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Basel carnival lampoons Donald Trump with satirical glowing lanterns/in /by
Basel’s 700-year-old carnival begins with the 4am Morgenstreich, as lights go out and masked musicians parade with glowing, satirical lanterns.
Museveni blocks church mass for jailed opposition leader Besigye/in /by
A church service scheduled to honour jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been cancelled on the orders of the president, Besigye’s wife said on Monday.
New York buried in nearly 60 centimetres of snow as Manhattan falls silent/in /by
New York was blanketed by nearly 60 centimetres of snow, shutting schools, silencing traffic and turning Central Park into a playground of sledges and snowmen.
Von der Leyen in Kyiv as Ukraine marks four years of Russia’s war/in /by
Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion as Ursula von der Leyen visits Kyiv, vowing sustained EU financial and military support.
Six people injured after fire breaks out at Lagos international airport/in /by
Six people were injured and flights temporarily suspended after a fire broke out at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, late Monday afternoon, airport authorities said.
Somaliland looks to Israel for help with water crisis/in /by
Rainy seasons in Somaliland have been late and meagre for at least five years, leading to frequent droughts. Now the breakaway region hopes Israeli help can significantly boost the amount of land under cultivation from its current level of just 3 percent.
Gaza: Residents mark Ramadan amid food shortages/in /by
In war-scarred Gaza, residents are doing what they can to mark Ramadan as basic supplies continue to run thin on the ground.
DRC: Maurice Pellosh’s clients rediscover their portraits in documentary/in /by
A new documentary about Maurice Pellosh has enabled former clients of the Congolese photographer to rediscover their portraits that were taken decades ago.
Georgia village revives Berikaoba, an ancient pagan spring festival/in /by
Each spring, Georgia’s village of Didi Chailuri revives Berikaoba, a pagan rite with masked berikas, music and wrestling, hoping for fertility and good harvest.
Marie Noëlle Ada Meyo: “Gabon deserves much better” [Interview]/in /by
In Gabon, the High Authority for Communication has requested the suspension of social media until further notice. This decision has sparked controversy. We discuss this with Marie Noëlle Ada Meyo, Special Advisor and Deputy Spokesperson for President Oligui Nguema.