The Bright Side: Benin's Subarachill convention blends otaku culture and West African style
Africa • Aug 23, 2025, 9:50 AM
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Cotonou's Subarachill convention brings Benin’s biggest manga and anime fans together to celebrate their love of Japanese culture – and bring their own West African influences to the iconic otaku aesthetic.
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France hands back human remains to Madagascar 127 years after colonial massacre
Africa • 8:38 PM
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France has formally returned 3 colonial-era skulls to Madagscar -- one of which is believed to belong to a Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops during a massacre in 1897.His skull then taken back to Paris as a trophy, and placed in the archive
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Armed men kill four in attack in Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso border
Africa • 3:24 PM
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Armed men killed four villagers and left another missing in northeastern Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso, the army said Tuesday. The attack comes amid fears of a spillover of the Sahel region’s jihadist insurgencies towards coastal West Africa, with Benin
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