Porters roam the narrow streets of Laleli in central Istanbul carrying parcels ready for shipment to customers all over the world.The maze of alleys that lead down to the Sea of Marmara have long been the centre of the “suitcase trade” to sub-Saharan Africa, a route through which merchants carry goods back and forth in …
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Search teams fanned out Saturday from the epicentre of deadly flash flooding in Nigeria, the Red Cross said, as the death toll from heavy rains in the north-central market town of Mokwa topped 150.The sharp rise in the toll came as bodies were recovered nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) from the town, where more than …
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Australian Lachlan Kennedy produced a powerful finish to topple a strong African 100m field in a personal best 9.98sec at the Kip Keino Classic on Saturday.Kennedy, 21, came from behind to beat Bayanda Wazala of South Africa and Kenya’s African 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala into second and third positions respectively in Nairobi.”As soon as …
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In a small village on the coast of southern Morocco, women gather in a house to create collaborative works of textile art, and also earn a living.Several hunch over large canvasses, embroidering their latest piece at the women-only workshop, in the village of 400 people. Some of their works have been shown internationally.”This project has …
Flash floods that ripped through parts of central Nigeria have killed at least 115 people and injured dozens of others, emergency services officials said on Friday, with the toll expected to rise further.Teams of rescuers continued to search for missing residents after torrential rains late on Wednesday through early Thursday washed away and submerged dozens …
World Boxing announced on Friday it will introduce mandatory gender testing to determine the eligibility of male and female athletes wanting to take part in its competitions.The international federation said it was introducing the policy after the furore surrounding boxers including women’s welterweight gold medallist Imane Khelif of Algeria at the Paris Olympics last year.World …
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Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan’s military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.For more than two years Africa’s third-largest country has been engulfed by a war between the army, led by the nation’s de facto …
From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York’s Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the “complexity” of the past and looking to the present. After a four-year renovation with a $70 million price tag, the reopening of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing comes amid heated debate …
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Ex-president Joseph Kabila on Thursday made his first appearance since returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.Ending days of speculation over his return, Kabila’s appearance comes despite the former president facing the possibility of a …
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Since stepping aside for current President Felix Tshisekedi in 2019, Joseph Kabila has had the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government chasing his shadow despite years in self-imposed exile.Now back in the vast central African country after his departure in 2023, the return of the leader of 18 years has caused an unwanted headache for those …
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