Author: Ewang Johnson
Spoiler Alert: This article contains heavy spoilers for Sunrise on the Reaping.Several months ago, I had the honor of being the only male at a meeting of an all-woman’s book club named The Ladies of Loudoun Poets Society, which welcomes men to join discussions upon invitation.1 This meeting focused on Suzanne Collins’ Sunrise on the Reaping. We loved the novel’s engaging narrative and excellent characters, and we enjoyed discussing its connections to other books in the series. I considered the specific type of redemption I was noticing… “to release from blame or debt” (clear), and “repair, restore.”During our talk, I proposed…
Amadou and Mariam, the musical duo from Mali, performed together for more than four decades, until the passing of Amadou last April. Their ninth and final album together, ‘L’Amour à la Folie’ or ‘Crazy Love’ in English has just dropped. It’s a posthumous love letter from Mariam to her late husband, with help from their son Sam Bagayoko. France 24’s Marion Chaval and Yong Chim spoke to Mariam about performing without Amadou. Source link
When Townsend returned from Belgium in October, Margaret said that if she were to marry him, she would have to renounce her right to succession, her annual £6,000 Civil List income, her HRH title, and status as a member of the Royal Family. Public opinion was split over what she should do, while some royals also felt conflicted. Craig Brown’s biography of Princess Margaret, Ma’am Darling, notes how when the Queen Mother fretted about where a future Mrs Townsend might live, Prince Philip, “with heavy sarcasm”, replied that it was “still possible, even nowadays, to buy a house”.More like this:•…
KAMPALA , Uganda, 23 October 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- A group of 48 landslide survivors are appearing once again before the Mbale High Court today in Uganda, just weeks before the heaviest rain season could threaten to bring similar disasters to the area.Following a landslide in December 2019 that killed dozens in the Bududa district of eastern Uganda, survivors took legal action in 2020 with the support of Ugandan NGO Greenwatch and Kakuru & Co Advocates.They argued that by failing to establish effective disaster management in Bududa, the government was in breach of the Constitution and other existing laws. [1]The…
Josephine Baker was the first Black female superstar. In the 1920s, she took Paris by storm with her exuberant dance performances; she was also a Resistance fighter in World War II and a civil rights activist. Josephine was the first Black woman to enter France’s Panthéon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures. “Josephine Baker, the musical” tells the story of her life. We speak to the creator of the show Jean-Pierre Hadida, as well as Shaïna Pronzola, who plays Josephine. Source link
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 23 October 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- South Africa’s business leaders, technology experts, and SAP partners gathered in Johannesburg today to explore how cloud, data, and AI innovations are reshaping the enterprise landscape and unlocking new growth opportunities for businesses.Nazia Pillay, Managing Director: Southern Africa at SAP, said South African organisations are facing a turning point. “The convergence of data, cloud, and AI technologies presents an extraordinary opportunity to rethink how we operate, innovate, and grow. By combining new thinking with AI-enabled skills the latest technologies, companies across the region can unlock a new era of accelerated growth and innovation.”Tech…
Kermit the Frog takes over Paris’s Place Vendôme, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes to prison, a mysterious gentleman goes viral in the wake of the Louvre heist, and US President Donald Trump demolishes the East Wing of the White House to make way for a ballroom. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the week’s most striking images. Source link
OCP Africa, Deloitte Africa, UNDP, UN Women, Nedbank, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Development Bank of Southern Africa, and Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) to headline AWIEF’s 11th flagship event.The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference and Exhibition event opens its doors next week, from 30 to 31 October 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa.AWIEF2025 will convene entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, corporate executives, and development partners from across Africa and the diaspora for two days of high-level dialogue, innovation showcases, and collaboration — all focused on advancing women’s economic empowerment and…
The Albert Londres book prize, France’s equivalent of the Pulitzer, has been awarded to Elena Volochine for “Propagande : l’arme de guerre de Vladimir Poutine” (Propaganda: Vladimir Putin’s weapon of war). Volochine is FRANCE 24’s Moscow bureau chief. Source link
More like this:• Why the year’s most acclaimed film flopped• 12 of the best films to watch this October• Why Lady Macbeth is a misunderstood villainWhen Hedda landed on the London stage, also in 1891, that first UK production played a large part in cementing the play’s standing in wider Europe. Though Ibsen’s work was “taboo”, says Shepherd, the actor Elizabeth Robins set about putting on an opulent staging at the Independent Theatre – a small-scale venue where more avant-garde works were performed to avoid “censorship” elsewhere in the major theatres. “[Her production] brought a kind of panache to Ibsen…