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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II first encountered the play “Topdog/Underdog” in college, performing a section as a favor for a student director who needed actors for a showcase. It turned into a favor for Abdul-Mateen. “I immediately came alive. I used to struggle with contemporary work because none of the characters felt like me. I didn’t really relate,” he says. “It unlocked something inside of me where I just could give everything that I had to give to it.” Abdul-Mateen returned to Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer-winning work this winter, earning a Tony Award nomination in his Broadway debut opposite Corey Hawkins. “To be…

Members of the Libyan 6+6 Joint Committee for Preparing Electoral Laws announced that they had reached an agreement on presidential and legislative electoral laws, pending the signing of the agreement by the speakers of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS). In a press conference from Bouznika in Morocco, the head of HoR delegation at the Committee, Jalal Al-Shuwaidi, explained that they had completed the laws of the presidential elections and the National Assembly in its two chambers, and they are awaiting the presence of HoR and HCS Speakers, Aqila Saleh and Khaled Al-Mishri, for…

Ugandan dance sensations, the Ghetto Kids, have missed out on swiping one of the top three spots in the epic showdown of Britain’s Got Talent. Made up of six minors, aged between six and thirteen, hailing from humble beginnings in Uganda’s vibrant capital, Kampala. Against all odds, their guardian-turned-manager, Dauda Kavuma, scooped them up and showered them with care. The Ghetto Kids strutted their stuff among the crème de la crème of talent, making it to the esteemed group of ten finalists. Ultimately, the victory crown was snatched by Viggo Venn, a side-splitting 33-year-old comedian all the way from Norway.…

The first edition of Gitex Africa was launched in Marrakech on Wednesday. Operators in the sectors of technology and innovation came together in Morocco to exchange views on the digital economy. 900 companies and 250 lecturers from 95 countries are taking part in the exhibition. Although the digital economy is booming in Africa, a dissemination of technologies is needed to accelerate the development of infrastructures and generate inclusive growth. “One of the objectives of this meeting is to take full advantage of digital opportunities and develop a digital economy”, the CEO of the Digital Development Agency said.  “We need to invest in…

Health authorities said that they have detected at least 346 COVID-19 cases in Ilocos provinces between May 28 and June 3, marking the second week that the number of additional infections in the region surpassed the 300-mark. The health care utilization rate continued to be in the “safe” zone despite the rise in COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to the weekly advisory released on Monday (June 5) by the regional office of the Department of Health. AMN | Anochie’s Report | Health

Violence linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso one of the fastest-growing internally displaced populations in the world, with the number of displaced people increasing by more than 2,000% since 2019, according to government data. Figures released last month showed that more than 2 million people are internally displaced in West Africa, the majority of them women and children, fueling a serious humanitarian crisis. as the conflict has driven people from their homes, off their farms, and into congested urban areas or makeshift camps. Aid groups and the government are scrambling to meet the lack…

Searching for plastic. Young volunteers are busy collecting used bottles. They are often discarded in the vast Ebrié lagoon which abuts Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan. The Citizens’ initiative started two years ago when Charles Gore Bi decided to act against the scourge of plastic pollution. “Quite simply, the idea of cleaning up the shoreline came from the need to clean up the environment in which I live”, he says candidly. “I’m here all the time and the garbage come in all the time as well, so I decided to start by cleaning up where I lived.” Gore Bi’s efforts…

Gunmen burst into a room at a men’s hostel near the eastern South African city of Durban, killing eight people and leaving two others injured, police said Sunday, in the latest mass shooting in the country. Seven men were declared dead immediately after the shooting in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday in the Umlazi township. An eighth man died on Sunday, police said. Two others are hospitalized with injuries, and they include a man who jumped out of the window of the hostel room to escape the gunfire. Police said that 12 men were in the room drinking alcohol when…

President Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic said Tuesday that he would call a referendum on a new constitution that would allow him to seek a new term. “I have decided… to submit this project for a new constitution to a referendum,” he said in an address to the nation posted on Facebook, without saying when the vote would take place. Touadera’s opponents have already accused him of seeking to extend his rule despite constitutional limits. Touadera was elected in 2016 and was returned for a second term in 2020, despite widespread accusations of electoral flaws. In October,…

Blue and white majolica vases in different shapes and sizes form part of a new collection at The Vatican Museum. Used by nuns at a historic Rome pharmacy, these artefacts are now being showcased in two rooms: the “Spezieria di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere” (Apothecary shop of St. Cecilia in Trastevere) and the “Sala Delle Ceramiche” (Ceramics Hall). “In the last few days, we have opened two new rooms in the Vatican Museums to the public for the first time. They will be part of the (exhibition) route from the exit of the Sistine Chapel to our decorative arts department.…