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Huge pot of Nigerian jollof rice sets Guinness record

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Guinness World Records on Monday gave official recognition to Nigerian chef Hilda Baci in recognising her rice jollof, concocted in Lagos last Friday, as the world's ...

Lab-grown diamonds robbing southern Africa of riches

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Botswana and southern African peers that built much of their prosperity on diamonds are scrambling for alternatives as cheaper, lab-grown stones threaten their economies. ...

For theatre legend John Kani, art must 'speak truth to power'

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At 82 years old and after a six-decade career as a performer and playwright, the South African star had several stories to recount

Harrowing docu-drama gives 'voice' to Gaza victims

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"The Voice of Hind Rajab" shook audiences in its first press screenings in Venice on Wednesday, leaving some critics in tears over the dramatic portrayal of real ...

Bangladesh eyes end to treasure trove bank vault mystery

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For more than a century, the fate of the dazzling Darya-e-Noor diamond has been sealed inside a bank vault - a mystery that haunts Khawaja Naim Murad, great-grandson ...

Child's viral fame draws tourists to boat race

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The annual Pacu Jalur race on Sumatra island ended Sunday, with officials estimating as many as 100 000 more spectators this year because of 11-year-old Rayyan Arkan ...

Ethiopia's last king: autocrat or moderniser?

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The legacy of Ethiopia's last emperor Haile Selassie remains contested in his increasingly polarised country half a century after his death

SA photographer reclaims her identity

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It was a priority for Zanele Muholi to get back to South Africa for last week's Black Women in Photography Conference, at the school in downtown Johannesburg where ...

'Curly is beautiful': Tunisian women embrace natural hair

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Tunisian mother Mouna Jebali had long used a flat iron to straighten her thick hair, but with women everywhere challenging the stigma around natural looks, she has ...

'Old things work': Giving new life to e-waste

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Need a new gaming console? Just make one yourself with an old ventilator. Got an old payment terminal? Turn it into a camera.

Urban nest boxes will help save endangered cockatoos

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Nestled among its sprawling boughs is a nest box designed for the yellow-crested cockatoo, of which only 1,200 to 2,000 remain in the world.

Nairobi slum pageant gives platform to voiceless

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The annual "Mr and Ms Kibera" pageant in Nairobi, gleefully attended by hundreds, is about more than just the contestants' looks -- it provides a much-needed platform ...

Trump tariffs a stone in the shoe of 'made in USA' cowboy boots

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Texas's most renowned makers of the southern US fashion staple source the ostrich leather they require exclusively from Oudtshoorn.

Swiss 'Mountain Tinder' sparks high-altitude attraction

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Cathy and Patrick relish describing how they found each other: through a message left on a Swiss mountaintop. "It was just a beautiful way to meet. "

World first three Michelin stars for Indian cuisine

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An Indian restaurant in Dubai was awarded the maximum three Michelin stars last weekend - the first time the prestigious honour has been given to Indian cuisine ...

Lesotho's jockeys saddle up for mountain horse racing

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Swathed in vibrant woollen blankets against the biting winter chill, jockeys - some no more than boys - thundered down a dusty track carved between the undulating ...

Tunisian dog lovers push to save age-old desert hound

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Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware ...

Dogs on the trail of South Africa's endangered tortoises

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Snout pressed to the ground, a border collie named Delta zigzagged through the shrubs on a private nature reserve near Cape Town, frantically sniffing for critically ...

Musk's AI chatbot under fire for posts praising Hitler

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Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok came under fire Wednesday for anti-Semitic comments, praising Adolf Hitler and insulting Islam in separate ...

The Soweto geologist uncovering the Earth's secrets

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Inspired by the movie "Dante's Peak", where Pierce Brosnan plays the role of a volcanologist sent to investigate a long-dormant volcano, Tebogo Makhubela become ...

Angola opens up to tourists in a pivot from oil

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Wary of its dependence on oil and already burned by the market's volatility, Angola is embarking on a drive to lure back foreign tourists by easing access for travellers ...

The 24/7 war room taking on global cybercriminals

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The numbers that the payments giant grapples with are enormous. Every year, $15 trillion flows through Visa's networks, representing roughly 15 percent of the world's ...

Houses made from rice: an eco-friendly revolution

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It may look like an ordinary building site but Akmatbek Uraimov's new house in Kyrgyzstan is being built with blocks of rice. The eco-friendly alternative to conventional ...

How to move a rhino

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"The rhino is the worst one to translocate," said Taru Sheldrick, who was piloting the helicopter in Nakuru National Park in northwest Kenya, an oasis of greenery ...

Legacy of Uganda's end-of-life 'grandmother' lives on

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These home visits, combining affordable medical care and spiritual support, are part of Mwesige's routine with Hospice Africa Uganda. Founded in 1993 by Dr Anne ...