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Seamstresses from a vulnerable neighbourhood in Sao Paulo showcased their creations Wednesday at the 52nd Fashion Week (SPFW), launched the day before in a hybrid format with face-to-face fashion shows, after two years of virtual events. Twenty women and two men, residents of the Cidade Tirandentes neighbourhood on the outskirts of the megalopolis, opened the second day of the show… Read More

The Indian delegation’s argument at COP26 to balance mitigation of climate change effects against other development needs like poverty eradication aptly captures the predicament many African countries face. Pledges of financial resources like the $100 billion made in 2009 are yet to be fulfilled, which means African nations must be ready to finance and manage their own survival against a… Read More

In the wake of the deadliest day of anti-coup mobilization since the October 25 coup, the new military government has taken a step towards conciliation. For more than three weeks, the repression had been escalating, and the generals had reaffirmed their authority by cutting off the Sudanese telephone on Wednesday. But after the bloody day of mobilization during which 15… Read More

Transitional president of Guinea, Mamady Doumbouya has reiterated his vision of a successful transition to his various ministers. He said this during the first meeting of Ministers under the CNRD which took place on Thursday, November 18. At the meeting, the newly appointed transitional prime minister, Mohamed Beavogui said the transition will be done in a “limited time” and this… Read More

Counting elephants on the savannah is as easy as launching a drone or a helicopter, but taking a census of Africa’s elusive forest elephants in Gabon are another matter altogether. A report on a painstaking and time consuming survey by the National Parks of Gabon and the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society has just been published and shows these parklands… Read More

Last updated: 48 minutes ago As heavy rains let up in Washington state, residents of the town of Everson take stock of the damage to their homes as they start clean-up efforts, with some lending a hand to neighbors with deliveries of food and other essentials. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

The Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS) has placed sanctions on over 150 members of Mali’s transitional government including the interim Prime Minister Choguel Maiga. The financial assets of all those on the list – including the 121 members of the National Transitional Council, have been frozen and they are further banned from traveling within ECOWAS. The sanctions… Read More

The Virunga National Park in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded two new births of mountain gorillas, whose numbers continue to increase thanks to a strategy of “extreme conservation”, the Park said Thursday. In a tweet, the PNVi announced the birth of a small male observed on November 15 in “the Wilungula family”, as well as… Read More

Niger hosted the third African Girls’ Summit, as there is an upsurge of the violation of the right of the girl child and it couldnt have come at a better timing for the fight against Child mariage. The girls, who came from the four corners of the continent, made a strong appeal to African leaders and the international community to… Read More

Sudanese security forces shot dead at least 15 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, medics said, in the bloodiest day since the military’s October 25 takeover. The fatalities — all in Khartoum, especially its northern districts — raised to 39 the death toll from unrest since the military seized power, a pro-democracy doctors’ union said. Hundreds more have… Read More