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Africa's Film Festivals That Shed New Light On The Art Form's Growing Power In The Region

The Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, founded in 1969, is the oldest biannual film festival dedicated to African films TAKING a city or region as the...

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Health

WHO Says Life Expectancy Has Increased By Five Years Since 2000, But Health Inequalities Persist.

Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year's 'World Health Stat...

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Human Rights

Land Rights For Women On Paper And In Practice.

Over the past few decades there has been growing awareness of the need to strengthen land rights for women and men across the African continent. As a result, governments ha...

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Festivals

Marlin Kirby And The Chicago Caribbean Film Festival

Marlin Kirby has been involved in the entertainment industry because he loves acting and films fascinate him. He decided to take his passion for film and create the Chicago...

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Alternative Entertainment

African Storytelling Meets Comic Books With These New Superheroes

African superheroes are emerging, as comic book creators from the continent seek to change the meaning of diversity, bringing relatable characters and rich storytelling tra...

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Sustainable Development

THIS INNOVATIVE WEST AFRICAN LAB IS TURNING E-WASTE INTO 3D PRINTERS AND ROBOTS

GROWING UP IN THE REMOTE, ARID TERRAINS OF DAPAONG IN NORTHERN TOGO, LALLE NADJAGOU WAS ALWAYS FASCINATED BY TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN.
“In my childhood I used to tr...

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Environment

IN PHOTOS: THE LARGEST BURNING OF IVORY IN HISTORY

Kenya torched 105 tons of ivory worth an estimated $105 million over the weekend in a bid to highlight the impact of poaching. Eleven piles of ivory, representing the tusks...

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Environment

The Future Of The Frog Looks Bleak; Unless Humans Change

Amphibians, the oldest group of land vertebrates, are regarded as themost threatened across the globe. From Brazil’s tropical rain forests, to Canada’s temperat...

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Lessons From Semi-Arid Regions On How To Adapt To Climate Change

Rising temperatures and more extreme, unpredictable climate events are making sustainable livelihoods tough for many people living in semi-arid regions of the world. To ada...

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Alternative Entertainment

Nina Simone's Face

When I was kid, I knew what the worst parts of me were—my hair and my mouth. My hair was Happy. My lips were big. Nearly every kid around me knew something similar of...

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