The President of the Canary Islands Government, Fernando Clavijo, presented the new "Canary Islands-Africa Strategy" at Casa África, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This initiative seeks to strengthen cooperation with the African continent in key areas such as science, technology, education and training, as well as...
Although these are times when one tends to think that everything is going backwards, the overall picture should keep us hopeful: as I write this article I hear the announcement that the Olympic movement will, for the first time in its history, have...
Since its exclusion from official competitions following the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian national team has resorted to friendly matches against like-minded countries. Recently, several African teams have answered the call. Despite being largely sidelined, the Russian...
The East African Festival of Arts and Culture, which takes place in Addis Ababa from 20 to 24 March under the theme "Arts and Culture for Regional Integration", brings together representatives from 10 countries in the region,...
In recent years, African music has gained international exposure and has become part of the global music culture. Genres such as South African Amapiano and Nigerian Afrobeat have become very popular on platforms such as Spotify, with the rhythms of these two...
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced a $15 million investment to support 3,000 entrepreneurs in 52 African countries through its Entrepreneurship 2025 Programme. Each beneficiary will receive a seed capital of $5,000,...
CEIP Secundino Delgado in Santa Cruz de Tenerife will develop during the current school year the innovative project "Teaching Africa. A Positive Look", within the RED CANARIA-INNOVAS programme. The music department has announced that they will explore the evolution of...
A team of scientists has documented a network of microscopic tunnels in the Namib Desert in Namibia, carved out of marble and limestone that cannot be explained by known natural processes. According to the study published in the Geomicrobiology Journal, these structures, of...
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has secured an investment of $1.5 million from the China Construction and Civil Engineering Corporation (CCECC) to revitalise and operate the railway for a period of 30 years, which will be...
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez concluded his tour of Africa with a visit to Senegal, where he met with his counterpart Yassine Fall to strengthen political, economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. Rodriguez also...