French couple lose court battle over rare African Ngil mask worth $4.6 million

OTT giant Netflix finds itself in yet another controversy as Egyptians slam the depiction of the historical figure Cleopatra as a black African. A Netflix documentary series titled African Queens: Queen Cleopatra did not go down well with the viewers as a lawyer filed a complaint that the show aims to “erase the Egyptian identity”. In fact, a top archaeologist insists that Cleopatra was “not black” but “light-skinned”.

Cleopatra was Greek, but was she fair? Egyptians think so

UK: African-British job seeker at The Ritz told ‘Afro’ hairstyle is not allowed

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in South Africa for talks with one of its most important allies on a continent that is divided over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and related Western attempts to isolate it.

Talks on second Russia-African Summit on agenda, Lavrov and Pandor discuss bilateral issues

African regional bloc loses 92 per cent tourism earnings due to Covid

2% or less have had COVID-19 jabs in many African nations: WHO

Counting the costs: South African businesses feeling the pain of unrest

African man singing Rabindra Sangeet is internet's new obsession

Southern African bloc to send troops to insurgency-hit Mozambique

South Africa's Zulu King Zwelithini dies, royal family says

While addressing students in a school, South African minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga made controversial remarks 'Educated men do not commit rape'. The country's largest democratic party also demanded an apology on her remarks, she later clarified by saying that rape was about power.

'Educated men don't rape' says African education minister

64 corpses found in a lorry in Mozambique, 14 survivors also retrieved

In a new migrant standoff, Italy's Salvini blocks two NGO boats

The United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Coordinator confirmed on Thursday that the African country's border with Rwanda is now open. Watch this video to know more.

Ebola crisis: Rwanda-Congo border now open

For African men, a visit to the barber shop is an important rite of passage. For generations, men have visited to get their hair and beards styled, but also, to exchange conversations around masculinity, fatherhood and other issues affecting African men.

African barber shops come to life on London stage

French coastguards rescue 11 migrants headed for Britain in Channel

Rwandan man gets eight years in US prison for lying about genocide role

First case of African swine fever reported in North Korea

Three African migrants hidden in cars at Spain-Morocco border

Liam Neeson reveals how he had once hunted for a 'black b*****d' to kill

African Union seeks delay in final announcement of DR Congo vote results

DR Congo slaps down Africa Union call to suspend final vote result

Salah retains BBC African Footballer of the Year award

The Republican president's comments were decried as racist by African and Haitian politicians, by the United Nations human rights office and by US lawmakers from both major parties

Trump denies vulgar remarks about Haiti, African countries; condemnation mounts

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