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Switzerland returns Africa’s looted heritage!
Photo credit: Business insider In a historic gesture of cultural restitution, Switzerland has returned three sacred artifacts to South Africa’s Nkuna Royal Family, marking a moment in Africa’s broader fight to reclaim its stolen heritage. Business Insider Africa reports that the voluntary handover, held in the Swiss city of Neuchatel, coincided with South African President Cyril…
Satirically – Soyinka explains visa revocation!
Photo credit: The Guardian Professor Wole Soyinka aka Kongi (from his play “Kongi’s Harvest”), one of Africa’s greatest writers, humanist and activist recently had his visa revoked by the United States. The 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature winner explained the reasons he thought the US revoked his visa. He referred to the letter of revocation as…
64 killed in Rio de Janeiro drug raids!
Photo credit: The Guardian At least 64 people were killed in Rio de Janeiro after police officers launched a massive raid on drug traffickers. The Daily Mail reports that heavily armed officers backed with 32 ballistic-resistant vehicles, two helicopters, 12 demolition vehicles and drones descended on two favela neighbourhoods in the northern region of the city on…
Homeless shelter takes next step towards reality!
Photo credit: Illinois Times A permanent shelter for homeless people is almost ready to proceed after Prince Albert City Council voted 6-3 in favour of granting the development permit. PA NOW reports that about a dozen members of the public attended Monday’s council meeting, but no one chose to speak out in public. Staff said that…
Protests as 92-year-old Biya wins Cameroon election!
Photo credit: Aljazeera A crackdown by armed forces in Cameroon has killed at least four opposition supporters amid protests over the declared re-election win by President Paul Biya. Al Jazeera reports that protesters calling for fair results from the African country’s contested presidential election have hit the streets in several cites as 92-year-old Bya prepares for an eighth term. Biya’s election…
Toronto’s food bank use getting higher than ever before!
Photo credit: CBC A new report has found that the use of food bans in Toronto is creating new records. CBC News reports that the report found 4.1 million visits made between March 2004 and April 2005, which is an increase of hundreds of thousands from the year before. The annual Who’s Hungry report, released on Monday…