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Which European destination is best? We rate and rank key rivals

Which European destination is best? We rate and rank key rivals

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Travel trends come and go (hello, Japan) but some destinations never fall out of favour....

Africa’s new digital workforce: Young minds working globally

Africa’s new digital workforce: Young minds working globally

Young Zimbabweans are no exception IN Zimbabwe, as across much of Africa, young people face a tough reality — an unemployment rate that persists at over 90% for those between the ages of 16 and 24. While the global digital economy surges, local...

Fading Fast: The Final Years Of East Africa's Glaciers

Fading Fast: The Final Years Of East Africa's Glaciers

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) East Africa's tropical glaciers, from Kilimanjaro to Mount Kenya, are disappearing due to climate change. What does this mean for the continent's water supply? This content was published on July 23, 2025 - 09:00 6 minutes I...

New African restaurant opens in Watford

New African restaurant opens in Watford

Wise Foods GH opened in St Albans Road earlier this month, promising to serve a range of dishes including Jollof, Diehuo, Grilled Tilapia, fried yam, fried fish and grilled chicken. It replaces The G Lounge, a dessert parlour and shisha shop,...

Zimbabwean Youth Athletes set for African Schools Games 2025 in Algeria

Zimbabwean Youth Athletes set for African Schools Games 2025 in Algeria

Zimnabwe Olympic Commitee ZOC LogoZimbabwe is set to participate in the 2025 edition of the African Schools Games, a prestigious continental sporting event scheduled to take place from 26 July to 5 August in Algeria. The Games will be hosted...

UK admits foreign aid cuts could see deaths rise – with Africa hit hardest

UK admits foreign aid cuts could see deaths rise – with Africa hit hardest

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Birds of a feather – and strong devotion

Birds of a feather – and strong devotion

A TRADITION THEY ENJOY Dressed in feathered costumes, townsfolk of Emboscada, Paraguay, join a procession honoring their patron saint Francis Solanus, a 16th-century missionary believed to grant miracles. A layperson said the costumes “represent...

5 free agents Hull City should consider signing ft Jonjo Shelvey and released QPR man

5 free agents Hull City should consider signing ft Jonjo Shelvey and released QPR man

Hull City's hands could become tied when it comes to transfer activity this summer and beyond, with uncertainty surrounding the financial landscape of the club at present. The Tigers were placed under two separate transfer embargoes - both of...

City of Cape Town closes Zandvlei due to high E.coli levels

City of Cape Town closes Zandvlei due to high E.coli levels

The City of Cape Town has announced the temporary closure of the Zandvlei estuary after water samples revealed E. coli levels exceeding 4 000 CFU/100ml, posing a significant health risk to the public. As a result, all recreational water activities...

Africa's Relevance Is Growing  And Everyone Wants In

Africa's Relevance Is Growing And Everyone Wants In

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Africa is the future – by 2100, one in three people will live there. As the African Union's clout grows, Switzerland is stepping up its engagement. This content was published on July 21, 2025 - 09:00 8 minutes Where does...

Trek up highest mounatin in North Africa or cycle from one city to another for hospice

Trek up highest mounatin in North Africa or cycle from one city to another for hospice

Would you like to climb the highest mountain in North Africa? Or how about cycling from London to Paris? It’s time to set yourself a challenge and support hospice care in Cambridgeshire Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, based in Wisbech, has launched...

Kaizer Chiefs news: Pitso Mosimane, 19-year-old striker from Cape Town

Kaizer Chiefs news: Pitso Mosimane, 19-year-old striker from Cape Town

This latest Kaizer Chiefs news wrap looks at two youngsters that the club could be signing in the coming weeks. Reatlegile Mosimane is on trial in Italy. Chiefs want to negotiate deals for two promising attackers based in Cape Town. Kaizer Chiefs...

West Africa’s forgotten war claims Indian lives as Niger becomes a Jihadi playground

The resurgence of jihadist extremism in West Africa has reached an alarming new threshold, as evidenced by the recent killing of two Indian nationals and the abduction of a third in the West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Once...

Namibia’s foreign minister on the transformative impact of trade and foreign policy for Africa’s development

Namibia’s foreign minister on the transformative impact of trade and foreign policy for Africa’s development

[music] SIGNÉ: Hello, I am Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Welcome to Foresight Africa podcast, where I engage with distinguished leaders in...

How South Africans are stepping up in times of crisis

How South Africans are stepping up in times of crisis

This week, in a situation that could have easily gone awry, South Africans did what we do best: united and did whatever they could to help young aspiring soccer stars and three coaches return home after they were stranded in Spain. A total of 25...

Screenings, Discussions and Q & A’s for God’s Work – Durban, Joburg and Cape Town

Screenings, Discussions and Q & A’s for God’s Work – Durban, Joburg and Cape Town

A full-length feature film – God’s Work – which makes its debut at the Durban International Film Festival this year and is inspired by the director spending time at the Denis Hurley Centre with members of the homeless community over lockdown, has...

Dangerous places in Africa

Dangerous places in Africa

If you are not sure about the safety of your chosen destination, this guide to the most dangerous places in Africa might help you decide where (not) to go! Planning a trip to Africa? A popular destination for travellers seeking adventure, this...

US lands African resources with version of Chinese-Russian scheme

US lands African resources with version of Chinese-Russian scheme

A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one in which a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for opaque assurances of...

NJ nonprofit delivers more than 200 bikes to Africa

NJ nonprofit delivers more than 200 bikes to Africa

'BikeTown Africa,' a nonprofit organization, delivered more than 200 bikes to rural Africa to provide life-saving and everyday transportation means. FOX 5 NY's Dan Bowens explains their work and talks to the founder of the organization. NEW JERSEY...

American Tourist Stabbed by North African Gang on Milan Train During Robbery Attempt

American Tourist Stabbed by North African Gang on Milan Train During Robbery Attempt

An American tourist was stabbed in the chest while traveling on a regional train from Melegnano to Milan, in the latest of over 260 violent incidents reported on Italy’s rail network so far this year. The 27-year-old victim was attacked on Tuesday...

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