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13/02/2025

A map of with national flags, excluding dependent territories and partially recognized states

16/10/2024

Upcoming matches (for Africa-based players) not

15/10/2024

*Do not adjust your sets*

14/10/2024

The 26 poorest nations in the world are more heavily in debt than any time in the last 18 years, according to a new report. Climate change and conflict are major drivers of poverty in the affected countries.

01/10/2024

Model of the new Fourah Bay College, , Date: 1958. Credit: Colonial Office photographic collection at The National Archives

27/09/2024

Re|Founding Cultural Heritage Law in Sub-Saharan Africa: Call for contributions for a collective work project
UNESCO is supporting School of African Heritage (EPA) in the production of a collective research work: “Re|Founding Cultural Heritage Law in Sub-Saharan Africa”. 24 September 2024
This unprecedented project aims to produce a reference work on cultural heritage law in Africa, based on the observation that no such work yet exists, and that jurists interested in heritage protection issues remain little-known. Its ambition is therefore to reveal the work of a young generation of jurists and to create a network of African experts on these issues.

With this in mind, the call is particularly aimed at applications from young researchers who are nationals of one of the fifteen West African states ( , , , ̂tedivoire, , , , , , , , , , , ). However, this strong focus on nationals from these fifteen states does not rule out other African candidates.

UNESCO and EPA are working in close collaboration with Professor Vincent Négri of Institute of Social Sciences in Politics / ISP - ENS Paris-Saclay, who is responsible for the scientific aspects of this initiative. This initiative is part of a long-term approach that will help provide a concrete response to the need for local human resources specialized in cultural heritage law in sub-Saharan Africa, with a view to guiding operational national and regional policies and measures for the protection and sustainable preservation of African heritage.

This project also benefits from the institutional support of ECOWAS, the Art-Law Centre (Geneva), The Higher Regional School of Magistracy (ERSUMA), UNIDROIT, and Senghor University in Alexandria.

UNESCO is supporting School of African Heritage (EPA) in the production of a collective research work: “Re|Founding Cultural Heritage Law in Sub-Saharan Africa”.

26/09/2024

Upcoming, in Tribute to 19 Nov. 2024. Could I get there? hmmm

25/09/2024

25.09.2024: Surprisingly, it was as easy as the score suggests. failed to turn up

24/09/2024

, , , and Heads-up for tomorrow (25 September)

Celebration of the 1st World Soninke Language Day under the patronage of His Excellency Adama BARROW, President of the Republic of the Gambia, will take place on September 25 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The theme chosen for this celebration is “Soninké in the digital age”.

24/09/2024

I felt this interesting article was worth sharing

In the 1960s objects were gathered for the national museum, the question now is what to do with them.

23/09/2024

Like a painting; from the office window last Thursday

20/09/2024

How the January 15th 1966 coup was reported in one newspaper

20/09/2024

Those who don't want to age, should ask how so many of them manage to 'turn back the clock' 😉

Investigations have uncovered that Sierra Leone U20 national team might be under scrutiny for potentially violating regulations by fielding an ineligible player during their recent match against Liberia U20 in the 2024 WAFU Zone A U20 tournament. The controversy revolves around goalkeeper Abu Bakar....

11/09/2024

& London. If you know, you know: 11 Sept 2024.

05/09/2024

Leopold Sedar Senghor & Dr Nkrumah, a a formal reception during Senghor's visit to , 1959. Credit: University of Cambridge archives.

05/09/2024

Visit of President Leopold Sedar Senghor of to College, , 1959. Credit: University of Cambridge archives