TAMMARY ESHO Female genital mutilation is a practice deeply rooted in cultural traditions around the world. The World Health Organization defines it as comprising all procedures that involve removal of parts of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The cut is practiced for various reasons. Some communities use it as a rite of […]
Dec 30 2022 | Posted in
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JEAN MARIE NGONG SONG 12/23/2022 Child-protection officials in Cameroon say poverty is driving many children to start begging and hawking on the streets. As a result, the English-speaking region of Bamenda is grappling with a spike in child hawkers. In Cameroon’s Northwest city of Bamenda, hawkers sell items in traffic and along busy streets. One of the […]
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OLLIA HORTON Restoration works on the Djidji Ayôkwé, or “talking drum”, have now been completed in Paris. The artefact, stored at the Quai Branly Museum, is ready to be returned to Côte d’Ivoire under a restitution plan promised by President Emmanuel Macron. The legendary drum, which once belonged to the Ebrié people, (previously known as the […]
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Another major German city has begun giving back artwork stolen by British colonialists in the 19th century. Germany holds more than 1,000 pieces of the Benin Bronzes. Nigeria has taken back ownership of 92 bronze sculptures that make up the so-called Benin Bronzes from a museum in the German city of Cologne, following an agreement […]
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Tani Adewumi rose to stardom at age 8 for his striking chess skills and for winning a New York state championship while homeless SYDNEY PAGE Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi rose to sudden stardom at age 8 for his striking chess skills: He beat 73 opponents and clinched the New York state chess championship for his division. […]
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Association Football, popularly called football the world over and soccer in the United States of America is the most widely played game in the world. The Federation Internationale de Football Association – FIFA – was established in 1904, among other things, to foster unity and organize soccer tournaments including the World Cup among nations. The […]
Dec 15 2022 | Posted in
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Since its founding in 1966, the week-long holiday has been observed with candle lighting ceremonies, feasts, and reflections on past struggles and future hopes. AMY MCKEEVER Born in a time of racial unrest, Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African-American culture and heritage. This secular holiday takes place every year from December 26 to January […]
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MICHAEL TANTOH France seems to be losing the grip it once had on its former colonies, and the rift is growing every day. “Sixty years on, francophone countries in Africa still do not have true independence and freedom from France,” Nathalie Yamb, adviser to Ivory Coast’s Freedom and Democracy Party (LIDER), told Deutche Welle in […]
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SEAN JACOBS Something exciting is happening in the World Cup: The five teams representing Africa in the tournament have African coaches. This may not sound exceptional. Gregg Berhalter, who coaches the United States team, is a New Jersey native; Hansi Flick, who manages the German squad, hails from Heidelberg. But typically, African national teams have […]
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JACK B. JEFFERY The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The Rosetta stone. The inscriptions on the dark grey granite slab became the seminal breakthrough in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics […]
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