Looted art stories take centre stage at Mauritshuis museum in The Hague/in /by
“I think it's very painful to see all those cultural objects in the depots of our European museums because we know that the people to whom they belong to are deprived of their culture. So, yes, I think it's painful indeed. But I'm also thankful to the fact that our museums work quite hard nowadays,
French visa ban controversy: Nigerien artists refuse to let culture be “taken away”/in /by
"We can't go to France, we have Africa, we have the other parts of the world. All they have to do is close themselves off. All they have to do is shut themselves up in their own box," says Garba Mahamane Lawali, director of Niger's musical training and promotion center.
French visa ban controversy: Nigerien artists refuse to let culture be “taken away”/in /by
"We can't go to France, we have Africa, we have the other parts of the world. All they have to do is close themselves off. All they have to do is shut themselves up in their own box," says Garba Mahamane Lawali, director of Niger's musical training and promotion center.
Nigeria: Volunteers brave the rain to commemorate World Cleanup Day/in /by
“The market is one of the busiest places in any city and is also a place that generates a very significant volume of waste due to the high... due to the quantity of activities going on, especially with regards to the fresh food produce and all that, the practices here just are unsanitary, basically.
Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee the war/in /by
Sudanese queue at a cramped office to apply for passports in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Since authorities inaugurated a new passport office in Port Sudan in late August, hundreds of people have lined up all day, every day, desperate to obtain paperwork that will allow them to leave Sudan's war
South Africa holds state funeral for Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi/in /by
"I have never met a man with such an enormous capacity to forgive and I doubt I will ever meet another one. He was simply extra ordinary, he faced the immense pain of being unjustly vilified by the very leaders whose mandate he was acting, yet he refused to abandon the mandate." Velenkosini Hlabisa
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso sign mutual defence pact/in /by
"Of course, everything starts with security. But the Heads of State must also think about economic issues, how to bring the different countries closer together, and how to facilitate trade between our different populations. All these issues will be added to the charter in the coming days. " Abdoula
Niger: Thousands again take part in anti-French protests, say ‘enough is enough’/in /by
"People always say that we Africans are the last in the world. But we ask them to leave and they refuse. They are rotting over there, and we won't give them peace until the day they leave."
Gabon: Cost of back-to-school items weighs on parents/in /by
"Back then, you could get a 200-page booklet for 500 francs (80 cents). But these days it's gone up a lot. Well, for us it's... It's too high actually. It's too expensive to learn. So it's complicated. Because with 30,000 ($49 , editor's note) you can only have 3 or 4 notebooks...."
Kenya: President William Ruto woos US tech companies despite boosting business taxes/in /by
"I have come to the Silicon Valley to underscore the Kenya government strategic intent to support through infrastructure and other investment, then enhancement of Kenya's position as the epicenter of Africa's innovation and technological transformation."