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...
At least 8,938 people died on migration routes in 2024, making it the deadliest year on record, according to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). This figure surpasses the previous record of 2023, when 8,747 deaths were reported.....
Redwan and Michelle were born in Lanzarote; David, in Gran Canaria. All three are Canary Islanders, Spaniards, but all three have been made to feel foreigners at times in their own country because their features give away the fact that their ancestry comes from Africa...
South Africa will use its presidency of the G20 to encourage investment in infrastructure and manufacturing in Africa, with the aim of strengthening its integration into global trade. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Andrew Whitfield, according to...
Five German sailors who set sail from the port of Tazacorte (La Palma) found a cayuco with at least ten corpses 350 miles from Brazil. Unable to tow the vessel due to the size of their sailboat, they alerted the authorities to the...
Two centuries have passed since the creation of Braille, a tactile writing system that has significantly changed the lives of countless blind and partially sighted people. In Mali, many people credit Braille with having helped them to...