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The Massai, a noble ethnic group whose pastoral communities are mainly found in East Africa — in Kenya and Tanzania, continue to honor their cultural traditions. Such as the final rite of passage to transition from a warrior into an elder for a Maasai man who has already lived through the phase from boy through to warrior. “There are three important stages during any other particular age set. These three stages have been safeguarded by UNESCO,” said John Tompoi, a Maasai junior elder. “The first one is called Enkipaata, and this one is for the uncircumcised boys. Our fathers had…

Hollywood’s Angelina Jolie and Britain’s iconic wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, a keen artist who took inspiration from the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, are combining for a March 1 date at Christie’s auction house in London. “The Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque”, an oil painting Churchill produced during a World War II visit, is tipped to fetch between £1.5 million and £2.5 million ($2 million and $3.5 million), according to a Christie’s estimate. Put up for auction by Angelina Jolie, it is vaunted in Christie’s catalogue as “Churchill’s most important work. Aside from its distinguished provenance, it is the…

Dancing On Ice bid farewell to Rebekah Vardy this evening as she became the latest celebrity to be voted off the show. Rebekah, 39, went up against Lady Leshurr in the skate off – and three out of the four judges decided to save the 32-year-old rapper. During her second skate, Rebekah almost took a tumble and afterwards she admitted it was “awful”. The WAG looked gutted as she realised her journey had come to an end, and told hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield: “It’s been absolutely incredible, I’ve loved every moment of it. “But you know these things happen and I’ve had a…

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal are finally moving in the right direction after an impressive 3-1 comeback win at Leicester. David Luiz and Nicolas Pepe scored either side of Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty at the King Power Stadium. Youri Tielemans opened the scoring for the Foxes but their top-four hopes were dented, with Harvey Barnes now set to be out for at least six weeks with a knee injury after being carried off during a miserable afternoon. It was also Arsenal’s first win at a side in the top three of the Premier League since 2015 as the Gunners backed up Thursday’s last-32 Europa League victory over Benfica. READ MORE: Premier League fixtures…

The Syrian army said on Sunday evening that Israeli-fired rockets struck parts of southern Damascus in escalating attacks that regional intelligence sources said target Iran-linked assets. A Syrian army statement said the attack came from the Golan Heights and that it had brought down most of the missiles, in the second such attack in less than a month on the outskirts of the capital. An Israeli military spokesman declined to comment on the report. Israel has struck a wider range of targets than usual since the start of the year, including a major attack on Iranian-linked strongholds further east, near…

Former US President Trump used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference to blast his successor Biden, and try to cement his status as the party’s undisputed leader despite his loss in November. Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump has called for Republican Party unity in a speech at a conservative political conference, even as he has exacerbated its divisions and made clear he intended to remain a dominant force in the party. Trump used his speech on Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he has been hailed as…

The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland, California in 1966 and active into the 1980s. The political organization fought police brutality and advocated for Black empowerment while being labeled as enemies of the state by the U.S. government. Now, in honor of Black History Month, a homeowner in Oakland whose house is located across the street from where Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton was murdered, has offered up her house as a canvas for a mural paying homage to the women of the party. Jilchristina Vest says she bought the house back in 2000 because she wanted to…

Rwandan Hutu rebels Tuesday denied allegations they were behind the killing of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and instead accused the armies of the DRC and Rwanda. Luca Attanasio died of his wounds on Monday after a World Food Program convoy came under fire near the eastern city of Goma while he was on a field trip, according to a senior diplomatic source in Kinshasa and the WFP. The Italian government confirmed the death and said an Italian policeman, Vittorio Iacovacci, and a driver it did not identify, had also died. The DRC interior ministry blamed…

In light of Sudan’s decision to ditch its fixed exchange rate and adopt a managed float — in line with a reform program agreed last year with the International Monetary Fund that aims to close the gap between the official and black-market rates. It is expected to shift the official rate toward black market levels — sending prices higher even as citizens already grapple with an inflation rate that topped 300% last month. Hanan Ismail Ahmed, a Sudanese woman who is not happy with the shift, shares her frustration. “Yesterday it was floated, and today I came to the market…

Despite a rise in civilians killed and injured following the start of peace negotiations, the overall numbers for 2020 were down due to lower civilian casualty rates earlier in the year. There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace negotiations in September, although overall numbers for 2020 were down due to lower civilian casualty rates earlier in the year, according to a report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office. The Afghanistan Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict Annual Report 2020 documents the…