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A Mozambican park welcomed its first white rhinos in 40 years on Friday after 19 of the threatened animals completed a 1,600-kilometre (thousand-mile) truck ride from South Africa, conservationists said. The rhinos were reintroduced to Zinave National Park in southern Mozambique under an initiative to restore wildlife and boost the local economy. Wildlife in the 4,000-square-kilometre (1,500-square-mile) haven was decimated… Read More

The just concluded 10th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights gathered over 900 delegates including Social Campaigners, Academics and Policymakers from over 41 countries. The biennial conference was hosted in Freetown from the 27th of June to the 1st of July 2022. According to the United Nations Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 70% of Sub-Saharan… Read More

Designers, models and artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries presented their designs on Thursday (30 June 2022) night in Goma during the 8th edition of the Liputa Fashion Show. The event to promote the fashion industry in the continent took place in eastern Congo -where conflict has caused death and mass displacement. This year more… Read More

Last updated: 6 hours ago The annual Greenlandic games for the elderly takes place in Ilulissat, a town on the western part of the island, in the Arctic Circle. Running from the 27th of June until the 2nd of July, the event sees over 200 retired people from 11 different towns get together to compete in handball, hockey and other… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago London on Saturday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first Pride parade, marking half a century of progress in the fight for equality and tolerance but with warnings that more still needs to be done. Several hundred people took part in the first march on July 1, 1972, walking from Hyde Park Corner to Trafalgar… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Ukrainian rescue workers search through the rubble in the city of Sergiyvka after missiles slammed into an apartment building and a recreation centre, killing 21 people and wounding dozens. At least one child was killed, Ukrainian officials said, blaming the strikes on Russia a day after Moscow abandoned positions on a strategic island in a… Read More

Burundi celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence in Bujumbura with a military parade and guests of honor from around the world. The Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye during the ceremony hailed the new Burundi after 6 years and further advocated for a better tomorrow for the central African country. “After 60 years, Burundi is no longer the same, it is… Read More

Sierra Leone on Friday introduced a new family of banknotes, stripping three zeros off the leone, in a bid to restore confidence in the inflation-hit national currency. The Bank of Sierra Leone announced the move last August, insisting the public’s purchasing power would not be affected by the change. “We have removed three zeros from our banknotes but the money… Read More

Protesters stormed Libya’s parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk on Friday, demonstrating against deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock, Libyan media reported. Several television channels said that protesters had managed to penetrate the building and committed acts of vandalism, while media outlets showed images of thick columns of black smoke coming from its perimeter as angry young protesters… Read More

On this episode of Inspire Africa, Jerry Fisayo-Bambi presents the story of The UrbanC Mobile home project in Ghana that wants to make homeownership affordable, ecofriendly and movable. The comic works of Togo’s Kanad, a Biomedical engineer turned cartoonist with a passion for Togolese and African stories. And later on the show, Fisayo-bambi speaks with Peter Tabichi the 2019 Global Teacher… Read More