Life & Development

UK museum displays African artefacts it knows little about

The Manchester Museum holds thousands of African artefacts that were acquired during the British Empire through confiscation and looting.

Kenyan environmentalist ends wildebeest route-obstruction case against top hotel

A Kenyan environmentalist who sued to stop the opening of a new Ritz-Carlton safari lodge that he said blocked a wildebeest migration corridor in the Maasai Mara reserve has applied to withdraw the case.

South Africa to deport Kenyans working on US Afrikaner 'refugee' applications

The South African home affairs department said no US officials were arrested in the raid.

Libya's largest museum reopens for first time since Gaddafi's fall

The Red Castle museum, Libya's largest, was closed in 2011 during a NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.

Türkiye's first lady warns world 'failing on justice' as crises hit women, children hardest

Emine Erdogan tells Sierra Leone forum that women must be central to peacebuilding and climate resilience efforts.

Senegal praises Türkiye’s expanding support for Africa’s education systems

Khady Diop Mbodji stressed Türkiye's educational approach in Africa, centred on the sustainable development of human resources, is valuable for the region.

Marrakech Film Festival 2025 celebrates storytellers who bridge divides

The festival’s recognition of filmmakers often becomes a gateway to international distribution, European co-production networks, and invitations to other major festivals.

Kenyan court temporarily blocks US health deal over data privacy concerns

Kenya’s High Court has put the brakes on a $1.6 billion Kenya-US Health Cooperation Framework, issuing temporary orders after a petition argued the agreement risks allowing the transfer of confidential health data belong

Somalia establishes its first-ever national human rights commission

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday signed into law the establishment of the country's first ever National Human Rights Commission.

Somalia awards scholarships to war-affected Sudanese students

Decades after thousands of Somali students found refuge and education in Khartoum while their own nation faced sociopolitical challenges, Somalia has opened its doors to Sudanese youth fleeing conflict.

Education is key to healing the world: Emine Erdogan

Erdogan praises the Turkish Maarif Foundation for carrying this approach beyond the country’s borders, describing it as “a pioneering model in education diplomacy”.

Tanzania stepping up crackdown on critics after recent polls, UN warns

Dozens of individuals including academics, civil society actors and local political leaders have been detained, says the UN human rights office.

South Africa must stop 'xenophobic' protests targeting foreigners at hospitals, court orders

South African authorities must do more to tackle a spate of "xenophobic" protests aimed at blocking access to clinics and hospitals to undocumented foreigners, a court ruled on Thursday.

Why are Trump and far-right commentators going after Minnesota's Somali community?

The US president and far-right commentators are singling out Minnesota’s Somali community, linking isolated fraud cases to terrorism and immigration threats, raising alarm over xenophobia, Islamophobia, and sweeping enfo

6,000 Gaza amputees in need of urgent long-term rehabilitation: health ministry

Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ministry says the situation of amputees in Gaza is “shocking,” with 25 percent of all amputation cases involving children who now face permanent disabilitie

Libya says Sudanese refugees to be 'treated as Libyans' and will access schools, hospitals

Libyan authorities said on Tuesday they would ramp up sending Sub-Saharan African irregular migrants back to their countries, but said Sudanese refugees will be treated as Libyans and allowed to access schools and hospit

DRC says latest Ebola outbreak is over

Health authorities in DRC on Monday declared an end to the latest outbreak of Ebola, which has caused at least 34 deaths since August.

South Africa rescues at least 20 boys from bogus initiation schools

Authorities say more than 250 initiates have died at so-called initiation schools in the last six years.

French cinema to be closed for one month over bedbugs

France's Cinematheque Francaise said on Friday it would temporarily close over a bedbug infestation.

Kenya Wildlife Service rejects wildebeest migration concerns linked to luxury lodge

The Kenya Wildlife Service has rejected claims that a new Ritz-Carlton luxury lodge was blocking a wildebeest migration corridor between Kenya's Maasai Mara reserve and Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.

Uganda opens first university in mineral-rich Karamoja region

Karamoja has the least educated children with 76% unable to read or write, also the poorest part of Uganda with 82% living in poverty

Africa to pay 'deadly price' despite doing 'very little' to cause climate change: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that Africa will pay a "deadly price" for climate change despite having done "very little" to cause it.

Turkish aid agency donates advanced laboratory equipment to Ugandan University

TİKA says the equipment will enhance teaching and research and also improve the learning environment of medical students.

Malawi makes tourists pay for hotel rooms in hard currency

The authorities order tourism businesses to apply for special licences to let them handle foreign exchange directly with the central bank.