Arts & Culture
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Egypt: Government resumes restoration of historic al-Zahir Baybars mosque
Cairo, October 18, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Egypt has resumed the restoration of Cairo’s monumental 13th century al-Zahir Baybars mosque, a sign that vital cultural work is ... -
Kanye West, Kim Kardashian meet Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni
Kampala,October 15, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Kanye West has met with Uganda’s president during a visit to the East African nation and given the 74-year-old leader ... -
World: Israel crowns 93-year-old as ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’
London,October 15, 2018,(AltAfrica) – A 93-year-old great-grandmother was crowned “Miss Holocaust Survivor” on Sunday in an annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to put a ... -
Soyinka emerges winner of Miss Nigeria pageant UK
London, October 11, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria’s Temi Soyinka has emerged winner of the 5th annual ceremony of the prestigious Miss Nigeria UK cultural beauty pageant. ... -
Akon’s Akoin crypto currency wins him ‘Innovator Of The Year’ award
London,October 11, 2018,(AltAfrica) – America-born Senegalese artiste, Akon, real name Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, has scooped an award as ‘Innovator Of The Year,’ by ... -
South Africa: New species of dinosaur discovered
Johannesburg,October 6, 2018,(AltAfrica) – A well-kept discovery in this collection room in South Africa. These are the bones of a new species of giant ... -
Kenya: Tourism earnings to climb 15 percent this year – minister
Nairobi, October 4, 2018,(AltAfrica) – Kenya’s tourism minister forecast that the country is likely to earn 15 percent more this year from its tourism sector ... -
Kenya: Authorities lifts ban on lesbian film, making it eligible for Oscars
Nairobi, September 22, 2018,(AltAfrica) – A Kenyan judge temporarily lifted a ban on an acclaimed film portraying a lesbian relationship on Friday, making it eligible ... -
73,000 yrs oldest known drawing found in South Africa
London, September 13, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Scientists have found a tiny fragment of rock marked with intersecting lines of red ocher pigment some 73,000 years ago. The ... -
Nigeria: Lagos plans Beer Colloquium to celebrate 2nd edition of Beer Festival
London, September 12, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Lagos state government is to hold a Beer Colloquium as part of activities marking the second edition of the Nigeria ...
