Namibia is welcoming nearly 100 Batswana of Herero descent back to their ancestral land in a significant step toward restorative justice for descendants of those who fled German South West Read More..
Former UNESCO head Amadou Mahtar Mbow dead at 103
Senegalese intellectual and politician Amadou Mahtar Mbow, who headed the UN’s cultural agency, Unesco, for 13 years, has died at the age of 103, Senegal’s press agency (APS) said on Tuesday Read More..
Uganda’s Olympian Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend
Uganda’s Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died four days after being set on fire by her boyfriend, the country’s Olympic chief said. “We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Read More..
Cuba: Afro-descendant women and men showcase the beauty of their hair
Cuban men and women who embrace their Afro-descended heritage and hair. La Habanna hosted on late August the island’s first Afro beauty-aesthetics convention. The trend that has been taking place Read More..
Historic milestone: Mandisa Maya becomes South Africa’s Chief Justice
Mandisa Maya, South Africas’s Deputy Chief Justice, has been appointed the country’s new Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court by President Cyril Ramaphosa. She takes up the position from September Read More..
UN First Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa
UN Tourism’s first Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa has been lauded as a significant landmark in catalysing the growth of culinary tourism across the host country of Zimbabwe Read More..