His 8×60” Western series “Mad Bounty and the Midnight Gun” takes place in 19th-century Uganda after the defeat of the British Army and follows the scramble by outlaws and bounty hunters to discover a ...

Three African screenwriters will pitch projects spanning a range of genres at the 16th Series Mania in Lille, France. The line-up includes South Africa’s Mlilo Mpondo, the creator of the comedy ...

In the two Congos, there is a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as “sapeurs”, who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was ...

Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the ...

The second-last sitting before breaking for summer recess the following evening, 12 July, 1972 was an especially busy day, ...

Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the best new and renovated hotels in the world. For 2025, we’ve selected 25 ...

Founded in the late nineteenth century around manganese mining, Chiatura thrived during the Soviet era as a mining hub, with other industries also flourishing. The town’s stunning theater building ...

Quebec tree rings dating back nearly 200 years indicate snowpack in the Gaspésie mountains has declined considerably in recent decades, Concordia University researchers suggest in a study that ...

More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made out of wood, papier-mâché or composition in the Sonneberg and ...

Few expected him to go so far. In a stunning shift in American economic policy, Donald Trump has yanked up tariffs across the board. On April 2nd, speaking from the Rose Garden of the White House ...