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
Countries On the traces of Senegal’s enigmatic anti-colonial heroine Kabrousse – She is hailed today as a figurehead of Senegal’s fight for independence from France – but trying... Read more 5 Nov, 2022
Arts and Leisure Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto released after cannabis controversy Rabat – Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was released from police custody on Wednesday but remains under investigation for alleged... Read more 27 Oct, 2022
Countries Slow-journeying in mountainous kingdom of Lesotho Thaba Bosigo – In the remote countryside of Lesotho, a kingdom in southern Africa, time stretches wide between long... Read more 24 Oct, 2022
Countries Lesotho’s mountain jockeys race in the mist Semonkong – Jockeys from the southern African kingdom of Lesotho on Saturday gathered with their mounts in the mountain... Read more 17 Oct, 2022
Countries Street art animates Johannesburg’s gritty streets Johannesburg – Next to a wall surrounding an empty lot in central Johannesburg, a cherry picker carries a man... Read more 15 Oct, 2022