Staging the Africa Cup of Nations from Sunday is another major step in Morocco’s road to becoming a global soccer power and a dry run as ...

Mrs Josephine Ofori, a Ghanaian fashion designer, says African wear is increasingly becoming a powerful medium through which ...

Laduma Ngxokolo, the designer behind MaXhosa Africa, is on a mission to embrace his country’s history and traditions, rather ...

In South Africa, intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women, and it is pervasive. According to the National Gender-Based Violence Prevalence Study, 24% of women aged ...

New analysis of online videos, satellite images and eyewitness accounts has painted a chilling picture of atrocities committed during the capture of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, by Sudan’s ...

Dublin, Aug. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "South Africa Healthcare Statistics Databook Q2 2025: 300+ KPIs Covering Detailed Statistics on Patients, Healthcare Facilities, Public and Private ...

Laniyah Belcarist, from St Louis in Missouri, ordered her dress from Nigeria for this year's prom "I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially ...

Mud cloth, or Bogolanfini, is a traditional fabric from Mali in West Africa. Using fermented mud and plant dyes, the distinctive textile is made to have intricate patterns on cotton cloth. Each design ...

African celebrities such as Lupita Nyong'o and Yemi Alade have led the charge to popularize Ankara patterns. By donning these designs at high-profile events and posting them on social media, they have ...

Standard Bank’s data, tracking the spending patterns of its retail customers, shows a decline in household spending on charity, donations, healthcare, insurance, family, and home-related expenses such ...

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