Côte d’Ivoire Receives Sacred Drum Seized During Colonial Rule
A sacred talking drum seized from Côte d'Ivoire in 1916 arrived in Abidjan on Friday, completing the first official restitution...
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At 24, an Ethiopian Woman Preserves a 1,000-Year-Old Manuscript Tradition
She stretches goat skin across wooden frames and scrapes it clean with steel blades, enduring the smell, the flies and...
In Kigali, Delphine Kamaziga’s Pottery Café Helps Artisans Reach New Markets
On a quiet morning in Kigali, the steady rhythm of spinning pottery wheels fills a small creative centre as visitors...
Seeking the Global Stage, Ethiopia’s Sculptors Stand Ready
In a modest workshop in Addis Ababa, master sculptor Dereje Yehualashet bends over a single block of wood, shaping it...
Ethiopia’s Shabeely Resort Launch Highlights Unity, Tourism Drive
Ethiopia on Saturday inaugurated the 385-hectare Shabeely Resort in a push to boost tourism and regional development in the country's...
South Africa to Host 2027 World Economic Forum Spring Meeting
The World Economic Forum will hold its Spring Meeting in South Africa in 2027, bringing one of the Forum’s major...
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed Opens Denbi Eco Lodge to Boost Tourism
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Denbi Eco Lodge on Saturday in Bench Sheko Zone, part of the South...
Africa’s Oldest Cremation Pyre Found in Malawi, Dating Back 9,500 Years
Archaeologists have uncovered Africa’s earliest known cremation at the base of Mount Hora in northern Malawi, dating to about 9,500...
Morocco Leverages AFCON 2025 to Boost Global Tourism Visibility
As the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 enters its final stages, Moroccan officials are using the tournament to promote the...
Nigeria Ranks First in Global Generosity, Survey Finds
Nigeria ranked first globally for charitable giving in 2024, according to the Nigeria chapter of the World Giving Report 2025,...
Southern African Countries Cut Mobile Roaming Costs Under Regional Framework
Botswana and five Southern African countries have reduced and harmonized mobile roaming tariffs under a regional initiative aimed at lowering...
Ethiopia’s Tesfay Runs Second-Fastest Women’s Marathon Ever in Barcelona
Ethiopia's Fotyen Tesfay ran 2:10:53 in her first marathon Sunday, the fastest debut in women’s marathon history and the second-fastest...
Côte d’Ivoire Receives Sacred Drum Seized During Colonial Rule
A sacred talking drum seized from Côte d'Ivoire in 1916 arrived in Abidjan on Friday, completing the first official restitution...
Mozambique Launches $28 Million Recovery Project in Conflict-Hit North
Mozambique, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme have launched a $28 million project to rebuild livelihoods...