How Burkina Faso’s fashion industry replacing the sore picture of recent coup, religious extremism

How Burkina Faso’s fashion industry replacing the sore picture of recent coup, religious extremism

Vibrant African clothes, both traditional and contemporary, enlivened the catwalk in Burkina Faso’s fashion week. Designers say they are striving to make the West African country become known as an emerging fashion hub, to offset its reputation for its recent coup and ongoing conflict with Islamic extremists. Some of the...

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African oil producing countries ready to cash in on Russia’s gas exports standoff with the European Union

African oil producing countries ready to cash in on Russia’s gas exports standoff with the European Union

African countries are among those hoping to increase their exports of gas to the European Union, after the EU committed to reduce its reliance on Russian supplies following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s suspension of deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria over their refusal to pay in roubles, the Russian currency,...

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Scientists turn to Moon and Mars soils to develop food sources for future with samples collected during Apollo missions

Scientists turn to Moon and Mars soils to develop food sources for future with samples collected during Apollo missions

Scientists have grown plants in lunar soil for the first time, an important step towards making long-term stays on the moon possible. Researchers used small samples of dust collected during the 1969-1972 Apollo missions to grow a type of cress. Much to their surprise, the seeds sprouted after two days....

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