• Pollution Threatens Nigeria’s Historic Osun-Osogbo Festival

    Pollution Threatens Nigeria’s Historic Osun-Osogbo Festival 0

    A centuries-old Nigerian cultural tradition is facing a serious environmental challenge as pollution threatens the sacred Osun River. The annual Osun-Osogbo Festival, one of Nigeria’s best-known cultural and religious celebrations, is centred around the Osun River and the UNESCO-recognised Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. But environmental concerns have grown over pollution linked to mining activities upstream. Reports […]

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  • Uganda Mourns King Oyo After Tooro Monarch Dies at 34

    Uganda Mourns King Oyo After Tooro Monarch Dies at 34 0

    Uganda is mourning the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the long-serving monarch of the Tooro Kingdom, who died at the age of 34. King Oyo became monarch in 1995 when he was only three years old, following the death of his father. He was recognised internationally as the world’s youngest reigning […]

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