Nigerian artist Fola David is seeking the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the world’s largest drawing by an individual. His massive artwork, spanning an impressive 1,050 square metres, surpassed the previous record of 629.98 square metres held by Ravi Soni from India. David is now waiting for his achievement to be certified by Guinness World Record officials.
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Sudan’s army said two drone strikes hit an army base in the country’s east on Wednesday after a graduation ceremony attended by the country’s de facto leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who has been locked in a civil war for over a year with a rival military general.At least five people were killed and several others injured in the attack in the town of Gebeit, the army said, which has been held by the army and is about 50 miles from its wartime capital of Port Sudan. The Sudanese army spokesman, Nabil Abdallah, told the BBC that General al-Burhan had…
Ghana has reached an agreement in principle with two bondholder groups to restructure some $13bn of international debt last month, marking a key step in the country’s economic recovery under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan deal. But the months-long deadlock in negotiations in the run up to the deal has badly hurt Ghana’s currency and plunged the country in a cost-of-living crisis.
It’s been over a year since two South African engineers were jailed in Equatorial Guinea. The UN says they are being arbitrarily detained while some suspect their detention could be linked to an ongoing standoff between Pretoria and Malabo. Frederik Potgieter and Peter Huxham were arrested in February 2022, just two days after luxury properties and a yacht, owned by the son of Equatorial Guinea President Obi-ang, were seized in South Africa. FRANCE 24’s An Wentzel reports.
Now that she has mastered it, the uneven bars routine that the gymnast Kaylia Nemour has prepared for the Paris Olympics is a sight to behold: a fluid yet treacherous 30 seconds, so tightly woven with difficulty that it has made her a medal favorite in the event.When Nemour performed it in competition last month, it produced the highest score recorded on the bars since the Tokyo Olympics. But while she may wow fans in her home country at these Games, she won’t be doing it under the French flag.Instead, Nemour, 17, is competing for Algeria, the result of a…
A major upgrade of the Knightsbridge Reserve playground in Leabrook retains its toddler-friendly nature, with added equipment suitable for older kids too. Review by Claire Davill Set in the quiet residential streets of Leabrook, Knightsbridge Reserve is shady and tranquil and a charming, low-key destination, especially for little people. The Reserve has a variety of play equipment that will appeal to toddlers and younger school aged children alike. All the play equipment was completely replaced in mid 2024, packing a lot of variety into a tiny park. The main climbing structure is more suited to school aged children and includes…
1. Seeking blessings at Kamakhya Temple: One of the most important spiritual activities that you can go for in the city of Guwahati is to seek blessings at the Kamakhya temple. Visiting the mystical temple to offer prayers to the Goddess and seeking her blessings is one of the beautiful things that you will be doing in the city and this is a very important place to be taken into account for your travel itinerary. 2. Visiting the State Assam Museum: Another very important thing to be done in the city of Guwahati is to visit the Assam State Museum to…
The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia rose to at least 229, a local official in the remote Gofa Zone said on Tuesday, as the search for survivors continued into the second day. The landslides occurred on Sunday evening and Monday morning in a remote mountainous region after heavy rains.
The desperate search for survivors of a landslide in southern Ethiopia continued on Tuesday. At least 229 people have been killed, swept away in its path on Monday. Also, in the wake of over six weeks of anti-government protests in Kenya, scores of people are arrested in neighbouring Uganda as police cracked down on young people who defied a ban and marched against state corruption. Finally, we hear from Sudanese analyst Omar Digna about why a multitude of mediation attempts in the conflict have failed so far.
The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, said Wednesday that he was willing to explore avenues towards a “peaceful, negotiated political solution” to the war with the Sudanese army through US-mediated talks in Switzerland.