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A senior figure in South Africa’s national assembly has condemned the decision by the United States to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. It follows confirmation by the White House that controversial cluster munitions provided by the United States to Ukraine have been deployed on the battlefield against Russian forces. But Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa, Solomon… Read More

A month after the provisional results of a referendum on a new draft constitution, Mali’s Constitutional Council has confirmed a massive victory for those who voted “yes.” 96.91 percent of the votes counted backed the plans which would set out a timetable of reforms and consultations leading up to the presidential election Announcing the result Amadou Ousmane Touré, president of the… Read More

Visitors to one of the biggest Middle Eastern art exhibitions ever held at Christie’s in London can see the vivid coloured orbs dominating a painting by Lebanese artist Samia Osseiran Joumblatt. Among more than 150 works on show are ‘Head’, by the late Syrian painter Marwan Kassab-Bachi, and ‘The Last Sound’, by celebrated Sudanese artist, Ibrahim El-Salahi. Curator, Deputy Chairman,… Read More

The streaming platform Netflix released its first African animation series on Thursday, a launch that has its scriptwriter, Zambian Malenga Mulendema, hoping for more original productions from the continent. The series “Supa Team 4” is set in a futuristic version of the Zambian capital Lusaka and tells the story of four teenage girls recruited by a former secret agent to… Read More

Guinness World Records (GWR) is urging Africans to emulate Nigerians in their pursuit of breaking records. However, they emphasize the importance of registering their attempts beforehand and adhering to the rules. Nigeria witnessed a surge in record-breaking endeavours after chef Hilda Baci’s impressive four-day cook-a-thon in May gained recognition from GWR. The organization has now measured the extent of this… Read More

Israel’s decision to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara is meaningless, the Algeria-backed Polisario movement said. “Such a position emanating from the Zionist entity or any other party to legitimise the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara is null and void,” the “Sahrawi Ministry of Information” said in a statement on Wednesday (Jul. 19). On Monday, the royal cabinet… Read More

In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Masano the leopard and mascot of the 9th edition of the La Francophonie Games greets the visitor. Workers were racing to finish sports facilities ahead of Games starting on July 28th. On July 20, a delegation led by Congolese Ministers of Sport, Foreign Affairs, Communication gave a tour of the Kinshasa site to… Read More

The Ponte City skyscraper in Johannesburg, completed in 1975, was once a sought-after location. In the subsequent years it fell into disrepair and disripute before its own renaissance. Foundation Dlala Nje — Zulu for “Let’s have fun!” — wants to change negative perceptions about the area. The view of Johannesburg from the Ponte City skyscraper is breathtaking, but the tower is struggling… Read More

In a Dutch museum the sound of hip-hop blares out next to sarcophagi and statues, in what curators say is an attempt to show the influence of ancient Egypt on black musicians. A photo of superstar Beyoncé dressed as Queen Nefertiti sits next to ancient busts, while a video of Rihanna channels Egyptian styles. What appears to be a pharaoh’s… Read More

Their lives are mired in poverty and despair. “Kush” will offer them relief they hope, but the nirvana is fleeting and carries a grim price. The recently emerged drug is making terrible inroads among the young in Sierra Leone. On the edge of a rubbish tip in the capital Freetown, Mohamed (name changed), a 25-year-old garbage picker, smoked a joint laced… Read More