By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 7info
A photo of a building in flames, presented online as showing a fire at the Ivory Coast embassy in France, actually comes from another event in Dijon. Ivorian authorities have denied the report, 7info reports.
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The Mía Wi’o fashion brand, inspired by the traditions of Equatorial Guinea, was presented at an event bringing together institutional representatives, artists and people close to its creator. The Minister of Information, Press, Culture and Tourism, Juan José Ekua Esono Mangue, said his department was ready to support this type of initiative, reports Ahora EG.
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · Source: Ahora EG ·
The 26-year-old street medic filmed during a violent police intervention in Paris is alive, contrary to rumours circulating online. He spoke to France 24; the confusion stems from the death of another man, who suffered a cardiac arrest in the same area.
🌍 World · Source: France 24 ·
A high-speed rail line now connects Ruijin, in China’s Jiangxi province, with Yan’an, in Shaanxi, in 11 hours and 32 minutes over 1,857 kilometres. Launched to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of the Long March, the link illustrates transport development and regional revitalisation, the People’s Daily reports.
🌍 World · Source: Alwihda Info ·
In Bamako, the family of Malian businessman Seydou Maka Diallo celebrated 13 unions at a ceremony presented as the “Global Wedding of the Diallo Family”. The event also drew attention for the gifts and spending announced, and has revived discussion about displays of wealth and traditions of generosity, according to Mali Actu.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Mali Actu ·
Liberian journalists explore Anji’s agricultural and cultural modelTwenty-three Liberian journalists visited white tea plantations, a creative centre and a 2,500-year-old archaeological site in Anji, China. The trip was part of a seminar organised by China’s National Radio and Television Administration, according to The Liberian Investigator.
Hadjer-Lamis council rehabilitates three schools in ChadThe Hadjer-Lamis Provincial Council handed over more than 500 dual desks, textbooks and school supplies to Chad’s Provincial Delegation for National Education. It also rehabilitated three schools in Djambalbarh, Chabakari and Massakory, in an operation its president, Ali Adoum Ali, described as a collective responsibility in support of education.The week in Africa
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