Africa’s week in pictures: 11

[ad_1] A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent: Shahzaib Akber/EPAOn Thursday, South African artists from the Ajao Africa group dazzle audiences at the Arts Council of Pakistan festival in the capital Karachi...Thomas Mukoya/ReutersA family of elephants strikes a pose at the Aberdare National Park in Kenya. Thomas Mukoya/ReutersOn Saturday, rippling muscles are on display at the Mr and Miss East Africa Bodybuilding Contest...Gerald Anderson/Getty ImagesThe […]

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Africa: French Police Release Anti-Western Firebrand Kemi Seba Without Charge

[ad_1] Controversial activist Kemi Seba, known for his fiercely anti-Western, pan-Africanist stance, has been released from French custody without charges, two days after he was arrested in Paris. French prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that Seba was released the day before, although preliminary investigations into his activities are continuing. The France-born activist, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, was detained on Monday on suspicion of "foreign interference" in French affairs. He has previously been sentenced in France several […]

October 18, 2024 2

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Africa: Ibrahim Maalouf Embraces the World

[ad_1] Ibrahim Maalouf is shape-shifting Renaissance man. A master of the quarter-tone trumpet, a modified version of the instrument capable of playing Arabic scales (maqamat), Maalouf has performed and recorded classical music, jazz, experimental works, a collaboration with Angelique Kidjo, and other forays into pop music. This year, Maalouf has two new albums, Paris in Love, documenting an epic, sold-out concert held at the iconic Accor Arena in Paris, and also Trumpets of Michel Ange, an album honoring the memory […]

October 18, 2024 2

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Zimbabwe: Colonial White Boys in Zimbabwe – John Eppel’s Autobiography Is a Welcome Book, but a Difficult Read

[ad_1] Zimbabwean writer John Eppel's literary career has always been defined by one peculiar trait. He publishes fictional work, in stark contrast to the majority of the country's other white writers who have fetishised the autobiographical mode. During the post 2000s period, white Zimbabwean narratives of crisis which focused on the land reform programme gained an international following. Read more: Animal Farm has been translated into Shona - why a group of Zimbabwean writers undertook the task Zimbabwe's liberation struggle […]

October 18, 2024 4

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Africa: How the World Bank and IMF Can Truly Drive a Clean Energy Transition

[ad_1] The financial institutions' current approaches to funding renewable energy projects are far too limited, rigid, and opaque. As ministers around the world gear up for annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG), on 21-26 October in Washington DC, climate will be high on the agenda again. Many discussions will centre on climate finance, while the World Bank is set to replace its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) and implement a new Corporate Scorecard. […]

October 18, 2024 5

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Kenya’s deputy president sacked by the Senate while in hospital

[ad_1] Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital.In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya's recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to defend himself, a day after he had pleaded not guilty to 11 charges.However, Gachagua, popularly […]

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Africa Must Invest in School Feeding Programs to Boost Its Future

[ad_1] Speaking on World Food Day, Wawira Njiru, CEO of Kenyan non-profit Food for Education, has called on African and world leaders to invest in school feeding programs to feed the future of all of Africa. Ahead of a visit to Washington where she will meet with officials from the World Bank and pointing to data in the World Bank's recent Africa Pulse report, Wawira Njiru called for urgent investment in the school feeding revolution to ensure children across Africa […]

October 18, 2024 5

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Tanzania: Fresh Fish Dishes Lure Locals, Tourists in Kigamboni

[ad_1] DAR ES SALAAM: KIGAMBONI food vendors have said fish dishes are a major attraction for both locals and tourists, primarily due to their freshness and the rich culinary traditions. A prominent Mama Lishe from Kigamboni Ferry, Ms Ummy Amiry, shared at a recent Coca-Cola Food Fest that local access to freshly caught seafood from the Indian Ocean allows vendors to prepare authentic meals that reflect Tanzanian heritage. "Most of our customers, especially tourists, are drawn to our fish dishes […]

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Uganda: Speaker Among to Run for the Blind

[ad_1] Kampala — The "Run for the Blind" event takes place on November 17, State Minister for Disability Affairs Hellen Grace Asamo said, and will coincide with the observance of International White Cane Day, which will be celebrated later this year to promote awareness about the rights and needs of the visually impaired community. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, will headline a monumental fundraising marathon to raise funds for the government's quest to provide 10,000 white canes for the […]

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