UM6P Hosts Symposium in Laayoune Marking 60 Years of Morocco-Senegal Cooperation

Rabat – The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) campus in Laayoune hosted on Sunday the Symposium on the 60th Anniversary of the Morocco-Senegal Establishment Convention, celebrating six decades of diplomatic and academic partnership between...

In Morocco, the Sufi Culture Festival of Fez celebrates the impact of Sufi heritage

Around 200 artists, researchers and musicians gathered in Fez in Morocco for the 17th edition of the Sufi Culture Festival last week. Participants came from various countries including Morocco, Senegal, Turkey, Spain and India, to celebrate Sufi...

AI Meets Ancestry: African Musicians Harness Artificial Intelligence to Preserve and Reinvent Cultural Soundscapes

In a studio scented with coffee and filled with recording gear, Ethiopian musician Dawit Ketema, known as Mashela, experiments with a unique fusion — the wooden tones of the washint flute and the precision of digital synthesizers. His mission: to...

‘Not a luxury, a necessity‘: how aid cuts to birth control harm Senegal’s women

The fishing quay on the beach at Joal is usually so crowded with women dealing with the day’s catch that you can barely glimpse the sea. But today it is quiet, just an expanse of broken shells and plastic bags that leads down to the water’s edge....

Board Approves Disciplinary Actions Against 31 Immigration Officers 

Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) has deepened its drive for human capital development in the maritime sector through a strategic partnership with the Government of Indonesia. The collaboration has already produced tangible...

Bridging The Education Gap: The Struggle For Literacy In Rural West Africa -By Aisha Ahmad Bukar

Education has long been recognized as the foundation for national development, yet in many parts of rural West Africa, the promise of literacy remains elusive. Across the dusty villages of Mali, Niger, and northern Nigeria, millions of children...

Senegalese artist transforms Conakry’s walls with captivating street art

It was the middle of the day when Omar Diaw, known by his artist name “Chimere” — French for chimera — approached a blank wall off the main thoroughfare in Guinea ‘s capital and started spray-painting. “They know who I am,” he said confidently....

Church of Jesus Christ adjusts boundaries, adds 55 new missions

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that 55 new missions will be created next year by adjusting the boundaries of existing missions. "The new missions will help to accommodate a growing number of...

Church announces the addition of 55 new missions in 2026

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Church of Jesus Christ announces 55 new missions and one will be in Idaho

Courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to create 55 new missions around the world next year, including one in Idaho, amid a surge in the number of young...

Church of Jesus Christ announces the creation of 55 new missions

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Migrants abandon children on Spanish holidays so they can claim asylum

Migrants are travelling to Spain on tourist visas and abandoning their children so that their families can claim asylum, Spanish police have said. The parents leave their children outside police stations and children’s homes before flying home so...

55 new missions announced for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to create 55 new missions, bringing the total amount to 506 worldwide. The new missions include five in the southwest United States, two in Canada, five in the...

Pope’s 1st episcopal ordination is for his representative in Iraq

"Always be a man of communion and silence, of listening and dialogue," he recommended. "In Iraq, the people will recognize you not for what you say, but for the way you love." A man "of communion and silence, of listening and dialogue" -- the...

In big move under Dallin Oaks, LDS Church announces 55 new missions. See where they will be located.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The addition of 55 new missions around the world comes amid a steady rise in missionaries and congregations in certain parts of the world. Just as the late President Russell M. Nelson became known...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces the opening of 55 new missions

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that it will create 55 new missions globally, effective July 1, 2026, to accommodate a rising number of missionaries and better support its growing congregations...

Fugitive Senegalese killer of pregnant wife was arrested in Brufut

- Advertisement - More details have emerged about the arrest of the Senegalese man who killed his pregnant wife and fled to The Gambia this week. According to Senegalese media reports, the man has been named as B Sonko. He was wanted for the...

The Urban Blue: Pathways for Port-Led Inclusive Growth in India

Introduction Port cities have long served as engines of trade, cultural exchange, and urban transformation.[1] Strategically positioned at the intersections of land and sea trade, they drive national and regional growth through logistics,...

Empowering Maasai Women: A Project Restores Dignity and Culture in Tanzania

By Nailejileji Asia Tipap, Executive Director IWDA The Indigenous Women Development Affairs (IWDA), with funding from Cultural Survival, has been transforming the lives of Indigenous women and youth through the "Engishon Project." The initiative,...

Dubai hosts UAE-Africa Tourism Investment Summit

DUBAI: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Ministry of Economy and Tourism hosted the UAE-Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025 today in...