The return of the artefacts comes as calls mount in Africa for Western countries to hand back colonial spoils. Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have also received requests to return lost treasures. In Benin, returned objects will be exhibited at several sites, including a former Portuguese fort in Ouidah, while awaiting the completion of…
Boeing has reached an agreement with the families of the 157 people who died in the Ethiopia 737 Max crash in 2019. The plane maker accepts liability for their deaths, according to court documents in Chicago. In return, families of the victims will not seek punitive damages from the company. Lawyers for the victims’ families…
Thousands of Tunisians went on strike and rallied Wednesday after a demonstrator died of tear gas inhalation during angry demonstrations over the reopening of a rubbish dump, as environmental crises mount in the North African country. Abderrazek Lacheheb, 35, died early Tuesday in Agareb, in the Sfax region on the central coast, after security forces…
New report says Beijing championing development of industry alongside its flagship Belt and Road Initiative. The Beijing-backed expansion of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in many African countries risks fuelling the illegal wildlife trade and threatens the future of some of the world’s most endangered species, a new report has warned. The growth of the TCM…
Amnesty International found evidence of brutal acts committed by TPLF fighters during an offensive in August. Tigrayan rebels raped, robbed and beat up several women during an attack on a town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, Amnesty International has found, amid mounting evidence of brutal violence committed during the year-long conflict. According to an investigation released…
Cutting down trees to save a city from drought might seem like an unlikely plan, but that’s exactly what the South African city of Cape Town has started doing, after becoming the first global city to come close to running out of water. It is three years since it edged dangerously towards what was described…
The bodies of more than 20 children killed by a fire in a school in Niger were buried on Tuesday in the city of Maradi. The 20 children were buried after a ceremony at a mosque attended by relatives and authorities. Three classrooms made of straw were consumed by the fire at a pre-school and…
The embattled Tigray region’s capital is suffering food and fuel shortages as the Ethiopian government blockades continue. Once a bustling city with a viable commercial economy, now there is barely any fuel for transport and shortages of food and other goods in the market have driven prices up beyond the reach of most residents. Only…
Among its 210 million residents, oil-rich Nigeria has a wealth of upcoming contemporary art collectors. ArtX founder Tokini Peterside launched the project introduce collectors in Nigeria to other markets. Today, bout 30 art galleries from across the world came to show off their best pieces at the ArtX fair in Lagos. Nigeria’s elite sipped champagne…
Botswana is moving ahead to ring-fence business activities for locals. The protected list has 21 business crafts, ranging from bread and confectionery to furniture. An economics lecturer believes taxing foreigners more could work better than blocking them. “It’s tough out here. But going home is not an option, I will stick around if they enforce…