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A South African choir sang for Queen Victoria. They had great highs — and awful lows

The singers traveled to England for a tour to raise money to build a technical college. Their story is receiving renewed attention because of a new dance performance based on the concert tour.

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Nigeria’s city of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ has survived and thrived for 1,000 years: here’s how

By the end of this century, the three most populous cities in the world are expected to be in Africa, with Lagos in Nigeria leading as home to 88.3 million people.

The Conversation

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

The African Union’s flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises large-scale infrastructure development and promises to “link the continent by rail, road, sea and air”.

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Venice Biennale 2023 review – an important challenge to western architectural tradition

Under the title The Laboratory of the Future, curator Lesley Lokko succeeds in her aim to show off under-represented talent from Africa and elsewhere – even if it doesn’t all quite come off

The Guardian - UK

Romance, strife, and broadcasting rights: African telenovela goes global

Producers of hugely successful shows are chasing viewers in Latin America, where the genre was pioneered

The Guardian - UK

Russian mercenaries behind slaughter of 500 in Mali village, UN report finds

Report implicates Wagner group fighters in Moura atrocity, including the torture and rape of civilians

The Guardian - UK

V&A's Tropical Modernism: a vivid look at architecture culture in newly independent Ghana

Subtitled ‘Architecture and Power in West Africa’, V&A's 'Tropical Modernism' is a richly historical show at the 2023 Venice Biennale, perfectly aligned with the overarching theme of inclusion and exploration of modernism’s overlooked cultural impact

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UK weather: Exact date Britain will finally hit 25C as African heat plume cranks up heat

After a wet and cloudy spring, Brits are finally seeing more blue skies and sun that are predicted to last the rest of the month and well into June that could see temperatures spike further

Daily Mirror

'I thought I was done': Africans evacuated from Sudan conflict share their stories

Many Africans escaping the conflict in Sudan that erupted with little warning last month faced a long wait to get out and severe challenges on the way as their governments struggled to mobilize resources

The Independent UK

Venice Architectural Biennale gives overdue voice to long-silenced Africa

Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko is giving voices that have long been silenced a platform at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale

The Independent UK

The toxic landscape of colonialism: Venice’s Architecture Biennale spotlights Africa

Is the era of the elderly white male finally over? This year’s global extravaganza, boasting a Ghanaian-Scottish curator, features a huge number of exhibitors from Africa – and shows its vicious exploitation continues

The Guardian - UK

Genome data sheds light on how Homo sapiens arose in Africa

Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils discovered at a site in Morocco called Jebel Irhoud

The Hindu

Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit story originated in African folktales, expert argues

The unacknowledged debt Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans deserves to be recognised, says scholar

The Guardian - UK

In Cape Verde, birthplace of morna, ideas and music collide

Praia’s annual music expo provides an opportunity for West African music industry stakeholders to explore new frontiers.

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Zimbabwe debt clearance tied to farmers' compensation and credible polls

The African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe’s $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe’s reforms. The bank is leading efforts to clear Zimbabwe’s crippling debts.

The Conversation

African architects challenge Venice exhibition to decolonise and start new conversations

Presented since 1979, the Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) is possibly the most influential architecture exhibition in the world. For the first time, this year’s edition is curated by an African architect, Lesley Lokko. She has ensured that a strong African presence is the central feature of the…

The Independent UK

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Carnivorous Dinosaur Big As School Bus Unearthed

The species sheds fresh light on the evolution of carnivorous species of dinosaurs

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Kidnapped Australian Dr Ken Elliott released by al-Qaida in Africa after seven-year fight for freedom

Penny Wong says the 88-year-old Perth man, who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2016, has been reunited with his family

Reuters

Genome data sheds light on how Homo sapiens arose in Africa

Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils discovered at a site in Morocco called Jebel Irhoud, located between Marrakech and the Atlantic coast.

Reuters

New dinosaur found in Spain illuminates history of meat-eating group

During the Cretaceous Period in a lush coastal region in eastern Spain, an impressive dinosaur with an elongated and vaguely crocodile-like skull was on the prowl for a meal, its curved and serrated teeth able to rip the flesh of its prey.

Wales Online

Terrifying monster dino the size of a school bus dug up

Carnivorous beast had powerful jaws and razor-sharp teeth

The Independent UK

Curator of Africa-themed Venice Biennale denounces Italy's denial of visas to 3 Ghanaians

The curator of this year’s Venice Biennale on architecture has denounced Italy’s denial of visas to three Ghanaian men who worked with her on the main exhibition giving voice to Africans and the African diaspora

The Independent UK

Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime

Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew nationwide in an attempt to curb violent crime

Evening Standard

Wilderness Safaris: an extraordinary brush with nature in Botswana

From swimming elephants to lions on the hunt, Radhika Aligh has the experience of a lifetime in the African wilderness

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