“The historic Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed in Maputo on 6 August was an inspiration to the outside world: the electoral process which has followed
NEWS
EU allocates funds to rescue migrants
The European Commission has taken stock of all work strands of Progress report of Migration agenda. The Report highlighted the EU efforts for rescuing lives
Tripoli GNA obstructs Europarl debate
Anna van Densky from Brussels. As a result of the considerable diplomatic effort of the Government of National Accord (GNA, Tripoli) mission in Brussels, the
Ethiopian Abiy Ahmed Nobel prize winner
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia has won Nobel Peace Prize for his input in ending the 20-year war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. https://twitter.com/unesco/status/1182589900203462656?s=21 Announcing
eu-africa
EU diplomacy welcomes Kamto liberation
“President Biya’s decision to stop military court proceedings against several leaders and activists of political parties and movements, including the “Mouvement pour la renaissance du
Kendell Geers ventures African mask philosophy
South African conceptual artist Kendell Geers presents African masks in unconventional way to evoke re-evaluation of cultural heritage of the continent, shifting from outdated perception of “fetish”
Africa /Human rights
Mozambique elections with «democratic aspirations»
“The historic Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed in Maputo on 6 August was an inspiration to the outside world: the electoral process which has followed
Angola against death penalty
In October Angola became party to the Optional Protocol aiming to the abolition of the death penalty, to the Convention against Torture and other cruel
politics
Mozambique elections with «democratic aspirations»
“The historic Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed in Maputo on 6 August was an inspiration to the outside world: the electoral process which has followed
Ethiopian Abiy Ahmed Nobel prize winner
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia has won Nobel Peace Prize for his input in ending the 20-year war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. https://twitter.com/unesco/status/1182589900203462656?s=21 Announcing
Mugabe buried in Kutama village
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe was buried on October 28 in his home village of Kutama, ending an argument between his clan and the government
Mnangagwa to attend Mugabe obsequies
Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, will address mourners of late Robert Mugabe at the National Sports Stadium, where thousands will wear the colours of the ruling
Congo government appointed
Democratic Republic of Congo Prime minister announced a new government after eight months of negotiations between President Felix Tshisekedi, who won an election and former
G7 focus on Africa
“Let me also say that the EU has concrete proposals for Africa. We are keeping our longstanding commitment to the Global Fund against AIDS, malaria
DEVELOPMENT/AID
Sindika Dokolo repatriates African heritage
#IncarNations exhibition of African artefacts intends to break the established patterns, presenting African in its aesthetics magnitude, but regard it as a philosophy. The synergy between Congolese
AID/IMMIGRATION
EU €34.275M aid to Great Lakes region
This week the European Commission has announced €34.275 million in humanitarian funding to help the most vulnerable people in the Great Lakes region in Africa.
EU allocates funds to rescue migrants
The European Commission has taken stock of all work strands of Progress report of Migration agenda. The Report highlighted the EU efforts for rescuing lives
CONFLICT/TERRORISM
Tripoli GNA obstructs Europarl debate
Anna van Densky from Brussels. As a result of the considerable diplomatic effort of the Government of National Accord (GNA, Tripoli) mission in Brussels, the
WILDLIFE
Tanzania ports exploited by traffickers
The vulnerabilities in maritime transportation and customs are being exploited by criminal traffickers in African sea ports. Container shipping facilitates the movement of wildlife goods,
“Roadkill”: lions use tourists as cover
Tourists were startled when a lion attacked an antelope kudu in the middle of the road in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. According to
Tanzania elephant & rhino populations recover
Tanzania presidency reported elephant and rhino populations have begun to recover after a government crackdown dismantled organized criminal networks involved in industrial-scale poaching and transporting
World giraffe day
Their habitat is being lost at an alarming rate, not to mention the myriad other threats they deal with, including poaching, the trade in giraffe
Botswana rare vultures massively poisoned
More than 500 endangered vultures died after ingesting three dead elephants whose carcasses were poisoned by poachers, the Botswana government said in a statement. #WildlifeCrime
Botswana lifts hunting suspension
Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism announced that “the government of Botswana has taken a decision to lift the hunting suspension.” BREAKING NEWS:
LIFESTYLE
Kendell Geers ventures African mask philosophy
South African conceptual artist Kendell Geers presents African masks in unconventional way to evoke re-evaluation of cultural heritage of the continent, shifting from outdated perception of “fetish”
Museum Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac free visit
Paris museum Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac will be “free for ten days” to pay tribute to the former head of state at the origin of its
Rare Angola Mask at BOZAR
The rare mask from Angola is at display at BOZAR, Brussels, among the artefacts of the IncarNations exhibition. The “Chihongo” masculine mask, meaning a spirit
Nine S.African top wine awarded
Nine of South Africa’s top wine and food tourism providers were named honourees in the inaugural Wine & Food Tourism Conference Awards at the close
SA Cabernet Sauvignon in focus
South Africa has a long history with Cabernet Sauvignon, both as a varietal and blended wine. Highly rated examples abound, too, including many Stellenbosch-based bottlings from
Vergelegen – top African winery
South Africa’s Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West has been voted the top winery on the African continent. (Image above: illustration). Vergelegen has been voted as the
Incarnations: Afrocentric cultural view
IncarNations African Art as Philosophy exhibition crosses the African continent, following former slave trade, and migration routes in search of essence of African art. Artist
IncarNations: Kendell Geers in Bozar
IncarNations is an exhibition created by the South African artist Kendell Geers in dialogue with the Congolese collector Sindika Dokolo. A fascinating initiative that reflects the
