Algeria | Morocco
Culture - Arts | Society
Algerian singer Khaled "assaulted in Morocco"
afrol News, 6 June - The Algerian press reports that world famous raï singer Khaled, an Algerian national, was assaulted by spectators while holding a concert in the Moroccan city Meknes. The assault is seen in connection with Khaled's waving of a Western Sahara flag at a recent concert in Spain.
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South Africa
Politics | Culture - Arts | Environment - Nature
South Africa fails to get World Heritage listing
afrol News, 29 June - The South African government had nominated two nature gems, Prince Edward Islands and Richtersveld, as natural sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List, but a failure to get a recommendation caused a silent retreat by authorities. Government now celebrates Richtersveld at least was inscribed as a cultural site.
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Ghana
Society | Culture - Arts
Ghana celebrates 50 years of independence
afrol News, 6 March - The Ghanaian President, John Kufuor, today led thousands of people in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, to celebrate Ghana's 50 years of independence. President Kufuor has lit the independence flame to throw Ghanaians festooned in national colours into total celebration at the Accra Independence Square.
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Guinea-Bissau
Society | Culture - Arts
Bissau carnivals claim 8 lives
afrol News, 23 February - It has been a tradition for Bissau-Guineans to celebrate the annual carnival, which is usually a moment for explosion of colours, masks and suggestive music, demonstrating a passionate of African and Catholic cultures. But of late, the event has been turned into moments of deaths, mainly as a result of overspeeding and drunkenness, among others causes.
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