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First ever 'Africa Fashion' exhibition opens in London
First ever 'Africa Fashion' exhibition opens in London
by  AFP

Britain's most extensive exhibition of African fashion is set to open in London, showcasing designers past and present, as well as the continent's diverse heritage and cultures. Displaying a diverse range of African designs, textiles and influences, the ambitious exhibition is a way to address that imbalance, she said.

Father of Moroccan facing death penalty in Ukraine appeals to Putin
Father of Moroccan facing death penalty in Ukraine appeals to Putin
by  AFP

The father of a Moroccan facing a death sentence in a Russian-backed breakaway region of Ukraine on Monday urged Russia's President Vladimir Putin to intervene to save his son. "I call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene, as a father and out of humanism, via humanitarian and unofficial channels," Saadoun told a news conference in Rabat.

Ethiopia ruling party wants AU to broker any peace talks
Ethiopia ruling party wants AU to broker any peace talks
by  AFP

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling party said Monday that only the African Union could broker potential peace talks with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) -- a stance already rejected by the rebels.

More than 30 die in ethnic violence in Cameroon
More than 30 die in ethnic violence in Cameroon
by  AFP

More than 30 villagers, including women and children, have been killed in an ethnic-related attack in western Cameroon, local sources said on Monday. "Over 30 people were killed including children, girls, men, women and old people.

HRW accuses Cameroon anglophone rebels of fresh attacks
HRW accuses Cameroon anglophone rebels of fresh attacks
by  AFP

Anglophone separatists in Cameroon have killed at least seven people and carried out scores of kidnappings since January, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday, in a further condemnation of alleged abuses by the rebels. The rights watchdog said rebels had killed at least seven people, injured six more, raped a girl and kidnapped as many as 82 people since January "in an uptick of violence."

Lumumba: Congolese anti-colonial icon who angered Belgian king
Lumumba: Congolese anti-colonial icon who angered Belgian king
by  AFP

Patrice Emery Lumumba, whose remains were returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo last week, shot to fame on June 30, 1960 with a blistering independence speech against former colonial power Belgium. Belgium finally returned it to his family on Monday last week.