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Getty ImagesGarfield’s inauguration ceremony in March 1881; he set out as President with an ambitious agenda (Credit: Getty Images)Makowsky’s crucial task was to sift through Millard’s detailed dive into the history of the assassination and construct a narrative appealing to TV viewers. Destiny of the Republic includes sections on Republican Party factionalism, the antiseptics preferred by British surgeon Joseph Lister and Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of an early metal detector, used eventually to search for the bullet in Garfield’s body. Makowsky chose to focus on the contrasting journeys of Guiteau and Garfield. “Both men cared very much about being known,”…
This week, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala sat down with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour at the network’s first Global Perspectives event in London to discuss the big picture on global trade before zeroing in on Africa.The Nigerian economist and World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general called the ripple effect of Trump administration tariffs “the greatest disruption in trade in 80 years.” She also said that she agreed with some of the criticisms leveled at the organization by the US.“The crisis is an opportunity to reform (the WTO),” she said, calling from greater transparency and conceding that decision-making “sometimes … does result in paralysis.” READ MORE | WATCH HERE “In this modern world with AI,…
When Thebe Ikalafeng released his first book, The Traveller: Crossing Borders and Connecting Africa, readers were introduced to a restless Pan-African mind in motion — a man mapping his journey and a continent through experiences, encounters, conversations and reflections that blurred the lines between business, identity, and belonging. It was part memoir, part manifesto: a record of a life spent building a business, building a brand and discovering oneself by crossing borders both literal and metaphorical. With his new work, Rooted & Rising: Reclaiming Our Culture and Redefining Our Global Influence, Ikalafeng has written not a continuation but a culmination…
Rapper Kendrick Lamar topped the list of Grammy contenders for the second straight year on Friday with nine nominations, including best album, record and song. Next up with seven nods is pop superstar Lady Gaga, making a splashy comeback to touring with her album “Mayhem”. Source link
South Africa Reopens Inquest into Nobel Laureate Chief Albert Luthuli’s Mysterious 1967 DeathSouth Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reopened the inquest into the 1967 death of Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli, the country’s first Nobel Peace Prize winner and former African National Congress (ANC) president. Family members and historians have long questioned the official ruling of accidental death, pushing for fresh scrutiny into the incident that claimed the life of this anti-apartheid icon.Luthuli died on July 21, 1967, after being struck by a train near his home in Stanger (now KwaDukuza), KwaZulu-Natal. The original inquest concluded he was hit…
We, the Special Envoys for our respective regions, wish to express our strong support for the Brazilian Presidency and all leaders committed to climate action at Belém. COP30 presents both a significant opportunity and a profound challenge. To remain aligned with the ambition of the Paris Agreement amidst an increasingly complex geopolitical environment, we must demonstrate decisive progress. Multilateralism, grounded in international law and guided by the Paris Agreement, remains our most effective framework. A clear signal from COP30 that the international community stands united in its determination to confront climate change will resonate globally. Our shared commitment to fully implement the Paris Agreement…
Paris des Arts has travelled to Athens, Greece, on a mission to awaken your taste buds! Greek gastronomy’s ambassador Dina Nikolaou takes us to the beating heart of the Greek capital, the central market, to show us her country’s finest fresh ingredients. We then meet a French chef who has warmly embraced Greek cuisine and lifestyle: Arnaud Bignon runs the Michelin-starred restaurant Spondi. Finally, we enjoy some sweet treats with our fauvorite pastry chef, Stelios Parliaros, who has revolutionised Greek desserts. Source link
This intriguing series from Vince Gilligan stars Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn as a cynical woman living in a world where people are suddenly happy all the time. The result is George Orwell meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers.If a mystery man talks directly to you by name through your television, and you’re not dreaming or hallucinating, it’s safe to assume the world has shifted. How and why is the question that winds through Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan’s delightful new series. Pluribus plays like George Orwell meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but it still…
London, United Kingdom, 6 November 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ Former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Donald Kaberuka has called for Africa to strengthen and integrate its financial and governance institutions to safeguard the continent’s future in a rapidly fragmenting global order.Delivering the 2025 Babacar Ndiaye Lecture on the sidelines of the World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington DC, Kaberuka warned that “the world is not waiting for Africa; therefore, Africa must not wait for the world,” and urged African nations to take ownership of their development agenda through resilient, homegrown institutions.Reflecting on global power shifts, Kaberuka pointed…
In this episode of arts24, we journey into the enchanting world of Isao Takahata, one of the founding fathers of Japanese animation and the creative force behind Studio Ghibli classics like “Grave of the Fireflies” and “Only Yesterday”. From his early days in the 1960s to his final masterpiece, a new Paris retrospective traces Takahata’s lifelong quest to capture humanity, emotion and the beauty of everyday life through animation. Source link