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NO TIME TO DYE? INDIGO, GO, GOING FOR 500 YEARS
Fashions come and go, but some stick around for hundreds of years. For over five centuries, people in the city of Kano have dyed cloth in open-air pits and sold it across the region. At Kofar Mata, dyers use a time-honoured procedure of mixing ash, potash, natural indigo and water - to create stunning indigenous patterns. We travelled to northern Nigeria to witness the indigo-dye tradition of the people of Kofar Mata first hand. And to bag ourselves a few designs!
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Fashions come and go, but some stick around for hundreds of years. For over five centuries, people in the city of Kano have dyed cloth in open-air pits and sold it across the region. At Kofar Mata, dyers use a time-honoured procedure of mixing ash, potash, natural indigo and water - to create stunning indigenous patterns. We travelled to northern Nigeria to witness the indigo-dye tradition of the people of Kofar Mata first hand. And to bag ourselves a few designs!
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From cost-of-living protests in Kenya to chess-playing Angolan asylum seekers in the US - here’s this week's photo dump.
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(Nairobi, Kenya) - A man sits in front of a car set on fire during angry anti-austerity riots in the capital.
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast) - A woman gazes at an artwork on display at the city’s new ‘Parc des Expositions.’
(Tunis, Tunisia) - European leaders and President Saied seal a €1bn deal to stem EU-bound migration. His policies and inflammatory remarks are blamed for a spike in racist attacks on migrants in Tunisia.
(Al A’ssah, Libya) - Border guards rescue African migrants, who say they were abandoned in the desert by Tunisian authorities without water or shelter.
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(Nairobi, Kenya) - A man sits in front of a car set on fire during angry anti-austerity riots in the capital.
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast) - A woman gazes at an artwork on display at the city’s new ‘Parc des Expositions.’
(Tunis, Tunisia) - European leaders and President Saied seal a €1bn deal to stem EU-bound migration. His policies and inflammatory remarks are blamed for a spike in racist attacks on migrants in Tunisia.
(Al A’ssah, Libya) - Border guards rescue African migrants, who say they were abandoned in the desert by Tunisian authorities without water or shelter.
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Continued - From cost-of-living protests in Kenya to chess-playing Angolan asylum seekers in the US - here’s this week's photo dump.
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(Al Hasaheisa, Sudan) - People sit atop a truck loaded with mattresses and furniture, parked by a key road link in conflict-rocked Sudan.
(Portland, United States) - Asylum seekers from Angola practice chess for a weekly tournament organised by a charity.
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(Al Hasaheisa, Sudan) - People sit atop a truck loaded with mattresses and furniture, parked by a key road link in conflict-rocked Sudan.
(Portland, United States) - Asylum seekers from Angola practice chess for a weekly tournament organised by a charity.
Continued- From cost-of-living protests in Kenya to chess-playing Angolan asylum seekers in the US - here’s this week's photo dump.
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(Chester, United Kingdom) - French footballer Benjamin Mendy leaves court after being cleared of rape, telling journalists simply: ‘Alhamudlilah’ (praise be to God).
(Freetown, Sierra Leone) - Supporters of President Julius Maada Bio celebrate in the streets following his disputed re-election.
(Gweru, Zimbabwe) - Thousands gather for opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change’s previously banned election campaign launch. The nation votes on August 23rd.
(Johannesburg, South Africa) - The scene after a suspected underground gas explosion ripped through the city centre, tearing through a main road and flipping over vehicles. One man died, and 41 people were injured.
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(Chester, United Kingdom) - French footballer Benjamin Mendy leaves court after being cleared of rape, telling journalists simply: ‘Alhamudlilah’ (praise be to God).
(Freetown, Sierra Leone) - Supporters of President Julius Maada Bio celebrate in the streets following his disputed re-election.
(Gweru, Zimbabwe) - Thousands gather for opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change’s previously banned election campaign launch. The nation votes on August 23rd.
(Johannesburg, South Africa) - The scene after a suspected underground gas explosion ripped through the city centre, tearing through a main road and flipping over vehicles. One man died, and 41 people were injured.
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DAVIDO ON 'TIMELESS', HIS LABEL AND FUTURE PLANS
Nigerian singer Davido has been making history. His work Timeless is the first African album to top the US charts.
Here, the “King of Afrobeats” talks about what it means to him and what he’s got planned for the future.
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Nigerian singer Davido has been making history. His work Timeless is the first African album to top the US charts.
Here, the “King of Afrobeats” talks about what it means to him and what he’s got planned for the future.
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DOLLAR CRASH GOOD FOR AFRICA
At the moment the US dollar is king. And its rising strength is exacerbating inflationary pressures across Africa made worse by the war in Ukraine. However, there are analysts who’ve long predicted a dollar collapse. And as more countries move out of the greenback and trade in their own currencies - some believe it’s likely to happen sooner rather than later.
According to US financial commentator Peter Schiff, that could be good news for Africa.
Listen to him explain how emerging economies will benefit if and when the world's reserve currency gets dethroned.
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At the moment the US dollar is king. And its rising strength is exacerbating inflationary pressures across Africa made worse by the war in Ukraine. However, there are analysts who’ve long predicted a dollar collapse. And as more countries move out of the greenback and trade in their own currencies - some believe it’s likely to happen sooner rather than later.
According to US financial commentator Peter Schiff, that could be good news for Africa.
Listen to him explain how emerging economies will benefit if and when the world's reserve currency gets dethroned.
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WHY ARE WE GIVING OUR WEALTH AWAY?
How long do we keep having to bang the drum for reclaiming our natural resources? What is the sense in cheaply selling our raw materials - from cocoa to minerals - off to the West, so it can process and get rich off them? Just think how Africa would flourish if all those profits stayed on the continent. It’s the only way we’ll stop losing our best people to the brain drain as well. What’s keeping African doctors from taking up better-paid jobs offered them abroad? Here’s Eritrea’s President Afwerki making the point well almost a decade ago. Has anything really changed since?
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How long do we keep having to bang the drum for reclaiming our natural resources? What is the sense in cheaply selling our raw materials - from cocoa to minerals - off to the West, so it can process and get rich off them? Just think how Africa would flourish if all those profits stayed on the continent. It’s the only way we’ll stop losing our best people to the brain drain as well. What’s keeping African doctors from taking up better-paid jobs offered them abroad? Here’s Eritrea’s President Afwerki making the point well almost a decade ago. Has anything really changed since?
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Claim Your African Identity
You shouldn’t shy away from your Africanness, you should embrace it. It’s a message that was often made by respected psychologist and social-theorist Dr Amos Wilson.
Here he makes the point that those who are proud of their heritage achieve success- and uses schoolchildren as an example. Worth listening to the pan-Africanist's words, which are still relevant today.
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You shouldn’t shy away from your Africanness, you should embrace it. It’s a message that was often made by respected psychologist and social-theorist Dr Amos Wilson.
Here he makes the point that those who are proud of their heritage achieve success- and uses schoolchildren as an example. Worth listening to the pan-Africanist's words, which are still relevant today.
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DRC DEMANDS UN FORCES GET OUT
The DRC is demanding that the UN withdraw its mission from the country after the election in December 2023. Kinshasa says the peacekeepers are unfit for purpose - in over 24 years, they’ve failed to protect civilians, and failed to end the conflict in the east of the country.
It’s part of a trend of African nations wresting back control of security in their own countries. Mali similarly recently demanded that the UN mission in its country be terminated, and got its way at the UN Security Council.
Conflicts have continued to spill blood in CAR, DRC, Mali and South Sudan, despite the presence of UN forces in those countries. Africa needs a new approach to address the root causes of the conflicts.
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The DRC is demanding that the UN withdraw its mission from the country after the election in December 2023. Kinshasa says the peacekeepers are unfit for purpose - in over 24 years, they’ve failed to protect civilians, and failed to end the conflict in the east of the country.
It’s part of a trend of African nations wresting back control of security in their own countries. Mali similarly recently demanded that the UN mission in its country be terminated, and got its way at the UN Security Council.
Conflicts have continued to spill blood in CAR, DRC, Mali and South Sudan, despite the presence of UN forces in those countries. Africa needs a new approach to address the root causes of the conflicts.
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For centuries they've roamed Egypt with a lifestyle shrouded in mystery. Here's what we know about the Sinai Bedouins and their fascinating history.
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