Mauritius’ photographic museum
Nowadays, anyone with a cellphone can take pictures. Most of them are likely to be deleted or soon forgotten. But in Mauritius, taking pictures...
Mauritius: The Island’s Signature Music
It has been almost 200 years since slavery in Mauritius was abolished, yet it has left many imprints on the culture of Mauritius.Nowhere is...
Mauritius Slavery Heritage
Today on our special series on Mauritius, we go to Le Morne Mountain, a world heritage site inscribed for its intangible cultural values. CCTV's...
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WHO emergency committee to meet on DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) will on Wednesday convene an emergency committee to decide whether the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak constitutes a...
Tunisia will not impose new taxes in 2019 – draft budget
Tunisia will not impose new taxes on its citizens in 2019, and will cut the tax burden for some sectors to boost growth, that’s...
European Commission to give Somalia €100m over next 2.5 years
The European Commission has pledged a €100M grant to the Somali government over the next two and a half years, to support reforms in...
Fire incident at Kenya’s main airport, no injuries reported
A fire broke out in Kenya’s main airport on Monday afternoon, though no flight interruptions were reported.
A thick cloud of black smoke was seen...
Opinion
NIGERIA: BUHARI’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR
There is something about corruption in Nigeria that is, for me, a huge contradiction. Everyone in the country knows it is about the biggest...
How did Zimbabwe get here?
In 2013 a resounding electoral victory handed back full control of Zimbabwe’s Government to ZANU- PF, ending an uncomfortable coalition with the opposition.
The four-year...
What China’s ‘New Era’ means for Africa
The curtain finally came down on the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) 19th Congress held between October 18-24, 2017 at the Great Hall of...