Dakar hosts 58 artists from 33 countries exploring from either side of the Atlantic featuring legacy of slavery

Dakar hosts 58 artists from 33 countries exploring from either side of the Atlantic featuring legacy of slavery

The wake of slavery impacted all Americans, said Diana Baird N’Diaye, the show’s curator. She is based between the US and Senegal. The displayed art does not only relate to the past, but also looks towards the future, she added.

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Mozambique hurtles towards rebellion after state deploys army to quell post-election protests

Mozambique hurtles towards rebellion after state deploys army to quell post-election protests

The ruling Frelimo party’s candidate, Daniel Chapo, was declared the winner of the presidential election two weeks ago, continuing the leftist party’s dominance of Mozambican politics since independence from Portugal in 1975.

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Nairobi’s vehicles with modified with ramps and swivel seats are a relief for disabled commuters

Nairobi’s vehicles with modified with ramps and swivel seats are a relief for disabled commuters

Users can book rides through the Ace Mobility app. Drivers are trained as caregivers, ensuring they understand how to provide respectful and appropriate assistance to passengers with disabilities.

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Ambani’s Reliance lobbies for India satellite spectrum auction in new clash with Starlink

Ambani’s Reliance lobbies for India satellite spectrum auction in new clash with Starlink

Reliance, which has dominated India’s telecom sector for years, is concerned that after spending $19 billion in airwave auctions it risks losing broadband customers to Musk, and potentially even data and voice clients later as technology advances, Reuters previously reported.

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‘Donald Trump won, we did it’: January 6 rioters think Republican victory is their get-out-of-jail-free card

‘Donald Trump won, we did it’: January 6 rioters think Republican victory is their get-out-of-jail-free card

The atmosphere at “Freedom Corner,” the stretch of pavement outside the DC Jail where January 6 activists have gathered every night for three years for a “vigil,” was jubilant on Wednesday evening. Fellows was in attendance and said that they were popping bottles of champagne. And, as they do every night, leaders of the vigil took calls from January 6-ers from prisons and jails around the country.

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Trump domino effect: Republicans widen Senate majority, on track to win House

Trump domino effect: Republicans widen Senate majority, on track to win House

With control of the Senate, Republicans will be in a position to confirm Trump’s personnel and judicial appointments, although they will still be short of the 60 votes needed to quickly advance most legislation.

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Reporter’s diary: Tossed between wars, South Sudanese are soothed by hope amidst misery

Reporter’s diary: Tossed between wars, South Sudanese are soothed by hope amidst misery

Over the past 18 months, I have interviewed dozens of returnees like Gatdet who have fled the bruising battle between Sudan’s army and the South Sudanese returnee from Sudan speaks with a medical worker at a transit centre in the town of Malakal. More than 600,000 South Sudanese have returned home since Sudan’s conflict erupted last year.

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Covid Vaccines pose 112,000 per cent greater risk of brain clots, strokes than flu shots

Covid Vaccines pose 112,000 per cent greater risk of brain clots, strokes than flu shots

A peer-reviewed study published last week in the International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science found reports of 5,137 cases of cerebral thromboembolism after Covid-19 shots over 36 months, compared with 52 reported cases following flu vaccines and 282 cases for all vaccines over the past 34 years.

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Ongoing political and security crisis has turned Haiti into hellhole for women, they’re fighting back

Ongoing political and security crisis has turned Haiti into hellhole for women, they’re fighting back

Survivors rarely get invited to the policy meetings dedicated to confronting GBV. Bearing witness to their pain and to their exhausting struggle to survive – and committing to take responsive action – should be a true imperative of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 and of the subsequent 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.

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Worsening post-election violence in Mozambique forces South Africa to close border again

Worsening post-election violence in Mozambique forces South Africa to close border again

Protesters in Mozambique, organised by opposition leaders and their supporters disputing the outcome of the October 9 elections that saw the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49-year rule. Police have reportedly fired teargas to disperse protesters in the capital of Maputo.

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