“African Queens,” presented and co-commissioned by Washington Performing Arts, is about as ambitious as a recital could get: It looks back on Black ancestry with a thematic focus on great ...

Karen Slack, winner of the 2025 Grammy for best classical solo vocal album with pianist Michelle Cann for “Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price.” (Kia Caldwell) Review by ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum will house an 11-metre statue of Ramses II and over 100,000 artefacts, including Tutankhamun’s ...

Q: What is the Egyptian Pound worth against the West African CFA Franc? A: One Egyptian Pound is worth 12.0011 West African CFA Francs today Q: Is the Egyptian Pound going up or down against the ...

Nestled near the iconic Giza pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is preparing for a lavish opening, featuring a ...

Elise Pearlstine, a wildlife biologist and perfumer, highlights women's historical and cultural connections to natural fragrances, from ancient practi ...

where they face champions South Africa, Tanzania and Mali. The Ghana Football Association has confirmed a nine-day training camp in Senegal for the Black Queens in April as part of preparations ...

The fabulous Cleopatra VII – best known for her affair with Julius Caesar and marriage to Marc Anthony – was the last of a long line of impressive Egyptian queens who went to war. The role of the ...

It was third time lucky for 28-year-old Guinean singer and dancer Queen Rima, who won the 2025 RFI Discovery Prize, a competition open to budding musicians from Africa. Queen Rima (born Born Marie ...