Author: Ewang Johnson
This week on Paris des Arts, Valérie Fayolle welcomes author Fatou Diome, who shares insights on her latest novel, a tender and intimate tribute to her grandfather. Next, we head to an iconic Parisian department store, Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, to discover choreographer Mourad Merzouki’s latest creation. Finally, in our highlight of the week, singer Imany makes her comeback with a powerful fifth album entitled “Women Deserve Rage”. Source link
On September 24, African-led organizations convened a high-level side event during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) The event – African-led Innovation: Shaping Sustainable Futures With or Without Aid – was organized in partnership with eHealth Africa, Population Services International (PSI), Population Council, and Reach Digital Health. The dialogue amplified voices from African-led organizations and highlighted the importance of homegrown innovations for sustainability—regardless of the availability of foreign aid—amid shrinking donor funding and widening global inequalities.2025 has been a particularly turbulent year for global development, with cuts to United States foreign aid stifling global development for numerous nations…
Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its development journey. Across the continent, digital transformation is no longer a distant aspiration but a living, breathing reality. From mobile money to e-commerce, artificial intelligence to e-governance, digital tools are reshaping industries, driving inclusion, and offering new ways of connecting people and ideas. Yet, while momentum is growing, Africa’s digital promise remains unevenly distributed. Infrastructure gaps, limited investment, and fragmented policies continue to impede progress. Unlocking Africa’s full potential in the digital age will require bold leadership, long-term commitment, and above all, the active participation of the private sector. These themes were…
Paris Fashion Week kicks off Monday with a dozen new faces set to make their debuts at major labels. Reflecting an unprecedented shake-up of creative directors, the Spring-Summer 2026 season will showcase the renewal of the top ranks of the global luxury clothing industry on a scale rarely seen. Source link
ACCRA, Ghana, 26th September 2025/African Media Agency/-The Africa Fintech Summit is pleased to welcome back MDP, a long-time AFTS partner and a leading card issuing and payments technology provider across the Middle East and Africa, as sponsor for the 14th edition of Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) 2025, to be held at the Accra international Conference Center (AICC) in Accra, Ghana, from October 8 to 10, 2025. This sponsorship comes as MDP continues to enhance its capabilities to deliver next-level payment solutions to banks, fintechs, and telcos across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Already, the 30-year-old payments enabler currently serves over 260 financial institutions across…
A monumental artwork depicting some of Africa’s great legends, past and present, in front of a reversed map of Africa, seeks to establish the true story of Africa as told by Africans. The centrepiece for Africa’s longest-running contemporary art fair, FNB Art Joburg is a monumental 3m by 2m canvas, Africa Re-Union, which reverses the context of the infamous 1884 Berlin Conference where Africa was carved up and divided among European colonial powers. It has been described as an event “where art became manifesto and memory became movement” by restoring the continent as author of its own story and architect of its own…
“Art is my way of turning pain into hope.” Those are the words of Gaza-based photographer Belal Khaled, whose images have been seen by millions and published in Time, the Guardian and The Wall Street Journal. His work, along with that of 10 other Gaza-based photographers, is at the heart of a powerful new exhibition at P21 Gallery in London, titled “Against Erasure: Photographs from Gaza.” In a war where foreign reporters have been banned from Gaza, these photojournalists risk their lives to document what’s happening and ensure their stories are not silenced. Source link
Wearing rubber boots, Zelano waded from the train station through Strada Nova, which was still about 40cm (1ft 3in) underwater. She went to the house of a friend of a friend. The tide had retreated by the time she got there. “All sorts of objects, pieces of furniture, chairs, were piled up, like trash, everything was completely drenched,” she tells the BBC. As the homeowners were busy saving the salvageable, Zelano focused on their books, which struck her as beautiful in their decay and symbolism. One of the books from the house (pictured above) looks like “an archeological find from…
SHANGHAI, China, September 25, 2025 /African Media Agency (AMA)/ – During HUAWEI CONNECT 2025, Huawei released the ISP/MSP Business Success Driven by RAMS White Paper at the summit themed “Powering the ISP/MSP Industry with All Intelligence and Resilience.” The white paper introduces the RAMS framework—ROI, Availability, Maintenance, and Security, aiming to help ISPs and MSPs thrive with AI by transitioning from providing connectivity to offering intelligent services.ork Yue, Vice President of Huawei, CEO of ISP & OTT BU, delivering a speechYork Yue, Vice President of Huawei and CEO of ISP & OTT BU, noted, “AI is advancing rapidly. To navigate…
The UN faces paralysis and a crisis of legitimacy as global power shifts accelerate, raising urgent questions about reform, alternatives, and Africa’s role. The United Nations, the last anchor of the post-1945 world order, faces an existential crisis. Paralysis over Gaza and Ukraine, the weaponisation of sanctions against Iran, the collapse of the so-called Western ‘rules-based order’ and the increasingly untenable democracy deficit at the heart of the Security Council, pose hard questions about whether the UN has crossed the point of no return. Meanwhile, alternative models are emerging, most notably China’s Global Governance Initiative, built on “sovereign equality”, “international…