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First ever 'Africa Fashion' exhibition opens in London
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» LONDON - Britain's most extensive exhibition of African fashion is set to open in London, showcasing designers past and present, as well as the continent's diverse heritage and cultures.
Ayew jibe after Ghana held as Morocco qualify for Cup of Nations last 16
AFP, Published on 15/01/2022
» YAOUNDE: Ghana captain Andre Ayew dismissed Gabon as a "small team" as a controversial late equaliser saw Friday's Africa Cup of Nations clash between the sides finish 1-1 after title contenders Morocco secured their place in the last 16.
New UN envoy arrives in Damascus on first Syria trip
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» DAMASCUS: The United Nations' new envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, arrived in Damascus on Tuesday on his first trip since being appointed, an AFP correspondent reported.
Notable deaths in 2018
AFP, Published on 30/12/2018
» PARIS - From soul diva Aretha Franklin to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and former UN chief Kofi Annan, here are some of the notable figures who passed away in 2018:
Final farewell to UN's Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral
AFP, Published on 13/09/2018
» ACCRA: World leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty on Thursday joined the family of Kofi Annan, as the former UN secretary general's state funeral took place in his native Ghana.
Kofi Annan: the UN's 'rock star' secretary-general
AFP, Published on 18/08/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Kofi Annan, who died Saturday at the age of 80, led the United Nations through the divisive years of the Iraq war and the trauma of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Former UN chief and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan dies
AFP, Published on 18/08/2018
» GENEVA - Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died at the age of 80 on Saturday after a short illness, his foundation announced.
Obama to lead celebrations 100 years after Mandela's birth
AFP, Published on 15/07/2018
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa celebrates the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth this week with a flagship speech by former US president Barack Obama and an outpouring of memories and tributes to the late anti-apartheid leader.
Basque separatists ETA announce dissolution in letter
AFP, Published on 02/05/2018
» MADRID - Basque separatist group ETA announced it was fully disbanding, the final step to the definitive end of its deadly decades-long independence campaign, in a letter published Wednesday by a Spanish news site.