World ‘Enlightened tingle’: Aussie cafe offers $140 cup of coffee Melbourne – At US$140 a pop, one cafe in Melbourne, Australia is serving up no ordinary cup of joe.... Read more 13 Feb
Arts and Leisure Fifteen films bid for top prize in Africa’s premiere film fest Ouagadougou – Fifteen feature-length movies are vying for the top prize in next month’s FESPACO festival, Africa’s top cinema... Read more 14 Jan
Benin Benin’s famed Voodoo festival draws back Afro-descendants Ouidah – Every year in Benin, locals celebrate a festival in tribute to the deities of Voodoo, the indigenous... Read more 11 Jan
Countries Trumpets and colours return to Cape Town carnival Cape Town – A tambourine in hand and a pacifier in his mouth, two-year-old Thaakir Buzic is ready to... Read more 2 Jan
Countries Female genital mutilation rates peak in Kenya during school holidays – an alternative option offers a solution Tammary Esho, Amref International University (AMIU) Female genital mutilation is a practice deeply rooted in cultural traditions around the... Read more 25 Dec, 2022
Countries Germany hands back looted artefacts to Nigeria Abuja – Germany handed back more than 20 looted artefacts to Nigeria on Tuesday, saying it was to “right... Read more 21 Dec, 2022
Countries Restoring French West Africa’s capital to its original splendour Saint-Louis – An intricately detailed balcony, a coat of fresh paint and large bay windows opening onto the street:... Read more 12 Dec, 2022
Countries Tuareg festival revives dreams of tourism in troubled Niger Iferouane – Dishes of spit-roasted lamb were served and the sound of electric guitars echoed across the pink Saharan... Read more 10 Dec, 2022
Countries Sudan’s Rastas fear new crackdown but vow to fight on Khartoum – With his long dreadlocks and slouchy beanie, Abdallah Ahmed has always known his choice of lifestyle means... Read more 2 Dec, 2022
Countries Nigeria’s ancient Benin Bronze treasures go digital Lagos – Nigeria’s famed Benin bronzes – artefacts stolen during British colonial rule and scattered across the globe –... Read more 16 Nov, 2022