… Read More

The leaders of South Africa and the United States called Friday for close cooperation on health, security and climate, as President Joe Biden puts a new focus on African powers after their reluctance to take on Russia. President Cyril Ramaphosa was set to meet President Joe Biden weeks after Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid his own trip to South… Read More

Last updated: 12 hours ago Oktoberfest, Germany’s famous beer festival that attracts millions of visitors from all over the world, opens in Munich after a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mugs of beer, pork shanks, plate-sized pretzels, men in leather shorts and women in traditional dresses are back in Munich. A one-litre mug of beer (2 pints) will… Read More

Last updated: 8 hours ago As Shia Muslims celebrate Arbaeen Day, many in Tehran, who were unable to join the millions of pilgrims in Iraq, took to the streets of the capital to join them in spirit. The Arbaeen pilgrimage is considered the largest annual public gathering in the world. Each year, Arbaeen takes place 40 days after Ashura, the… Read More

Last updated: 7 hours ago Every September – the beginning of spring in the southern hemisphere – tens of thousands of women, known locally as “maidens”, take part in the “reed dance” in KwaZulu-Natal province, which opens onto the Indian Ocean. This is an annual ceremony that has been performed for centuries to celebrate sexual purity and promote sexual abstinence… Read More

Queen Elizabeth II smiling at children waving Kenyan flags and the Union Jack, alighting from the “Royal Train” or shaking hands with a curious little boy — are all previously unseen images from an enormous archive taken by celebrated photojournalist Mohamed Amin. The black and white photographs of the queen, shown exclusively to AFP, reflect a level of access that… Read More

Queen Elizabeth II smiling at children waving Kenyan flags and the Union Jack, alighting from the “Royal Train” or shaking hands with a curious little boy — are all previously unseen images from an enormous archive taken by celebrated photojournalist Mohamed Amin. The black and white photographs of the queen, shown exclusively to AFP, reflect a level of access that… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the International Tattoo Convention in Amsterdam reopens. Dozens of tattoo artists from different countries presented their latest work. Visitors came both to watch and to get tattooed, from small designs to full creations. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the International Tattoo Convention in Amsterdam reopens. Dozens of tattoo artists from different countries presented their latest work. Visitors came both to watch and to get tattooed, from small designs to full creations. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More