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France’s government on Wednesday discussed a bill designed to speed up the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin, officials said.If approved, the law would make it easier for the country to return cultural goods in France’s national collection “originating from states that, due to illicit appropriation, were deprived …

French govt prepares new law to return colonial-era artWed, 30 Jul 2025 13:33:22 GMT Read More »

Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of fate.Standing in his Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary not far from the capital Freetown, he tenderly patted a young ape’s nose and stroked its cheek, whispering a …

One man’s 30 years of toil to save Sierra Leone’s orphaned chimpsWed, 30 Jul 2025 05:05:19 GMT Read More »

At least three people were killed and over a thousand arrested on a second day of looting and protest in Angola Tuesday, a day after four died in violence during a strike against fuel price hikes.Transport in the capital Luanda remained suspended and shops closed after Monday’s unrest, while sporadic gunfire was heard throughout the …

More deaths reported in Angola unrest after fuel hike protestsTue, 29 Jul 2025 20:34:14 GMT Read More »

Veteran Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday he will seek a fourth term in the west African country, as tensions rise over the exclusion of many opposition candidates.Ouattara, 83, who has led Ivory Coast since 2011, will be the overwhelming favourite to win the October 25 vote.Ouattara had already been nominated by his ruling …

I.Coast President Ouattara, 83, to seek fourth termTue, 29 Jul 2025 17:57:15 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday he will seek a fourth term in the west African country, as tensions rise over the exclusion of many heavyweight opposition candidates.Ouattara, 83, has led Ivory Coast since 2011.He had been earlier officially nominated by his ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) party as its …

I.Coast President Ouattara, 83, says will seek fourth termTue, 29 Jul 2025 14:57:47 GMT Read More »

Shots rang out as Angola’s capital was gripped by a second day of looting Tuesday, after at least four people were killed and scores arrested when violence erupted during a strike against a fuel price hike.Transport in Luanda remained suspended and shops closed after massive looting on Monday, the first day of the taxi drivers’ …

Unrest in Angolan capital after 4 killed in fuel hike protestsTue, 29 Jul 2025 12:50:18 GMT Read More »

Gunshots thundered and attackers burst into the church hall, picked out victims, tied them up and shot them dead, survivors of the massacre in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday.Witnesses of the attack overnight Saturday to Sunday in Komanda, Ituri province, described to AFP how Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters massacred dozens of worshippers …

DR Congo church massacre survivors recount night of terrorMon, 28 Jul 2025 21:35:04 GMT Read More »

On a sweltering Monday morning at Cairo’s main railway station, hundreds of Sudanese families stood waiting, with bags piled at their feet and children in tow, to board a train bound for a homeland shattered by two years of war.The war is not yet over, but with the army having regained control of key areas …

Hundreds of Sudanese refugees in Cairo take up chance to return home for freeMon, 28 Jul 2025 17:49:57 GMT Read More »

Looting and vandalism broke out in the Angolan capital Monday as the taxi industry began a strike over rising fuel prices in the latest of a series of protests over the measure.The government in Africa’s second-largest oil producer raised heavily subsidised gasoline prices from 300 to 400 kwanzas ($0.33 to $0.43) a litre on July …

Looting, vandalism in new Angola fuel-hike protestMon, 28 Jul 2025 17:13:01 GMT Read More »

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face chronic hunger.The African Union urged donors to provide greater support for the world’s poorest continent, which is struggling with poverty, unrest and the …

Hunger must never be ‘weapon of war’, UN chief tells Africa food summitMon, 28 Jul 2025 15:42:29 GMT Read More »