16 April 2023
Kenya: The country’s Taifa-1 satellite – its “first earth observation satellite” – is finally in orbit – it was launched by a SpaceX rocket from a base in California “to collect data to help predict crop yields in Kenya and improve food security”.
BBC Africa Latest Updates 15 April 2023. 16:09
Sudan: Army and Rapid Support Forces have agreed a short “humanitarian pause” to allow civilians who have been caught in the fighting to escape and injured to get to hospitals.
BBC Africa Sudan Live 16 April 2023. 15:57
14 April 2023
El Anatsui: Art, but big, from recycled materials. Today 79, El Anatsui was born in Ghana but has spent most of his life in Nigeria, but is known the world over. The article tells a bit about his life, his work and there are some pictures of it to be seen plus two links to videos.
https://theconversation.com/el-anatsui-creates-gigantic-artworks-from-recycled-materials-why-the-world-fell-in-love-with-him-202199