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October 06, 2024

Laduma Ngxokolo's Xhosa couture at Paris Fashion Week
Laduma Ngxokolo's Xhosa couture at Paris Fashion Week

Laduma Ngxokolo’s Xhosa couture at Paris Fashion Week

Fashion designer Laduma Ngxokolo is the man behind one of South Africa's most influential labels, MaXhosa. His designs have been showcased at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and he's…
1 month ago
Mauritius: Exiled Chagossians
Mauritius: Exiled Chagossians

Mauritius: Exiled Chagossians

The Indian Ocean’s Chagos Archipelago is a British Overseas Territory. The population was cleared to make way for the large Diego Garcia military base from the late 1960s. Mauritius is demanding it…
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French music flexes its muscles abroad
French music flexes its muscles abroad

French music flexes its muscles abroad

French-language music took centre stage during the Paris Olympics, with giant karaokés, star-studded ceremonies and a medley of styles and sounds. Boosted also by TV series, online streaming and a 30 percent…
1 month ago
Tunisians divided over leader ahead of presidential election
Tunisians divided over leader ahead of presidential election

Tunisians divided over leader ahead of presidential election

Ahead of Tunisia's presidential election scheduled for October 6, many Tunisians are taking stock of the past five years under the presidency of Kais Saied. The country remains divided between his long-term…
1 month ago
MEPs challenge Viktor Orban on 'European values'
MEPs challenge Viktor Orban on 'European values'

MEPs challenge Viktor Orban on ‘European values’

Few EU presidencies have rocked the bloc as much as the current one, held by Hungary. European leaders, many MEPs, and EU Commissioners, were rattled by what Prime Minister Viktor Orban called…
1 month ago
Dozens died when a boat capsized in eastern Congo
Dozens died when a boat capsized in eastern Congo

Dozens died when a boat capsized in eastern Congo

At least 78 people have drowned and many more are missing after a boat believed to be carrying 278 passengers capsized on Thursday morning just a few hundred metres from the shore…
1 month ago
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