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Kamel Daoud holds a copy of Houris in Paris on 4 November 2024, after the novel was awarded the Prix Goncourt.

Algerian court sentences Kamel Daoud and his wife to five years in absentia over Houris

7 min ago

South African Olympic swimmer Tatjana Smith.

Olympic champion Tatjana Smith to represent the Netherlands

4 hours ago

Sogo bò figures on display at the Musée des Confluences, Lyon.

Lyon exhibition celebrates Mali's Sogo bò masquerade tradition

10 November 2026

Pupils at a primary school on the outskirts of Antananarivo.

Madagascar: school committees and remedial classes lift reading standards

10 November 2026

Young surfers in Ngor, Dakar.

Senegalese surfer offers Dakar's children free lessons and a sense of freedom

9 November 2026

People gather at the site of the train collision in Al-Ayyat, Giza, 8 November 2026.

Egypt: seven killed in Giza train collision as calls grow for railway overhaul

8 November 2026

Douala, Cameroon's economic capital.

Cameroon: four killed in explosion at Douala steel plant

2 November 2026

Models wear creations by Jewel Jemila at Lagos Fashion Week, 31 October 2026.

Lagos Fashion Week turns the runway into a stage for heritage and art

2 November 2026

Central Dakar, 29 October 2026.

Dakar hosts Africa's first Olympic event amid cost-of-living concerns

1 November 2026