Norwegian singer Oleahh finds her voice in Nairobi with cross-cultural sound

Norway-born singer Johanne Oleahh simply known as Oleahh is as much an artiste as she is a cultural bridge. With a heart full of melodies, a mind bursting with ideas, and a passport that reads like a map of the world, she is carving her own path...

American Dream Awards Lifts Off with Culture, Service and a Full Cabin

The New American Dream Foundation turned The Amber Room Colonnade into an airport gate for “American Dream Airlines” on September 26, welcoming over 300 guests for its 11th Annual American Dream Awards Gala — with a destination of inspiration,...

Letter from the Congo: Growing the church in Walikale

Every day I get news from Walikale, and usually it is encouraging. Walikale is our archdeaconry in the forest, ‘rediscovered’ by the diocese about four years ago to become one of our main mission priorities, where there is an open door for the...

Regragui: All Moroccans want quality education and health

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Society Hespress ENThursday 2 October 2025 - 13:30 Morocco coach Walid Regragui said Thursday that “there is no Moroccan in the world who does not want quality education and health,” voicing hope that recent demands...

Regragui: ‘Health and Education Come First for Moroccans’

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has spoken out on the importance of health and education, saying both are top priorities for the Moroccan people. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Atlas Lions’ upcoming fixtures against Bahrain and Congo,...

Egyptian, Congolese contenders vie for UNESCO top job

An Egyptian ex-minister is the favourite to become head of the UN's culture agency, but his Congolese rival says bets are still off before a key decision next week. The vote to replace outgoing French UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay after...

Our forests, our lives: when the children of Lokolama draw the future of the Congo Basin

In August 2025, Greenpeace Africa led an exceptional expedition to the heart of the Congo Basin, to the villages of Lokolama and Penzélé, as well as to Mbandaka, in Equateur Province. Raphael Mavambu 26 August 2025 Previous Carousel Slide Next...

Activists from Sudan receive human rights award

The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to activists from Sudan and Myanmar, where military and political violence devastates communities, to the Pacific Islands, where climate disaster threatens entire nations, and to Taiwan, which is...

Sudan activist among human rights awardees

The Emergency Response Rooms network in Sudan was awarded for ‘for building a resilient model of mutual aid amid war and state collapse that sustains millions of people with dignity.’ STOCKHOLM: The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to...

Activists from Sudan, Myanmar, Pacific Islands, and Taiwan receive human rights award

STOCKHOLM – The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to activists from Sudan and Myanmar, where military and political violence devastates communities, to the Pacific Islands, where climate disaster threatens entire nations, and to Taiwan,...

Muslim World League Welcomes Trump’s Plan to End Gaza War 

On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received on Tuesday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh the credentials...

President Museveni Pledges Wealth Creation, Education Reforms and Fisheries Boost

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today outlined the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) achievements and future commitments in wealth creation, health, education, and fisheries as he held his first campaign rally in Lango Sub-region in...

“Very strong, really strong”: SECAM President on Church in Southern Africa, Hails IMBISA on Golden Jubilee

Credit: Zonke Tembe “But I'm here also to encourage our brothers to go on, mainly this year as we are celebrating the jubilee of hope,” said the Congolese member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) in reference to the ongoing Catholic...

Republic of Congo: Improving the management of human and natural capital to raise living standards

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2025: The Congolese economy posted modest real GDP growth of 2.6% in 2024, marking a moderate increase in per capita income for the first time since 2016. This finding, according to the World Bank’s new...

Body positivity activist brags about cutting off family over Palestine

Body positivity activist and “plus-size” model Tess Holliday took center stage at the September 20 Teen Vogue summit to give some horrible advice — as she’s done before regarding body positivity — to those listening. In the clips, when Holliday is...

Candidate for UNESCO top job wants to build more African museums

Firmin Edouard Matoko, one of the two candidates vying to head the UN’s culture and education agency, said he would build more museums in Africa to house artifacts returned from overseas if he secures the top job, a move he said could boost...

Morocco’s youth rise up and demand REFORMS for education and health

Morocco is experiencing a significant wave of protests, led by its large youth population (Gen Z), who are using social media to organize and demand change in at least 11 cities. The central complaint is that the government is prioritizing...

Unesco veteran Matoko pitches reform agenda ahead of leadership vote

The UN's scientific and cultural agency, Unesco, faces criticism for being slow, politicised and short of funds. As it prepares to choose a successor to its French director general, Audrey Azoulay, on Monday, Congolese veteran Firmin Édouard...

Liberia: Congo Town Families Cry for Justice After Their Homes Are Destroyed

Oldest Congo Town, Monrovia – Families living in the Catholic Community of Oldest Congo Town are asking for help after their homes were torn down without warning. Many say they are now sleeping outside with no food, shelter, or place to go. By...

Culture minister pledges support for upcoming ...

The delegation was made up of members of the festival’s organising committee. Led by the festival’s Delegate General, Bassek Bâ Kobhio, the delegation presented major innovations planned for the 29th edition and also tabled their project for a...