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Senegalese surfer Cherif Fall has a dream: to represent his country at the Olympic Games. The goal, difficult but possible, marks every training session. He grew up on the beach of Ngor in Dakar, where he learned to surf...

On 3 September, the Canary Islands Government will hold a conference to analyse the situation in the Sahel and its repercussions on migratory flows. The instability in the African region, fuelled by the advance of jihadists, the weakness of the...

Southern African heads of state and government met in Antananarivo to chart a new roadmap for regional integration. The 45th summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) marked the start of the...

A discovery on the Homa Peninsula in southwestern Kenya is forcing a revision of the history of early hominin technology. Researchers have identified at the Nyayanga site a set of stone tools from the Homa peninsula, which...

The colossus that dominates the Mamelles hills in Dakar has become Africa's tallest statue and an emblem of continental pride. The African Renaissance Monument, at almost 50 metres high, was conceived as a...

Tropical Storm Erin left severe damage in São Vicente and Santo Antão, destroying homes, infrastructure and affecting the livelihoods of thousands of Cape Verdeans. The Consulate General of Cape Verde in the Canary Islands launched the #ReconstructWithHope campaign, coordinated with...

Abyssinia Luxury Coaches has launched a daily long-distance shuttle service linking the capitals of Kenya and Ethiopia. It is the first regular luxury coach connection between Nairobi and Addis...

The Oukaïmeden ski resort, located between 2,600 and 3,262 metres in the High Atlas Mountains, is back in the news after the announcement of a major investment. According to Moroccan media, 75 million dirhams (8.3 million dirhams) have been earmarked for...

The Equatorial Guinean singer and multi-instrumentalist Nélida Karr will receive support from Casa África to provide instruments for her Mosart Music School in Equatorial Guinea. Founder of the NGO Mosart, Karr combines music, sound waves and the arts in a project that...

An image captured by the International Space Station has revealed a large "white spot" in the middle of the Sahel in northern Chad. The glow, some 12 kilometres in diameter, is not snow or salt, but an optical phenomenon caused by...