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The parents of a 21-year-old Utah man who was one of three Americans arrested after an ill-fated attack on the presidential palace in the Congo wait for answers about the fate of their son from their home in a Salt Lake City suburb. Tyler Thompson, 21, traveled to Africa in early April with his former high school football teammate, Marcel… Read More

Here are highlights of Africa’s most captivating images representing this weeks topical events. SOUTH AFRICA ELECTIONS South Africans voted in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years, and one that could put them in unknown territory in the short history of their democracy, the three-decade dominance of the African National Congress party being the target of… Read More

Africa’s largest tech fair and start up show ended on Friday (May 31). Some 1,500 exhibitors, companies, entrepreneurs, innovators, and startups from over 130 countries were set attended. The event’s second edition was being held in Marrakech. Moroccan start-up Yola Fresh is shaping the country’s fresh produce industry. It uses artificial intelligence to optimize every stage, from cultivation to consumption.… Read More

Monaco midfielder Mohamed Camara was given a four-game suspension by the French league after covering up an anti-homophobia message on the team’s shirt during the club’s final league game of the season. The French league’s disciplinary committee said in a statement late Thursday (May 30) that it sanctioned the Mali international for his refusal to “carry out one or more… Read More

Nairobi Kenya hosted the 59th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AFDB). Over 3,000 participants from 82 countries attended the 5-day event. A Reform of the Global Financial Architecture to take into account climate-related challenges was high on the agenda this year. The Afdb says that African countries should mobilize 213 billion dollars annually from the private sector to… Read More

Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape on Friday (May 31) paid respect to the people killed in last week’s devastating landslide. The survivors wore clay on their face as an outward sign mourning. James Marape visited the disaster zone in Enga Province in the country’s remote north. He told the survivors that relief work is being sped up to… Read More

Last updated: 3 minutes ago This performance, featuring dancers from Brussels, Paris, and Senegal, is part of the Art 2gether festival by Europalia, celebrating the end of Belgium’s Presidency of the European Council. After a month of rehearsals, the dancers showcased movements inspired by hip-hop, break dance, and Afro-influenced styles. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

A museum in the Cuban town of Sancti Spiritus is hoping to make the cotton ‘guayabera’ shirt just as internationally famous as cigars, rum and palm trees. Perfect for Cuba’s tropical climate, the light cotton shirt known as the guayabera is comfortable, cool, and a national symbol. A three century-old tradition Sixty-two-year-old Fidel Diaz Gutierrez sews guayaberas by hand, one… Read More

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Tunisian counterpart in Beijing on Friday for talks to deepen cooperation between the two countries. Xi held a welcome ceremony for Tunisian President Kais Saied at the Great Hall of the People before the two started a bilateral meeting. Xi said the two countries always supported and helped each other no matter how… Read More

A silver painted dancer figure greets audiences in the centre of London’s Tate Britain galleries. The museum has unveiled GRACE, a new commission by Alvaro Barrington. The Venezuela-born artist who has Haitian and Grenadian roots is based in the UK. His installation centers three key figures – his grandmother Frederica, his mother Emelda and a close friend and sister-figure Samantha… Read More