Traditional practitioners, known locally as “oloola” are worried about the decline of facial scarification, but critics remain opposed to it
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Museum staff knew the bones were something special – they just didn’t know what exactly.
The golden coffin of the boy king will be displayed along with other Tutankhamun artefacts towards the end of next year
Fashion has also become a family affair, with Hassan’s father -a tailor by trade -and older sister helping cut and sew the clothes
“My work is meant to tell spiritual stories of this mountain and of Christianity in general.” -Mariusz Dybich
“This (school) aims to provide jobs to young Africans, giving hope to these young people,”
The festival is an expression of humanity; created by Hope Azeda to bring about social change in Rwanda
A team of archaeologists had uncovered sarcophagi and the remains of an ancient wall dating back some 4,000 years ago.
The display cases at the royal palace in Benin’s southern town of Abomey are coated in dust and the exhibition halls plunged in darkness. But local…
The proposed competition of witchcraft and magic spells was unheard of and regarded as an anomaly in the country