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Far from the hustle and bustle of Ivory Coast’s biggest city, the tropical climes, sea air and history of Grand-Bassam have made the sleepy UNESCO-listed town a magnet for artists.Ibrahim Ketoure has thrown open his studio and gallery to other artists, who like him became jaded by their time in the vast economic hub, Abidjan, …

Artists abandon Abidjan for Ivory Coast beachside havenFri, 06 Dec 2024 06:49:45 GMT Read More »

In a carnival of drums, horns, and revving motorbikes, Ghana’s ruling party and opposition candidates on Thursday rallied thousands of supporters for their final campaigning before a tightly contested weekend presidential election.Saturday’s vote has emerged as a close race between ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, current Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, and former president and …

Ghana rivals rally in final campaign before tight electionThu, 05 Dec 2024 21:19:15 GMT Read More »

McKinsey and Co. Africa has agreed to pay nearly $123 million to settle a probe into bribes paid to South African officials to obtain lucrative consulting contracts, the US Justice Department said Thursday.The wholly owned subsidiary of global consulting giant McKinsey and Co. was accused of paying bribes to officials at Transnet Ltd, South Africa’s …

McKinsey Africa to pay $122.8 mn for bribing South African officialsThu, 05 Dec 2024 18:27:17 GMT Read More »

UNESCO on Thursday added a colourful parade of Nigerian knights on horseback celebrating Islam’s two holiest holidays to its intangible cultural heritage list.Dating back to the 15th century, the processions see a prestigious religious ruler and 10,000 horse riders accompanied by musicians march through the streets of Kano, the largest city in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim …

Eid festivities in north Nigeria make UNESCO heritage listThu, 05 Dec 2024 18:10:19 GMT Read More »

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unveiled Thursday a new three-year strategic plan to boost Madrid’s economic and diplomatic ties with Africa and develop “legal channels” for migration.The move comes as Spain is struggling to curb a surge in irregular migrant arrivals by boat in Spain’s Canary Islands in the Atlantic, mainly from Western Africa.”Our country …

Spain PM unveils strategy to boost Africa tiesThu, 05 Dec 2024 17:15:22 GMT Read More »

In a carnival of drums, horns, flags and revving motorbikes, Ghana’s ruling party and opposition candidates rallied supporters for the last campaign on Thursday before a tightly contested presidential election.Saturday’s vote has emerged into a close race between ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, current Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, and former president and NDC party …

Ghana rivals hold final election rallies in tight raceThu, 05 Dec 2024 17:10:25 GMT Read More »

Sierra Leone on Thursday started injecting the first of thousands of frontline workers with a preventive Ebola vaccine, a decade after the disease ravaged parts of West Africa killing more than 11,000 people.Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia were the worst-affected countries 10 years ago, in what was the largest Ebola outbreak since the virus was …

S.Leone launches nationwide Ebola vaccination a decade after outbreakThu, 05 Dec 2024 17:07:41 GMT Read More »

Ryan Rickelton made a battling century as South Africa overcame a shaky start on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park on Thursday.The left-handed Rickelton hit 101 as South Africa reached 269 for seven at the close.Rickelton, 28, has been a peripheral figure in the South African Test …

Rickelton hits first Test ton for South Africa against Sri LankaThu, 05 Dec 2024 17:04:25 GMT Read More »

Namibia’s first woman president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said her victory in a disputed vote last week had broken a “glass ceiling”.The vice-president secured just past 57 percent of the vote, well ahead of the candidate for the main opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) on 25.5 percent, the election authority announced on Tuesday.Yet the …

Namibia’s first woman president says ‘breaks glass ceiling’Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:50:13 GMT Read More »

Togo will hold its first elections for the upper house of parliament, the senate, on February 2, one of the last steps towards implementing a contested new constitution, the government said on Thursday.The overhaul abolishes the election of the head of state by universal suffrage and introduces a parliamentary system.It has been slammed by opposition …

Togo to elect first senate in February under constitution overhaulThu, 05 Dec 2024 12:48:43 GMT Read More »