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Is Sahara the Last Colony in Africa?

Is Sahara the Last Colony in Africa?

Embassy of Morocco in South Africa The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in South Africa is pleased to share the first piece of the 8 videos part of its communication campaign on the regional dispute over the Sahara. As we celebrate today the commemoration of the 41st anniversary of the reintegration of the province of Oued Eddahab, Ambassador Youssef Amrani reviews facts and history to deconstruct the fallacious and erroneous assumption that the Sahara is the last colony in Africa. The Ambassador explains why this allegation is without substance, derives from ignorance and lacks legal, historical and political foundations.…
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Street art illustrates the lives of inspiring black women in London

Street art illustrates the lives of inspiring black women in London

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OPr7QV2dPV4 IN a bright yellow cloth shirt, arms outstretched and adorned with bangles, the image of Shaney Blackman towering over six metres (20 ft) tall on a wall in east London is arresting. Blackman's portrait is the last in a series of 10 murals blazoned across the capital highlighting the lives of strong, black women by artist Neequaye Dreph Dsane, known as Dreph. Dreph said the portraits, far from capturing celebrity or famous faces, seek to celebrate everyday women, such as Blackman, a legal professional who quit her high-powered job to volunteer and travel the world. "I didn't ever think I'd…
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Locals pioneer safer fishing alternatives to protect seas off Madagascar

Locals pioneer safer fishing alternatives to protect seas off Madagascar

NICKY MILNE IN a small boat off the coast of Madagascar, Idrissa Tsirvelo struggled with a spanner on his rusted dive cylinder, then put a regulator in his mouth and disappeared under the water, risking death illegally harvesting sea cucumbers from the ocean floor. Deep sea diving for the worm-like marine animals - a delicacy selling for hundreds of dollars in Asia - can lead to death, injury or paralysis, but many young men in the Indian Ocean island say they have no other means of survival. "This work really scares me," said Tsirvelo. "As humans we are not meant…
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Courage Under COVID: Recognising SA Journalists in the annual Nat Nakasa Awards

Courage Under COVID: Recognising SA Journalists in the annual Nat Nakasa Awards

The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) will be awarding its coveted Nat Nakasa Award to South Africa’s entire body of journalists who have been covering the coronavirus story. The announcement was made on Saturday 22 August with the airing of a documentary commissioned to commemorate the vital role journalists play in our society – especially, in light of the harsh circumstances journalists as individuals find themselves in during the coronavirus pandemic. The documentary, which was filmed in recent months while the country still remained under national lockdown regulations, aims to shine a light on the courageous work done by…
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Migrant voices – The new face of Italian news

Migrant voices – The new face of Italian news

CLAUDIO ACCHERI Kilap Gueye and Abdellatif Yakoubou arrived in Italy at two very different moments in history. Gueye left Senegal and reached Sardinia in the early 2000s, where he established himself as a teacher and writer. Yakoubou, from Benin, landed on the island in 2014, at the start of what became Europe's biggest migrant crisis since World War Two. Their paths crossed when they joined 'Nois', a television news show set up by theatre company Sardegna Teatro and local online TV channel Eja TV, to be hosted by migrants and to explore the challenges they face. Nois, from the Sardinian…
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40 push-ups; no problem

40 push-ups; no problem

President Museveni of the Republic of Uganda challenges his grandchildren to 40 push-ups. After work last night, I challenged my Bazukulu to an indoor work-out. We did Forty Push-ups.Just like I have always advised, even at your own home, you can stay safe, and remain fit and healthy. pic.twitter.com/LKjqwViwlE— Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) August 5, 2020
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A PICTURE AND ITS STORY – Capturing a rescue in Beirut

A PICTURE AND ITS STORY – Capturing a rescue in Beirut

WHEN he first felt the ground shaking, Reuters photographer Mohamed Azakir thought Beirut had been struck by an earthquake. Then he heard the explosion. Grabbing his camera, Azakir rushed out into the streets, trying to locate the source of the blast. When he reached the port, he realized he was close. Dead bodies lay everywhere, and people were screaming. Azakir saw one man, pinned under a vehicle, covered in a thick film of rubble and blood. At first, Azakir thought the man was dead. But then the man opened his eyes and began waving his arms and asking for help.…
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