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South Africa’s constitution is considered progressive. This, has manifested in religion. More churches are creating a dedicated ministry for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Queer and Intersex community. In regions like the United States and Western Europe some prominent Protestant churches have advocated for LGBTQI inclusion. With only a few exceptions, this has not happened in some parts of… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago Festive illuminations are brightening up the Siberian city of Tomsk’s central square. Alongside a New Year tree, there are sixteen large ice sculptures decorating the site. The artworks were created as part of Crystal Tomsk, ice sculpture festival that took place between 12 and 18 December. It’s the seventh time the festival has been staged… Read More

The relation between the central African Republic and the European Union is getting sour. This is after the European Union temporarily suspended its training mission for the Central African Armed Forces, due to “control exercised by mercenaries from the Wagner company”, the EU mission in Bangui said. “Due to the control exercised by mercenaries from the Wagner company over the… Read More

The South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work after spending a week in isolation following a positive Covid test, his office confirmed Monday. Ramaphosa who is fully vaccinated felt unwell after leaving a state memorial service for former president FW de Klerk in Cape Town on December 12. Ramaphosa self-isolated in Cape Town and was being monitored by… Read More

In the absence of an efficient waste recycling system here in Tunisia, some entrepreneurs have established facilities dedicated to growing tonnes of plastic waste, which is becoming a burden in the country. This is the case of African Recycling, a company located in Mghira, near the capital Tunis, where waste is weighed, sorted and cut into fine chips for industrial… Read More

The main opposition party in Burkina Faso, CDP, has re-elected Eddie Komboïgo has its leader. The election took place on Sunday during the 8th Congress in the capital, Ouagadougou. The party presented a new political bureau comprised of 89 members that marks another turn for the party founded 25 years ago. “I thank you and assure you that you have… Read More

This is not your usual hall for a runway show. Here at the 19th edition of the Darkar fashion week, patrons are gathered under a baobab tree to catch a glimpse of designs by some 18 fashion designers from across the continent. Designs from Ivory Coast, Mozambique, and Ethiopia were featured on the runway. Organizer of the event, Senegalese stylist… Read More

Last updated: 8 hours ago Children raced in handmade carts on the streets of Caracas on Saturday as part of a revival of a tradition of speed dating back decades. It has become an annual event for the community in the Veneuzelan capital to build and compete on the wooden sleds known as carruchas. Families work together to handcraft the… Read More

Last updated: 3 hours ago Russian rescue corps students abseiled down the wall of a Moscow children’s hospital on Sunday to bring a bit of holiday cheer to its patients. Fifty students, dressed up in costumes of Father Frost and Snow Maidens, climbed down ropes, or stood on top of cranes to wish happy holidays to more than 600 children.… Read More

Last updated: 3 hours ago Sudanese took to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere across the country for mass protests Sunday against an October military takeover and a subsequent deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, but sidelined the movement. The demonstrations marked the third anniversary of the uprising that eventually forced the military removal of longtime… Read More