African winner of Nobel book prize ignites debate in Zanzibar
(GIN)—Out of 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021, only six have gone to African writers with only two to Black Africans. So, there...
‘Our imagination was violated’: France to return African art
PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron said in early October that his country will return 26 African artworks—royal thrones, ceremonial altars, revered statues—to Benin later in...
Palestinian captives launch hunger strike amid Israeli crackdown
Hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons have launched a hunger strike in protest against the regime’s intensified crackdown on detainees. The Palestinian Prisoners Club...
Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry
Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the...
Iran concerned by Israel presence in Caucasus, will not accept
Iran’s foreign minister has ringed the alarm about Israel’s presence in the Caucasus, stressing Tehran will not tolerate a geopolitical change in the region. “The...
In Barbados, UN Secretary General Guterres highlights power of ‘youth voices’ ahead of key trade and development conference
The UN secretary-general on Oct. 3 said he was committed to ensuring that the organization is a place where “youth voices are heard, and...
French report: 330,000 children victims of church sex abuse
PARIS—Victims of abuse within France’s Catholic Church welcomed a historic turning point Oct. 5 after a new report estimated that 330,000 children in France...
Questions about EU, World Bank, IMF ties with Sudan
Davoe Malpass recently landed in Khartoum, the first visit for a World Bank president to Sudan in more than 50 years, announced Prime Minister...
Sudan downplays progress in Israel ties, dismiss plans for Israeli embassy in Khartoum
Eleven months after Sudan agreed to normalize relations with Israel, the country’s foreign minister has played down progress in building ties with the regime,...
Canada’s Catholic Church apologizes ‘unequivocally’ to indigenous peoples for school abuses
Canada’s Catholic bishops have issued a public apology to indigenous people for a century of grave abuse and suffering at church-run residential schools. In a...