Nigeria/ Alue-Do Festival: Police arrest 15 as violence against women prompts national outcry
Following the circulation of disturbing videos showing young men chasing, stripping, and assaulting women during the Alue-Do festival in Ozoro,...
CULTURE
Burkina Faso: The Farafina Institute, spearheading Africa’s comprehensive revival
By appointing the members of the Farafina Institute of Black Peoples, President Ibrahim Traoré is not merely adding another stone...
Burkina Faso takes decisive step toward operationalizing Institute of Black Peoples-Farafina
By adopting two decrees on Thursday, March 19, 2026, appointing the members and president of the Steering Council of the...
Chuck Norris, martial arts icon and action star, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion who became a global action hero through films and the hit series Walker, Texas Ranger,...
Louvre appoints new Director after jewel heist and resignation
Christophe Leribault has been named the new president-director of the Louvre Museum in Paris, following the resignation of Laurence des...
Tyla secures second Grammy, solidifying african music’s global rise
South African singer Tyla has clinched the Grammy for Best African Music Performance for the second consecutive year. Her winning...
Music/ Fela Kuti to receive posthumous Grammy lifetime achievement Award
The late Nigerian icon Fela Kuti will be honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, marking a historic, if belated,...
Burkina Faso: Farafina appointed head of the Institute of Black Peoples, a new body dedicated to African history and renaissance
On Friday, the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency of Faso, Dr. Zakaria SORÉ, representing the President of Faso, Captain...
Togo: The Ekpesoso ritual listed by UNESCO, a symbol of cultural identity and international influence
Togo has reached a new milestone in valorizing its living heritage and projecting its international image with the inscription of...
Niger: The visit of the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso to Iférouane, a symbol of cultural and strategic alliance in the Sahel
In a strong gesture of fraternity and regional cooperation, Burkinabe Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo was welcomed in Niamey...
