Promoting Africa
Pigcasso, a rescued pig in South Africa, has become an art sensation, painting pieces displayed around the world which sell for thousands of dollars. The sow was rescued from an abattoir as a piglet and brought to an animal sanctuary in Franschhoek, in South Africa’s Western Cape region in 2016, where her new owner noticed…
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The 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction will be awarded this summer on June 5th 2019, and three writers of Nigerian descent are already on the long list of authors. Three writers of Nigerian descent are names on the longlist of the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Oyinkan Braithwaite, Akwaeke Emezi and Diana Evans were announced on…
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Wolfgat, a small restaurant in South African was named “Restaurant of the Year” in Paris by the World Restaurant Awards, at the big surprise of everyone. Located on an idyllic beach in a tiny cottage in Paternoster (two hours’ drive from Cape Town), Wolfgat is a small restaurant that chef Kobus van der Merwe opened…
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Meet the Morocco based luxury footwear brand ZYNE, founded by Zineb Britel and Laura Pujol, which's mission is to bring the ancestral Moroccan footwear known as the “babouche”, and its traditional craftsmanship, into the 21st Century. The ZYNE story Zineb Britel and Laura Pujol. CREDIT: COURTESY Both born and raised in Morocco, Zineb Britel and Laura…
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On 27th February 2019, IKEA will unveil its African ÖVERALLT collection, at the Design Indaba Festival in Cape Town, the result of its collaboration with a group of African artists. The ÖVERALLT journey started two years ago, when Swedish-founded multinational retailer IKEA, teamed up with a group of designers, architects, artists and creatives from 7 African countries (South Africa, Kenya, Senegal, Egypt, Angola, Ivory Coast…
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Sunday, January 27, in Bercy, the Burkinabe Hugues Fabrice Zango, became the champion of Africa triple jump, falling to 17 58 m. Fabrice Zango blew up the Palais Omnisports with a result of 17 meters 58, which is 35 centimeters higher than the African record in the hall, which he had seized a year earlier…
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Addis Ababa has now expanded terminals of the Bole International Airport, and Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated a huge five-star hotel complex near the Airport. Now one of the biggest airport in Africa, Bole International Airport can host 22 million passengers annually from its current 7 million. With this, Addis Ababa is set to cement its place…
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