African artifacts in European museums serve a timeless reminder of European domination

French MPs vote to return stolen West African artifacts

Politics Oct 08
Lawmakers in France have unanimously voted to return stolen artifacts in the possession of the French government for more than a century to Benin and Senegal. The bill for the restitution of the stolen artifacts will now head to the Senate and if approved, it will be returned to the two West African states.
Two defendants were found guilty while one was acquitted
Westgate: Two found guilty over Kenya shopping mall attack
Politics Oct 08
A court in Kenya has found two men guilty of helping Islamist militants to attack an upmarket shopping mall in 2013.
For more than two hundred years, slavery happened in Canada
The little known 200-year history of slavery in Canada and how it benefited the nation
Life Style Oct 08
More often than not, when Canadians discuss slavery, they like to speak at length about the role they played in the mid-1800s providing a safe haven for enslaved people fleeing plantations in the southern U.S. via the Underground Railroad.
Soumaïla Cissé was abducted on the campaign trail
Militants 'release' Malian politician and French hostage
Politics Oct 08
The family of the last French hostage held by Islamists in Mali say she has been released.
The Tigray region held elections for its parliament on 9 September
Ethiopian parliament severs links with Tigray leaders
Politics Oct 08
Ethiopian lawmakers have announced that the federal government will no longer interact with Tigray regional leaders.
Ace Magashule was the premier for Free State
SA police denies plan to arrest top ANC official
Politics Oct 08
South Africa's police has denied reports that it has issued an arrest warrant for the ruling party's secretary general over corruption allegations.
Togo President, Faure Gnassingbé
Togo moves towards decentralization
Politics Oct 07
Yawa Kouigan is the mayor of Atakpamé, Togo's fifth largest city in population.
An estimated 800,000 people have been affected by the floods
UN: Hundreds of thousands displaced by floods in South Sudan
Life Style Oct 07
Nearly one million people are now known to have been affected by flooding in South Sudan, according to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
There is evidence that people with Covid-19 could infect those who are more than six feet away
Coronavirus spreads more than six feet - CDC
Health Oct 07
coronavirus is now airborne, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Col Bah Ndaw was named as interim president, and Moctar Ouane as prime minister
Ecowas lifts Mali sanctions
Politics Oct 07
The West African regional group - Ecowas - has lifted sanctions imposed on Mali following a coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August.
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