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Cape Verde stands out as LGBTQ rights progress amid challenges across Africa

Jul 7, 2026

Cape Verde is being recognised as one of Africa's most LGBTQ-friendly countries, offering legal protections that remain rare across the continent. But despite growing acceptance, members of the community say the journey toward full equality is far from over.

Morocco's Gnaoua festival celebrates African roots through music and cultural exchange

Jul 7, 2026

The festival is known for creating unexpected collaborations between artists from different musical backgrounds, and this year's edition continued that tradition.

Breakaway Catholic group defies Pope to consecrate new bishops

Jul 7, 2026

A  Catholic splinter group consecrated four bishops on Wednesday, despite a direct appeal from Pope Leo to call it off.

Wole Soyinka university theatre fosters new talent in Nigeria and beyond

Jul 7, 2026

At the University of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, the Wole Soyinka Theatre stands out as a true breeding ground for talent. For decades, it has trained artists who have shaped theatre, film, and culture in Nigeria and beyond.

Ceuzany, Cape Verde's golden voice with volcanic emotion

Jul 7, 2026

Barefoot, arms raised and teeming with emotion, Ceuzany belts out the signature track from her latest album, a song dedicated to the fight against domestic violence, in a powerful voice that sends shivers through the Cape Verde bar

Hard-currency shortage threatens Tunisia’s summer festivals

Jul 7, 2026

Tunisia’s summer festival season is under threat after organizers said they could no longer obtain the foreign currency needed to pay international performers,raising the prospect of last-minut

Bruce Lee becomes first Chinese American honoured with state day

Jul 7, 2026

California will honour martial arts legend Bruce Lee with an annual day of recognition after Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation making May 17 Bruce Lee Day, a first for a Chinese American in the state's history.

Artisanal potters in Benin are preserving their heritage

Jul 7, 2026

Women in Sè, a village in south-western Benin that is celebrated as the country’s pottery capital, carry on their family traditions.

Dallas artist unveils mural paying tribute to Argentina and Lionel Messi

Jun 23, 2026

José May, known as 'Joe Skilz' spent a week in heat and rain painting the picture on a wall in the city's Deep Ellum district.

Morocco’s Fossil Sites Yield World-Class Discoveries — and Suffer Irreversible Looting

Jun 23, 2026

Abderrazak El Albani,a Marrakech-born geologist and professor at the University of Poitiers,has published a book recounting the journey that began with a 2010 paper in Nature — a paper that unsettle

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