By Rédaction Africanews and Anadolu Paukum Bassi is a Cameroonian balafon musician. He plays an instrument that is a type of struck idiophone. Known as balafon, the sort of xylophone can be constructed of animal hors, skins and wood. It is believed to have been crafted in 12th century in the Sosso Kingdom, located in…
By Rédaction Africanews The UN Security Council on Friday extended for just six months the United Nations political mission in Sudan, after UN envoy Volker Perthes was accused by Sudan’s army chief of stoking the worsening civil conflict. In a short resolution, the Council unanimously agreed to extend until December 3, 2023 the UN Integrated…
By Rédaction Africanews Claressa Shields is perhaps in the prime of her career, establishing a big enough name as a two-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion in three weight classes to headline the first boxing card in the six-year history of Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. The undisputed middleweight champion became the first woman to…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies op diplomats from BRICS countries called for a “rebalancing” of the global order during talks in South Africa on Thursday, as the bloc seeks a larger voice in the international arena. Foreign ministers from the five-nation grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met in Cape Town for…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP World No Tobacco Day Tobacco farming is booming in some African countries. Big producers include Zimbabwe and Malawi. However, as the world marks on May 31st the “No tobacco day”, the world health organization sounded the alarm on the increase in tobacco farming land at the expense of food crops….
By Rédaction Africanews and Hajar Toufik, reporting from Marrakech The first edition of Gitex Africa was launched in Marrakech on Wednesday (May 31st). Operators in the sectors of technology and innovation came together in Morocco to exchange views on the digital economy. 900 companies and 250 lecturers from 95 countries are taking part in the…
AFP , Wednesday 31 May 2023 The price of petrol in Nigeria tripled at government-run stations on Wednesday, two days after newly-elected President Bola Tinubu announced he would scrap fuel subsidies in his first move after taking office. His announcement was followed by confusion as to when the measure would take place. The previous government…
African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Paul Mashatile said while the country was committed to the implementation of the just energy transition plan, this should be done periodically, without disrupting the power supply. Ndaedzo Nethonzhe | 30 May 2023 19:42 JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Paul Mashatile has cautioned against rushing from coal-fired…
One of Africa’s most-celebrated authors and playwrights, Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo, has died aged 81. A renowned feminist, she depicted and celebrated the condition of African women in works such as The Dilemma of a Ghost, Our Sister Killjoy and Changes. She opposed what she described as a “Western perception that the African female is…
