culture and art

culture and art

Four African Nations Win Global Acclaim at Digital Summit

Four African Nations Win Global Acclaim at Digital Summit

Africa-Press - Mauritius. 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 - Mauritius. 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 - Mauritius. 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 - Mauritius. 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 - Mauritius. 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 - Mauritius. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has officially launched a satellite blood centre at Samburu County referral hospital as part of the...
EU commits €1 billion to protect oceans under a new pact

EU commits €1 billion to protect oceans under a new pact

Africa-Press - Mauritius. European Union Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen has announced a €1 billion investment plan to protect oceans and support coastal...
Muslim pilgrims circle Mecca's Kaaba as Hajj ends

Muslim pilgrims circle Mecca’s Kaaba as Hajj ends

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims gathered in reverence on Sunday to perform the farewell circumambulation, circling around Mecca's Kaaba as...
Renewed Calls to End Plastic Pollution on World Environment Day

Renewed Calls to End Plastic Pollution on World Environment Day

Africa-Press - Mauritius. As we mark World Environment Day, conservation groups around the globe are renewing calls to end plastic pollution. More than 400 million...
UN Secretary-General Extends Warm Wishes for Eid al-Adha

UN Secretary-General Extends Warm Wishes for Eid al-Adha

Africa-Press - Mauritius. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres extended his "warmest wishes" on Thursday for the Eid al-Adha holiday, highlighting "conflict, division and violence" across...