When the French president Emmanuel Macron called for the restitution of African artefacts by the West in 2017, his statement was viewed in the international media as groundbreaking. Those reports ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...

His parents moved to Ivory Coast in the 1980s, towards the end of a period of exceptional economic growth that economists dubbed the “Ivorian miracle”. They came to work, drawn by the country ...

Then there are animals that have been trained to make art. Pigcasso was a pig in South Africa whose trainer taught her to paint on canvas via reinforcement learning. The trainer would pick out the ...

Addis Ababa, March 18, 2025 (ENA)—The second edition of the East Africa Art and Culture Festival that anticipates bringing together nine countries will take place in Addis Ababa from March 20 to 24, ...

Budget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, was one of the most notable since the end of white rule ...

“And public spaces need lots of people to be functional and to be safe.” Authorities in Johannesburg have encouraged public art initiatives to improve safety and environmental conditions. With a ...

U.S.A.I.D. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United ...

Since its inception in 2018, the Africa Business Forum has promoted dialogue between governments, investors, service providers, project promotors and other stakeholders on challenges, opportunities, ...

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