DRC: deadly fire ravages Bukavu neighborhood, claiming 14 lives/in /by
A devastating nighttime fire swept through the working-class Funu neighborhood of Bukavu, killing 14 members of two families and leaving a community in mourning amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the rebel-controlled city.
Revving up history: The motorsport legacy of Cape Town is back/in /by
Cape Town provides the stunning backdrop for a motorsport event that was popular from 1912 to the 1960s.
Protesters in Tblisi call for fair elections and European future/in /by
A march titled “Until the End, Until Victory” was held in Tbilisi on 26 October, beginning in Republic Square and moving toward the Parliament.
Pix of the Day: October 27, 2025/in /by
Pix of the Day: October 27, 2025
Seaweed farming in Zanzibar: Women at the heart of a blue revolution/in /by
For Zanzibar’s semi-autonomous government, seaweed sits at the heart of its “blue economy” agenda — a plan to grow prosperity through sustainable use of marine resources.
Artists gather in Morocco for the 17th Sufi culture festival in Fez/in /by
The 17th edition of the festival took place in Fez from 18 to 25 October 2025.
Ghana makes local languages compulsory in schools/in /by
The government of Ghana has announced that all teachers must now use local languages as the main medium of instruction at the basic school level.
Former Mali Prime Minister sentenced to two year prison for social media post/in /by
A court in Mali's capital sentenced former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to one year in prison on Monday, convicting the prominent politician over a social media post expressing solidarity with political prisoners, in a case critics see as a crackdown on dissent under the ruling military leader.
Zohran Mamdani fights against oligarchs in Queens as campaigns enter final stretch/in /by
Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, took the stage at a small stadium in Queens where he and two of the nation's leading progressives pitched his candidacy as a force to take on billionaires and "oligarchs" who have thrown money and support behind his opponents.
In Morocco, the Sufi Culture Festival of Fez celebrates the impact of Sufi heritage/in /by
The 17th edition of the festival took place in Fez from 18 to 25 October 2025.