Tag: African
South African Dricus Du Plessis, middleweight world champion
Another world champion in South Africa. MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter Dricus Du Plessis becomes the middleweight world champion in the UFC league, the most important in this martial art.…
North African homeless people cause headaches in night shelters
A large group of safelanders is causing problems at the night shelter in Utrecht. The cold weather regulation is in force there. This means that no one has to sleep…
Eswatini, Taiwan’s last allied state on the African continent
As Taiwan prepares to vote on January 13, 2024 in a presidential election, its official diplomatic relations with Africa are now almost non-existent since it has lost almost all its…
South African lawyer on lawsuit against Israel: Genocides are not announced in advance | Foreign countries
The representatives of South Africa accused Israel in the court of the genocide of the Palestinians. The hearing of South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel began today at the International Court…
Blinken in Israel: “South African Genocide Accusations Invalid” | Foreign countries
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured him that Gazans will not be evicted. US Secretary of State Visiting Israel Antony Blinken considers…
what you need to know about group A of the African Cup of Nations
Between Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, who is the favorite, the outsider, the itchy hair and the little Tom Thumb of Group A? Elements of response and analysis…
Death of famous South African photographer Peter Magubane, chronicler of apartheid
Black South African photojournalist Peter Magubane, who for decades chronicled the violence of the racist apartheid regime, including the 1976 Soweto student uprising, died Monday at the age of 91,…
Adesanya, Usman, Du Plessis… contrasting year for African UFC stars
In 2023, Africa saw its great champions Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman lose their luster for the first time in their UFC careers. It’s been a complicated year for the…
Death of South African composer and choreographer Mbongeni Ngema
He was celebrated around the world and his name appeared on the Walk of Fame, the pantheon of Broadway stars in New York. The playwright, composer and choreographer Mbongeni Ngema…
Antonio Altarriba, an African odyssey drawn at eye level
Historian, critic, essayist, writer and comic book scriptwriter, author of the famous “Trilogy of the Self”, Antonio Altarriba is a jack of all trades and one of the great writers…