North Africa | West Africa
Culture - Arts | Society | Science - Education
Medieval trans-Sahara mineral trade mapped
afrol News, 12 April - Researchers have analysed the chemical composition and lead isotopes of the copper used in medieval West African artefacts. Despite the widespread presence of copper ore deposits in the West African region, metals used by the sophisticated metallurgical industry in sub-Saharan Africa were imported from North Africa, they found. Copper probably fuelled the trans-Saharan trade, providing North Africa with gold.
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Nigeria
Culture - Arts | Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development
Nigeria hopes for forex revenues on arts, culture
afrol News, 24 February - Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that art and culture was not only a means of wealth creation and poverty reduction, but could also earn foreign exchange for the country. The Nigerian leader in particular had the tourism industry in mind.
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Kenya
Culture - Arts | Environment - Nature
Kenya craftsmen get environmental certificate
afrol News, 29 March - Kenyan woodcarvings can now also be bought with a certificate, guaranteeing that the popular handicrafts are not causing deforestation and environmental destructions. In addition, the new certificate is to secure the livelihoods of Kenyan craftsmen and the provision of wood from small farms.
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South Africa
Culture - Arts | Science - Education
South Africa "cradle of human culture"
afrol News, 20 April - Archaeologists are astonished at the a record-breaking finding at the Blombos Cave, near Cape town in South Africa. 75,000 years old beads found here are the oldest evidence of "modern" cultural expressions among humans ever studied. The ornamented shells are 30,000 years older than any other known "critical modern behaviours" found at other sites, making South Africa the cradle of human culture.
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