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Pics of the day: May 13, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Million-dollar diamonds up for auction in Geneva/in /by
Sotheby's estimates it will sell for 5.6 M to 6.5 million Swiss Francs ($6.1 M - $7.1 M).
South Africa building death toll soars to 33 as crews find more bodies/in /by
Despite a week passing since the multi-story building's collapse, the cause of this devastating event remains elusive, prompting ongoing rescue efforts and investigations by Western Cape authorities.
Chad’s opposition leader challenges the results of the presidential elections/in /by
Masra, the prime minister of Chad’s transitional government, had claimed victory shortly before the announcement and alleged that election results were being manipulated. He hasn’t publicly shared evidence to support his claim.
Togo: “Rendez-vous chez nous” festival shows why actors are taking theaters to the audience/in /by
"The theater returns to its origin, the theater returns to the people to whom it belongs, which is the people, the population, and this theater is made from the everyday life, from what we call the collective imagination of a city where people are, and to come and perform this theater in this place.
Nigeria: Unions protest electricity price hike following removal of subsidies/in /by
“Every protest have its own peculiarities, and when you look at this one, it is very special because it touches on the fabric of the economy because power is life, power is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy. Getting Nigeria out of the woods, we must be able to have stable power supply.” Dr. Tommy
Museum curator detained at Turkish airport for smuggling spider and scorpion samples/in /by
The museum’s website lists South Africa-born Lorenzo Prendini as the curator of its spider, scorpion, centipede, and millipede collections, as well as a professor at its Richard Gilder Graduate School. His research into spiders and scorpions has taken him to more than 30 countries
Thousands in Mali replaster the Mosque of Djenne/in /by
The annual re-plastering of Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, the world's largest mud-brick building and on UNESCO's Danger list since 2016, helps maintain its integrity.
Sudan: Fires used as weapon destroyed more towns than ever in April, study says/in /by
“We’ve documented the patterns of numerous fires and the continuing devastation to settlements around western Sudan, large and small, since the conflict broke out last April,” Anouk Theunissen, Sudan Witness project director, said in a news release Monday.
East Africa faces internet woes as undersea cable issues persist/in /by
As of Monday, some East Africans are still experiencing sluggish internet speeds, with telecom companies indicating that the problem persists and urging patience from subscribers.