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In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, women are now taking the front seats/in /by
Thiam is a beatmaker, and one of only a few women in Senegal who call themselves such. Her stage name is “Myamy the Ay Girl,” a mix of English and Wolof that means “the girl who can”.
Springboks upbeat on rematch against All Blacks on Saturday/in /by
South Africa looked ahead to facing New Zealand on Saturday in a repeat of last year's Rugby World Cup final.
A centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved is reclaimed in New York/in /by
In the last three summers, the remains of up to 27 people have been located. Grave markers have been found, one for Caezar Smith, who was born enslaved and died a free man in 1839
NBA – Stephen Curry extends contract with Golden State Warriors until 2027/in /by
Stephen Curry, the star point guard, will extend his contract with the Golden State Warriors until 2027. Curry, who led Team USA to victory against France in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will remain with his lifelong team for an additional year, with the extension valued at nearly $63 million.
DRC: One year after the Goma Massacre, relatives of victims call for “true justice”/in /by
One year ago at least 50 people were killed by military men inside a temple. On the first commemoration of the tragic event, relatives of the victims and congregants attended a ceremony. Pain and anger were palpable inside their new temple. About a hundred people were gathered on Friday (Aug. 30).
WATCH: Russian airstrike on Kharkiv apartment block kills six people/in /by
At least six people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv on Friday.
WATCH: Shanshan causes widespread disruption in Japan/in /by
A slow-moving tropical storm, Shanshan, has unleashed heavy rain across Japan, flooding roads and rivers in the south and causing widespread disruption.
‘No worries’ about Putin’s visit to Mongolia, an ICC member state – Kremlin/in /by
The visit, scheduled for Sept. 3, will be Putin’s first trip to an ICC member state since March 2023. The ICC has accused the Russian president of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine. Russian officials have dismissed the warrants as “null and void.”
Togo: Guin people mark new year with Sacred Stone ceremony/in /by
The annual event takes place between late August and early September in Glidji, south-east Togo. The Guin people migrated from Ghana in the late XVIIth century.
Residents of Sudan’s scarred central city pay a heavy price with no end in sight to fighting/in /by
Sudan’s war has created the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 10.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes since fighting began, according to the International Organization for Migration.