The International Organization for Migration said another 13 people were unaccounted for

Migrants rescued by fishing boats near Libya

Life Style Sep 26
The bodies of three migrants have been recovered after a vessel sank off the coast of western Libya.
A Maasai elder blesses the celebrants during the Olng'esherr (meat-eating) passage ceremony to unite
Kenya: Maasai gather for once-in-a-decade ceremony to turn warriors into elders
Life Style Sep 25
Thousands of Maasai men clad in red and purple shawls and with their heads coated in red ochre gathered this week for a ceremony that transforms them from Moran (warriors) to Mzee (elders).
Thousands regularly risk the dangerous crossing from North Africa's coasts to reach Europe (AFP)
Tunisia picks up 246 migrants at sea in a single night
Life Style Sep 24
Tunisia said Monday that naval patrols had intercepted 19 boats carrying a total of 246 people seeking to cross from the North African nation to Europe overnight Saturday to Sunday alone.
Climate change has threatened the availability of high-quality mud for the buildings in Djenné, Mali
Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change
Life Style Sep 23
From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia.
Sarah says she was raped by a boy who offered her food in exchange for sex after school was closed
'It ruined my life': School closures in Kenya lead to rise in FGM
Life Style Sep 20
With classrooms closed to curb coronavirus, girls are more at risk of FGM, teenage pregnancy and child marriage.
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UNICEF criticizes sentencing of 13-year old for blasphemy in Nigeria
Life Style Sep 20
The United Nations Children’s Agency, UNICEF, has condemned a Nigerian court for upholding a 10-year prison sentence with manual labour for a 13-year-old boy convicted of blasphemy.
The Afrika Museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands houses historic and contemporary from across Africa
Black activists took Congolese art from Dutch museum streaming the activity on Facebook
Life Style Sep 18
A group that says it was recovering stolen African art in Europe went to the Afrika Museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands, and took a Congolese statue, all the while streaming their operation on Facebook Live.