Zanzibar Has Turned a Doorway in Stone Town Into an Export Industry
The Zanzibar Freddie Mercury Museum in Stone Town has become a fixed stop on the island's cultural tourism circuit, in...
September 8, 2026Topic
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Djibouti Wants to Turn Its Cables Into a Computing Business
Djibouti artificial intelligence readiness is rated about 24.5 out of 100, and the government has opened its first national AI...
September 6, 2026
Ghana Gave Kente a Legal Address. Now It Has to Collect the Rent
The kente geographical indication is Ghana's first, following a UNESCO listing, and recorded kente exports jumped to US$38,901.83 in 2024...
September 1, 2026
Zanzibar to Train 600 Officials in AI and Cybersecurity
Zanzibar signed a three-year deal on 16 August 2026 to train 600 public servants in AI and cybersecurity, in classes...
August 17, 2026
Comoros Wins Its First UNESCO Listing for Six Medinas
The Comoros UNESCO World Heritage listing covers six medinas on two islands, the archipelago's first entry, and it arrives with...
July 30, 2026
Haiti’s Compas Direct at 71: UNESCO Heritage Meets a Fragile Future
Haiti's compas direct turns 71, freshly inscribed on UNESCO's heritage list, even as the country faces deep challenges.
July 27, 2026
Buenos Aires Crowns the World’s Best Tango Dancers Each August
Each August Buenos Aires hosts the Tango Mundial, the world's top tango championship, drawing couples from more than fifty countries...
June 19, 2026
Lençóis Maranhenses is nominated for Unesco World Natural Heritage Site; see others in Brazil
The Lençóis Maranhenses Park is competing for the Natural Heritage of Humanity title, granted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
March 7, 2023
U.N. admits that conspiracies do exist, but says are only true when unearthed by the right people
The United Nations has declared war on conspiracy theories, describing the rise of conspiracy thinking as "worrying and dangerous
August 17, 2022