Tanzania: A man killed by an elephant in the Ngorongoro reserve
A man was killed by an elephant in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Game Reserve, where the cohabitation of humans and wildlife has been a source of great […]
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Ethiopia: Tigrayan forces announce withdrawal to their departure zone for humanitarian reasons
Ethiopian rebels from Tigray, who had advanced in recent months into the neighboring regions of Amhara and Afar, are retreating to their region in order […]
The Senegalese Thiéboudiène registered as intangible cultural heritage
Ceebujën, or Thiéboudiène, literally means “rice with fish” in Wolof. It is the national dish of Senegal, a dish appreciated and anchored in the daily […]
Congolese rumba listed as intangible heritage of humanity
Since Tuesday evening, the Congolese rumba is officially part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. A decision taken by UNESCO, meeting this week to […]
Lazare Eloundou Assomo, first African appointed Director of Unesco’s World Heritage
Audrey Azoulay, Director General of Unesco, has just appointed the new Director of Unesco’s World Heritage, who for the first time is an African. Lazare […]
Morocco: Royal congratulations message to Audrey Azoulay on re-election as UNESCO Director-General
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a message of congratulations to Audrey Azoulay on the occasion of her re-election Director-General of the United Nations […]
UNESCO removed the Salonga National Park, the largest in DRC, from the list of World Heritage in Danger
The Salonga National Park, the largest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was removed from the list of World Heritage in Danger on Monday, […]
Moroccan King’s active, personal commitment to climate & environmental issues highlighted before UNESCO
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environment Protection, paid tribute, on Wednesday, before the UNESCO, to the active and personal commitment […]
Niger: The country mourns the loss of Inoussa Ousseini, a pioneer of documentary film in Africa
Inoussa Ousseini, filmmaker, sociologist, former minister and Niger’s ambassador to UNESCO, died in Paris on Tuesday 5 January at the age of 72. A pioneer […]
Congo Brazzaville: Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO launched a web TV for education
Exchanges with the Congolese Head of State Denis Sassou Nguesso whose country pleads for the inclusion of Rumba on the list of intangible heritage of […]