Six heritage destinations across Southern Africa are preparing to give visitors a richer connection to the landscapes, traditions and memories that make each place special. A UNESCO-supported regional training programme has equipped heritage professionals and community guides with practical ways to turn local knowledge into guided experiences, cultural trails, exhibitions, digital features and storytelling activities…
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On Sunday, Aug. 23, the Diocese of Raleigh celebrated its 19th Annual Diocesan African Heritage Celebration at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama presided, and Father Kenneth Ujunwa Oguzie, C.S.Sp., delivered the homily
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With deep roots and forward-looking ambitions, the North African nation is transforming infrastructure, energy and innovation into platforms for long-term economic growth.
This photograph shows the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris. (IANS)
Across West Africa, Indigenous communities mark holidays, rites, and sacred events with a remarkable variety of ceremonies ranging from dances to processions. These masquerade traditions incorporate meticulously carved masks and full-body costumes that often facilitate links between humans and the spiritual world. There’s evidence of masked customs dating back millennia, and today, artists continue the…
DTO/NDO- In the current context, cultural identity, the quality of the living environment, tourism appeal and creative capacity are increasingly becoming the decisive factors underpinning a city’s competitiveness. In other words, what was once regarded as the “heritage of the past” is gradually becoming the “re
The World Heritage Committee wrapped up its 48th session in Busan, Republic of Korea, with the addition of 25 new sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
The first Unesco World Heritage Committee meeting held in Korea wrapped up Wednesday after a 10-day session that added 25 new sites to the global heritage list, including Japan’s ancient Asuka-Fujiwara capitals and France’s Normandy D-Day landing beaches.
This session also marks the first-ever inscriptions on the UNESCO World Heritage List for three African countries – Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe and South Sudan.
