When Tabisha Esperance fled war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, all she could think about was safety for her and her family. After settling the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, she started thinking about how to create a career. She discovered she had a flair for design, and now proudly calls herself the “best […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Members of the security forces closed the area outside the National Assembly in Abuja There have been violent clashes outside Nigeria’s National Assembly between police and Shia protesters. Protesters say officers shot two people dead, but the police said they had used “minimum force” and that eight security personnel were […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Food delivery firms have been affected by the ban A ban on motorbikes has come into force in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, aimed at curbing crime. The city’s mayor said criminals riding motorbikes often robbed people. Takele Uma said businesses would be exempt, but delivery companies say they […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The 3,000-year-old, brown quartzite head of Tutankhamun was part of a statue of the God Amun Egypt says it will instruct a law firm in the UK to file a civil suit over the sale last week of a Tutankhamun bust. The sculpture of the pharaoh was bought for £4.7m […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The 3,000-year-old, brown quartzite head of Tutankhamun was part of a statue of the God Amun Egypt says it will instruct a law firm in the UK to file a civil suit over the sale last week of a Tutankhamun bust. The sculpture of the pharaoh was bought for £4.7m […]
Image copyright Caine Prize Image caption Lesley Nneka Arimah now lives in Las Vegas and is working on a novel Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah has won a prestigious prize for her story about a parallel universe where single women go naked until they are married. She has been awarded $12,500 (£10,000) for her winning […]
Image copyright Caine Prize Image caption Lesley Nneka Arimah now lives in Las Vegas and is working on a novel Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah has won a prestigious prize for her story about a parallel universe where single women go naked until they are married. She has been awarded $12,500 (£10,000) for her winning […]
Image copyright Caine Prize Image caption Lesley Nneka Arimah now lives in Las Vegas and is working on a novel Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah has won a prestigious prize for her story about a parallel universe where single women go naked until they are married. She has been awarded $12,500 (£10,000) for her winning […]
Image copyright Caine Prize Image caption Lesley Nneka Arimah now lives in Las Vegas and is working on a novel Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah has won a prestigious prize for her story about a parallel universe where single women go naked until they are married. She has been awarded $12,500 (£10,000) for her winning […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The 3,000-year-old, brown quartzite head of Tutankhamun was part of a statue of the God Amun Egypt says it will instruct a law firm in the UK to file a civil suit over the sale last week of a Tutankhamun bust. The sculpture of the pharaoh was bought for £4.7m […]
