Published by Reuters UK By Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) -Belgium’s King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country’s colonisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but again stopped short of formally apologising. Philippe became the first Belgian official two years ago to express regret for colonisation, and some Congolese

Published by Mongabay HWANGE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s government recently concluded a conference to attempt to rally international support for the sale of its ivory stockpile. It argues that selling some of the 136 metric tons of elephant ivory and rhino horn that it’s holding — mostly from animals that died of natural causes — could fund its conservation efforts. Critics

Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — When Chayla Sherrod learned she had been selected as the next editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review — the oldest and one of the most prestigious law journals in the country — she was thrilled. Then she found out her law school classmates Simone Hunter-Hobson and Layla June West would be

Published by FamilyTravel.com Introduce your family to the spectacular night sky. Here are five places to experience a star-filled landscape: Under African skies Check into Little Kulala, a solar-powered, desert eco-retreat within southern Africa’s expansive Kulala Wilderness Reserve. Hop aboard a Land Rover to scope out springbok, ostrich and oryx, or float above the dramatic landscape, the planet’s oldest desert,

Published by TDPel Media A subsea cable owned by Google, GOOGL.O, that promises to double internet speeds for millions in Africa arrived in Togo on Friday, the company said, ‘the latest step in a multi-year project to provide cheaper access to users across the continent.’ The Equiano cable, the first of its kind to reach Africa, has wound its way

Published by TDPel Media Netball Proteas coach Dorette Badenhorst is planning a full training camp over Easter before the Telkom Netball League (TNL) starts in May. The team is entering a critical phase of building up to the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town after two years in which the programme was severely disrupted by Covid-19. The Easter camp

Published by TDPel Media Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry lifted most of the Covid-19 restrictions in the kingdom on Saturday, including social separation and the wearing of masks outside and South African Muslims are anticipated to be among the international pilgrims allowed to undertake hajj or pilgrimage to the holy places of Makkah and Medina in Saudi Arabia after two years

Published by TDPel Media The UK Government has strengthened its efforts to end violence and harassment in the workplace, becoming the 11th country to ratify the International Labour Organization’s Violence and Harassment Convention. This is the first international treaty to recognise the everyone’s right to a workplace free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment. The treaty, deposited

Published by TDPel Media By Ijeoma Okigbo After being away from cricket activities for eight months, Samantha Agazuma,national team player, says she hopes to be back by May. Agazuma, who captained the senior female cricket team, to the Kwibuka T20 Invitational tournament in Rwanda, June 2021, was injured while fielding in Nigeria’s game against Namibia. The injury saw the 27-year-old

Published by TDPel Media Today, Meta (about.facebook.com/Meta) is expanding the availability of Facebook Reels (https://bit.ly/3p8lc9w) for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Meta is also introducing better ways to help creators to earn money, new creation tools and more places to watch and create Facebook Reels. Prior to this launch Reels was available on Facebook

Published by TDPel Media H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Equatorial Guinea, has accepted an invitation from H.E. Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Energy, Namibia, to attend the fourth edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference. Organized by Rich Africa Consultancy, under the patronage of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Conference will take

Published by TDPel Media Former Kaizer Chiefs and current Swallows FC goalkeeper Virgil Vries may be struggling with injuries the moment but his ride is something to behold. The Namibian shot-stopper has been sidelined with an injury that he picked up while on international duty with Namibia in 2021. The former Kaizer Chiefs keeper has only made four league appearances