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Petronas says legal process to reclaim rights over assets in Sudan ongoing

KUALA LUMPUR : Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is keeping a close watch on the unfolding political situation in Sudan amid … More

Arbitration, Assets, Military Coup, Oil & Gas, PetroDar, Petronas, Sudan

Protests in Sudan: All 49 Malaysians safe, says Wisma Putra

PUTRAJAYA : All 49 Malaysians, including 25 students in Sudan are reported to be safe following the large-scale protests on … More

Military Coup, Oil & Gas, Petronas, Sudan, Wisma Putra

Kim Kardashian Unwittingly Helped Find Stolen Nedjemankh Sarcophagus

A ring of illegal antiquities dealers was exposed and their shocking relationship with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New … More

Ancient, Archaeology, Egypt, Heritage, Kim Kardashian, Museum, Nedjemankh Sarcophagus, New York

Nelson Mandela’s colourful shirts, belongings up for auction

NEW YORK: The family of late South African president Nelson Mandela is selling the anti-apartheid leader’s personal belongings to help … More

Auction, Guernsey's, Madiba, Nelson Mandela, South Africa

Husband a ‘suspect’ as Kenyan athlete Tirop found dead

Kenyan world record holder Agnes Tirop has been found stabbed to death at her home in the western town of … More

Agnes Tirop, Kenya, Olympic, Women

Nigeria’s palm wine tappers face uphill task

SAPELE (Nigeria) : Every morning, Wilson Ovwiroro leaves home early to paddle a wooden canoe into thick rainforest in southern … More

Beverage, Nigeria, Palm Wine, Sapele

Art flourishes on the walls of Morocco

The ‘Sbagha Bagha’ festival stirred a new level of public interest in murals. Artists flocked to Rabat last week for … More

Morocco, Murals, Street Art, Urban Landscape

Sahara camel race glory brings boy jockey big dreams for his future

INGALL (Niger): Ten-year-old Moussa will bask in the glory of the weekend camel race in Niger for a long time. … More

Camel, Niger, Sahara, Tuareg, Wodaabe

Zimbabwe’s contest that celebrates the artistry of women

The annual contest shines a light on the Ndebele matrilineal tradition of home painting using natural materials like ash, clay … More

Artists, Home, Matobo, Painting, Tradition, Zimbabwe

The woman reviving Egypt’s Nubian heritage

Nubian filmmaker Hafsa Amberkab is reclaiming the power of narrative by connecting younger generations to their language and culture that … More

Civilisation, Destination, Egypt, Nile River, Nubian, Tourism

‘I felt like I was the only tourist in Kenya’: How photographer Felix Rome got the wildlife pictures of a lifetime

Despite his surname, Felix Rome never wanted to settle in an urban area. The Salisbury, England native trained as a … More

Kenya, Masai Mara, Photography, Savanna, Tourism, Wildlife

How countries like Ghana, Indonesia or Vietnam are fighting plastic pollution

Indonesia, Ghana, Vietnam and Nigeria have implemented ambitious goals in the fight to reduce plastic in the environment IN the words … More

Ghana, Nigeria, Plastic, Pollution, Waste

Nigerians offer artworks to British Museum in new take on looted bronzes

BENIN CITY : A new guild of artists from Nigeria’s Benin City has offered to donate artworks to the British … More

Artworks, Benin Bronzes, Heritage, Museum, Nigeria, Sculptures

Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina convicted on terror charges

A man who was portrayed in a film as a life-saving hero during the Rwandan genocide has been sentenced to … More

Hotel Rwanda, Hutu, Paul Rusesabagina, Terrorism, Tutsi

The nomad guide who decodes the Sahara’s secrets

Azima Ag Mohamed Ali was born and raised in the desert but came to Timbuktu to share the stories of … More

Desert, Heritage, Mali, Sahara, Timbuktu, Tourism

S. African animator fuses cartoon and reality with satellite debut

Johannesburg (Reuters) : Self-taught South African 3D animator Lwazi Msipha created something for both adults and children, in line with … More

Animation, Cartoon, My Cartoon Friend, South Africa

Nigerian Muhammad poses as Lady Aisha, scams Malaysian

A Nigerian man, Alyassau Muhammad posing as a white Lady Aisha has scammed a Malaysian of RM 16, 300.00, an … More

Lady Aisha, Nigeria, Scam, WhatsApp

YACOOB ABBA OMAR: ANC risks emulating Malaysian governing in losing absolute majority

Indlulamithi 2030 Scenarios Project forecasts party will be forced to form a coalition government in 2024 The parallel between politics … More

ANC, Barisan Nasional (BN), South Africa, UMNO

I acted over 150 movies with nothing to show –Crakydon

Malaysia–based Nigerian actor, Abbey Abimbola aka Crackydon recently premiered Blackout, his latest movie inspired by the plight of Nigerians over … More

Abbey Abimbola, Blackout, Crackydon, Nigeria, Nollywood

Four Countries Agree to Test Cross-Border Payments Using Digital Currencies

Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa will test cross-border payments using CBDCs The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced yesterday … More

Digital Currency, Fintech, Money Fund, Project Dunbar, World Bank

Cape Malay: a South African Muslim identity borne out of colonialism

Surviving slavery, colonialism and apartheid, this mixed-heritage Islamic community established a unique culture in South Africa. On the day of … More

Cape Town, Colonial, Diaspora, Heritage, Malay, Muslim, South Africa

Papyrus makers keep tradition alive despite Egypt tourism slump

The tourism industry has been battered since the 2011 revolution, and is continuing to struggle during the pandemic AL-QARAMUS (Egypt) … More

Ancient, Egypt, Paper, Papyrus

S.Africa’s ‘crazy’ mountain farmers cash in on truffle bet

CERES, South Africa (AFP) : Only shrubs grew naturally in the sandy acid soil that farmer Volker Miros chose as … More

Agriculture, Mushrooms, South Africa, Truffle

Djibouti’s hidden rock art offers window to the past

Abourma (Djibouti) (AFP) : From a distance, the black cliffs appear featureless, scorched by a blazing desert sun. But up … More

Archaeology, Carvings, Djibouti, Prehistory

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