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A striking 15-meter bamboo pavilion now towers over the Iyekogba neighborhood in Benin City, signaling the arrival of Nigeria’s first Black Muse arts festival and the opening of a significant new sculpture

A high-ranking Libyan military official sought by international justice authorities has been taken into custody in the capital. Osama Almasri Najim, former head of Libya’s judicial police, was arrested following investigations into

The announcement of Uganda’s presidential candidates for the 2026 election has confirmed what many already suspected: the race will be an all-male affair. This outcome, while predictable, underscores a systemic failure to

A week after a record-breaking hurricane tore through the Caribbean, communities are confronting devastation on an almost unimaginable scale. The storm, noted for its exceptional power and slow approach, has left a

The devastation in the Sudanese city of El Fasher is now so extensive that its horrors are visible from orbit. Satellite imagery reveals columns of smoke rising from strategic locations and evidence

A British teenager will stay in Ghana until at least the completion of his GCSE examinations, following a High Court ruling that sided with his parents’ concerns over his safety in the

A Ugandan artist has created a photographic series that examines the historical connection between indigo dye and the transatlantic slave trade, while simultaneously documenting her personal journey through emotional recovery. The project,

The United Nations has issued a stark warning that Sudan’s civil war is descending into uncontrollable violence as humanitarian conditions deteriorate dramatically. UN leadership described the situation as “spiraling out of control”

A senior Emirati diplomat has publicly acknowledged that his country and others made a critical error in their Sudan policy by failing to sanction the generals who overthrew the civilian government in

A significant new wave of displacement is unfolding in Sudan, with tens of thousands of civilians forced to abandon their homes following a major shift in the country’s ongoing civil war. According