The Cuanza Corridor and Semba music style were recently elevated to national historic and cultural heritage.This was confirmed by minister…
Category: Culture
National Arts and Cultural fund launched to preserve Seychelles’ heritage
The National Arts and Cultural Fund was launched at State House on Saturday to allow interested persons both in Seychelles…
Commonwealth Games: Nigeria to organise competition for schools in Lagos
The Commonwealth Games Nigeria (CGN) said on Saturday it would organise a Community Grassroots Sports programme for secondary schools in…
UNIBEN wins Africa outstanding varsity award in Rwanda
The University of Benin has won the Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Rwanda.The Vice-Chancellor of…
Archaeologists Find Well-Preserved 500-Year-Old Spices on Baltic Shipwreck
LUND, SWEDEN — Archaeologists say they have uncovered a "unique" cache of well-preserved spices, from strands of saffron to peppercorns…
Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Actor, Dies at 61
BURBANK, CALIF. — Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of…
Top Africa film festival opens in insurgency-hit Burkina
OUAGADOUGOU— Africa’s biggest film festival kicked off in Burkina Faso on Saturday with the Sahel nation’s long-running insurgency looming large…
Africa’s Largest Film Festival Offers Hope in Burkina Faso
Most film festivals can be counted on to provide entertainment, laced with some introspection.The weeklong FESPACO that opened Saturday in…
DR Congo police disperse protest against slow M23 rebel pullback
GOMA (DR Congo)— Police have fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of…
Aussie Scientist Adds To Knowledge Of World’s Tree Species
SYDNEY, An international team of conservation scientists, including researchers from Australia, believe, they have finally unearthed the answer as to,…