culture and art

culture and art

Youth Activists Praise UN Court Climate Change Ruling

Youth Activists Praise UN Court Climate Change Ruling

Africa-Press - Kenya. Youth climate change activists celebrated on Wednesday as the United Nations' highest court issued a significant advisory opinion stating that countries...
World's Oldest Climate Fund Targets Wildlife Bonds in Africa

World’s Oldest Climate Fund Targets Wildlife Bonds in Africa

Africa-Press - Kenya. The world’s oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility, is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a...
Funding Carbon Credits for Africa's Cooking Plan

Funding Carbon Credits for Africa’s Cooking Plan

Africa-Press - Kenya. Hundreds of millions of dollars poured into Africa over the past year, with more expected, as part of an effort to...
UNESCO inscribes 26 new sites on World Heritage list

UNESCO inscribes 26 new sites on World Heritage list

Africa-Press - Kenya. UNESCO has inscribed 26 new locations onto its list of World Heritage sites. They include ancient ruins in Turkey to wildlife...
Four African Nations Win Global Acclaim at Digital Summit

Four African Nations Win Global Acclaim at Digital Summit

Africa-Press - Kenya. Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe secured top honours at the WSIS+20 Summit in Geneva, earning global recognition for digital innovation. The...
Marseille Airport Suspends Flights Amid Ongoing Wildfire

Marseille Airport Suspends Flights Amid Ongoing Wildfire

Africa-Press - Kenya. A wildfire spurred by hot summer winds reached France's second-largest city Tuesday, grounding all flights to and from Marseille, injuring at...
Angélique Kidjo First Black African Honored on Walk of Fame

Angélique Kidjo First Black African Honored on Walk of Fame

Africa-Press - Kenya. Music icon Angélique Kidjo has cemented her place in history, becoming the first black African artist to be awarded a star...
Kaaba’s sacred cover replaced ahead of islamic new year

Kaaba’s sacred cover replaced ahead of islamic new year

Africa-Press - Kenya. In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the black cloth cover of the Kaaba — Islam’s holiest site — was replaced on Wednesday ahead...
New York Research Centre Marks Century of Black Culture

New York Research Centre Marks Century of Black Culture

Africa-Press - Kenya. It’s one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country – and its most devoted supporters say not enough...
World Blood Donor Day: what you Need to Know

World Blood Donor Day: what you Need to Know

Africa-Press - Kenya. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has officially launched a satellite blood centre at Samburu County referral hospital as part of the...