Unearthing The Origins of East Africa’s Lost Civilization
@ CNN On the Tanzanian coast, 330 km south of capital Dar es Salaam, there’s a stillness out on the water that belies the frenetic...
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Yassmine Attia: Brilliant Tunisian Woman Wins International Caen Debate Prize.
A young Tunisian lawyer, Yasmine Attia, presented a laudable case in the 25th debating contest at the memorial of Caen in France. The young attorney...
Interactive Workshops For Aspirant Screenwriters, Playwrights, Creative Writers in Cape Town
During November and December 2015, the Writing Studio will present pro-active and interactive workshops for aspiring screenwriters, playwrights and creative writers at its studio in...
MTN Wins 2015 World Brand of The Year Award
MTN Group has won the 2015 Global Brand of the Year Award. The announcement was made at the World Branding Award ceremony held in London...
Ancient Ethiopian Man’s Genome Illuminates Ancestry of Africans
Prehistoric Man in Cave (Shutterstock www.shutterstock.com) DNA extracted from the skull of a man buried 4,500 years ago in an Ethiopian cave is providing new...
Three Awards Go To Egyptian Filmmaker At The Final Cut Venice Workshop
Director Sherif El Bendary received three awards for his new film within Final Cut in Venice workshop as part of the ongoing installment of Venice...
UN Slams DR Congo Ban on Film on Doctor
The DR Congo’s UN mission chief on Wednesday slammed a government ban on an acclaimed film about Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege, who has treated thousands...
The Long Road Toward Consensus on Safeguards
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The World Bank is updating its policies protecting the poor and the environment in Bank- financed projects. The World Bank launched the 3rd...
Mysterious 2,000-Year-Old Podium Found in Jerusalem
BY : ROSSELLA LORENZI Joe Uziel, co-director of the excavation from the Israel Antiquities Authority, sitting atop the 2,000-year-old stepped structure. SHAI HALEVY/IAA GreatArchaeologicalDiscoveriesAhead:Photos VIEW CAPTION ...
Nine princes Jostle For Ooni Stool
Nine princes, at the weekend, emerged top contenders from the Giesi Ruling House for the vacant stool of Ooni of Ife, vacated by Oba Okunade...
ARTSY EDITORIAL Now in its eighth year, FNB Joburg opens its 2015 edition next week with a lineup featuring some of the strongest names in...
Cannes Film Festival Winners: The Complete List
“Dheepan” wins Palme d’Or; Rooney Mara, Emmanuelle Bercot and Vincent Lindon take acting honors French director Jacques Audiard‘s “Dheepan” is the best film of the...
King Musinga And The Bitter History of Colonialism
Just a stone throw away from Rusizi (formerly Cyangugu) district lies a historical site that is linked to once exiled King Yuhi V Musinga, who...
The Best Sonnets of All Time…
Picking the greatest sonnets of all time involves personal taste and fancy. (So if you disagree with my choices, please feel free to compile your...
‘Contemporary Design Africa’ Book Highlights African Innovation, Challenging Dominant Perceptions of The Continent
Tapiwa Matsinde’s book, Contemporary Design Africa, challenges perceptions of African creativity by focusing on design and innovation on the continent. Tapiwa Matsinde is a British-Zimbabwean...
The 23 July Revolution: A History Through Egyptian Cinema Classics
On the 63rd anniversary of the 23 July 1952 revolution, Ahram Online revisits classic films that attempted to capture changes in the socio-political system Adham...
Northern Mali, Timbuktu Heritage Sites Rebuilt Amid Surging Violence // Nord Du Mali, Sites Du Patrimoine De Timbuktu Reconstruits Au Milieu De La Flambée De Violence
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) praised the people of Timbuktu for reconstructing cultural heritage sites destroyed by armed groups, saying “those...
BOOK REVIEW ;The Rain Fardel // CRITIQUE DE LIVRE ; La Pluie Fardel
By Molara Wood Title: The Rain Fardel Author: Tade Ipadeola 71pp, Khalam Collective, Ibadan, (Nigeria), 2005 To poet, Tade Ipadeola, the guises of...
Insurer, Courier Firm Sued Over Stolen Artworks // Assureur, Entreprise De Messageries Poursuivi Sur Les œuvres D’art Volées
A legal battle has ensued between Insurance Company of East Africa (ICEA), FedEx Express and Ms Irene Muteteri, a client of the two companies. Ms...
The History Of British Slave Ownership Has Been Buried: Now Its Scale Can Be Revealed // L’histoire De La Propriété Slave Britannique A Eté Enterré : Maintenant Son Echelle Peut Révéler
The past has a disconcerting habit of bursting, uninvited and unwelcome, into the present. This year history gate-crashed modern America in the form of a...