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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

Last updated: 13 hours ago With a significant turnout, polling stations across nine provinces closed after 14 hours of voting. While officials prepare for tallying, final results aren’t imminent. The independent electoral commission plans to announce outcomes by Sunday. The African National Congress faces a challenge to its three-decade rule, with a new generation discontented amid widespread poverty. Despite winning… Read More

All eyes are set on South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission. Partial results in the national assembly election put the long-ruling African National Congress party ahead Thursday (May. 30). However, with around 34% of votes counted by Thursday 6 PM UTC, it was still only an early picture after Wednesday’s vote. This is the first time the ruling ANC has faced… Read More

Morocco’s Ayoub El Kaabi gifted his Greek club Olympiacos a historic win in Athens. On Wednesday (May 29), the Greek side celebrated becoming the first team from their country to win a European trophy. El Kaabi scored a goal four minutes before the end of extra time inflicting a second straight Europa Conference League final defeat on Fiorentina. El Kaabi… Read More

The tech industry has descended on Marrakech. Around 1,500 exhibitors, companies, entrepreneurs, innovators and startups from over 130 countries are attending the second GITEX Africa tech show. Morocco’s ABA Technology is presenting a spraying drone. The aircraft could help farmers in a country grappling with a sixth year of drought. “Faced with climatic challenges such as drought and thanks to… Read More