Ethiopian artist Julie Mehretu sets new African art record for second time with $10.7m sale

Julie Mehretu. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Galerie Magazine By Face2Face Africa Julie Mehretu creates large-scale works, which combine different media and surfaces to create abstract landscapes, drawing inspiration from a variety of sources including architectural drawings, photographs, city maps, and more. In her two-dimensional works with eclectic characters, one comes across calligraphy, graffiti, or street art. Mehretu’s

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Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai

Liberia’s opposition Unity Party Joseph Boakai waves to his supporters as holds his final campaign rally for the presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia October 7, 2023. Photographer Carielle Doe/File Photo By Reuters Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by

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Gaza cease-fire can save region from ring of fire, says Turkish President Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan-Olaf Scholz press conference in Berlin By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that if Turkey and Germany jointly achieve a humanitarian cease-fire in the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza, the region can be rescued from the ring of fire. Speaking at the joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf

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US, Philippines sign ‘civil nuclear cooperation’ deal

By Anadolu Agency The US and the Philippines signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, which will allow Washington to export nuclear technology and materials to Manila. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, will allow the two countries to facilitate and enhance their cooperation on clean

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Malawi President Chakwera bans himself, cabinet from foreign travel

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera By AFP Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has imposed a travel ban on himself and his government to cut public spending and help the country’s ailing economy. The move was announced after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $175-million loan for the southern African nation. “I am imposing a freeze on

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UK retail sales slide again in October in new blow for economy

People shop on Oxford Street in London, Britain April 10, 2023. Photographer Anna Gordon/File Photo By Reuters British retail sales volumes fell unexpectedly in October as stretched consumers stayed at home, official data showed on Friday, in a new warning sign for the economy. Retail sales volumes dropped 0.3% month-on-month, following a revised 1.1% decline

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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has expressed his country’s intention to forcefully take maritime territory

File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, spoke again about Ethiopia’s desire for maritime territory, which has recently caused a lot of discussion, and was reacted to in different ways, the neighboring countries of Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia. Abiy Ahmed has expressed his country’s intention to forcefully take maritime territory said clearly that

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UN Security Council extends authorization for African Union mission in Somalia

By Xinhua News Agency The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months, till June 30, 2024. Resolution 2710, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, authorizes African Union member states to deploy up to 17,626 uniformed personnel

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African Dies Under the Modern-day Slavery that is the Kafala System

Slavery By The African Exponent The death of a Ghanaian domestic worker in Lebanon has brought the Kafala system into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Kafala system is an exploitative system used to monitor migrant labourers, working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors in the Gulf cooperation council member states and

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Why is the SSC Khatumo state not allowed to participate in football games in the region?

File Photo/Somali Times According to sources told Somali Times from the Ministry of Sports in Somalia, the administration of SSC Khatumo has been excluded from the games of the regional governments of the country. It is said that this issue was decided after a proposal from the sports judging committee that indicated that SSC-Khatumo did

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