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Thandiwe Muriu discovered photography at 14, when she says her father put a camera in her hands and she never put it down. After breaking boundaries as Kenya's first female commercial photographer, she began developing her own personal work and burst onto the arts scene in 2020 with her "Camo" series: vibrant photos of women enrobed in colourful wax fabrics that are part portrait, part optical illusion.

The Nigerian artist's unique design philosophy began with a missing chair. Thinking about designs you don’t see every day, Ifedoyin started to explore the oddity of and in objects.

In the Breton language, its name means "little sea". The Gulf of Morbihan, in the French region of Brittany, is made up of around 40 islands, all of them small paradises. The largest of them, l'Île aux Moines, is the most popular with tourists. Others belong to private owners, who live out their desert island dream. Oysters are farmed all year round on this storm-protected inland sea. We take a closer look.

Born into a musical family in Nigeria, Jable Osai, also known as Ogranya, is a remarkably talented musician gradually making his mark on the global music scene. Meet the master of Nigeria's neo-soul wave.

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The country has the highest “healthy life expectancy” in the world, with Japanese boys and girls expected to live to 73 without any major illness or disability, according to a recent study published in The Lancet. Their overall life expectancy is in the 80s.

"A simple celebration of an ordinary life" – that’s how British playwright and director Alexander Zeldin describes his latest show, "The Confessions". Based on hours of conversations with his own mother, the play paints an intimate portrait of one woman's journey through her own life, from 1940s Australia to present-day London. Like Zeldin's past work exploring social inequalities, it's both personal and societal. He spoke to Alison Sargent about his approach to theatre and his desire to bring people closer to the intensity of their own lives.

In this week's music show, we chat with an artist whose voice has been compared to Erykah Badu and who has worked with the likes of Nas, The Roots and Burna Boy. Nigerian-German singer Nneka is back with a new EP called "Back and Forth" – a reflection on the power of self-love. She's also hitting the road and touring around France this autumn.

Despite facing a 14-year jail sentence for homosexuality, the nominee of BBC's 100 Women of 2020 is fearlessly taking a stance. Being queer herself, Uyaiedu aims to create more films centered on LGBTQI+ individuals in Nigeria.

Although Singapore has witnessed record-breaking heat this year – with temperatures not seen for 40 years – its residents have suffered little from it, since the southeast Asian city has adapted successfully to global warming. The city-state champions natural ventilation, tree-lined streets and more energy-efficient buildings.

Is "chocolate hummus" an original, creative recipe or an insult to Arab culture? That's the burning question as a chorus of voices slam the so-called cultural appropriation of Middle Eastern food in the West. Where to draw the line between appropriation and exchange? And is there anything wrong with enjoying "fusion food"? FRANCE 24's Thameen Al-Kheetan dips into the issue for us.

In the heart of Ghana's capital, Accra, stands a symbol of national pride and historical significance — the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, dedicated to the country's first prime minister and president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.