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Africa: Elevate Africa Dangles $25,000 Grants, Launches 2026 Fashion Film Contest to Revive Indigenous Textiles

eriinfo.com1 week ago03 mins

Elevate Africa has announced the commencement of applications for the 2026 edition of the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize, a pan-African initiative aimed at preserving and promoting endangered African textiles, garments and traditional fashion techniques through storytelling and film. The organisation said the competition seeks to encourage creatives across Africa and the diaspora to…

Bulgaria wins the Eurovision Song Contest with Dara’s ‘Bangaranga’

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

VIENNA — Bulgaria triumphed on Saturday night at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, held under the shadow of controversy over the continued participation of Israel. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The win by Dara was an upset. Her song, “Bangaranga,” is an upbeat dance-pop banger…

‘Heated Rivalry’ lookalike contest winners are now dating

eriinfo.com2 months ago01 mins

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Africa: Rare Images of Sudan War Reap Africa Laurels in 2026 World Press Photo Contest

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

Amsterdam / Omdurman — Syrian-French photojournalist Abdulmonam Eassa has been named as one of the winners in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest, for emotive images captured in Sudan while covering the war for the French magazine Le Monde, making him eligible to win the 2026 World Press Photo of the Year. The Damacus-based Syrian-French…

Eurovision, the glitzy contest where music meets politics, is adding an Asian edition

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Dust off the sequins and stock up on the pyrotechnics: The Eurovision Song Contest is coming to Asia. The organizers of Eurovision, the glitzy singing contest that draws Super Bowl-like viewership every year in Europe and beyond, said Tuesday that they would hold the first-ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok on Nov. 14. Music…

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Africa: The Chessboard of Contest – Africa in the Age of Multipolarity

eriinfo.com3 months ago09 mins

War, we know, is rarely the product of a single cause. More often, it is born of a convergence of political, economic, social, and ideological pressures. At its core, every war is an expression of what scholars call geopolitical contestation. It is a struggle among nations for influence, security, and advantage within the constraints of…

Young scientists to fly SA flag in global contest

eriinfo.com7 months ago04 mins

From left: Albertus Willem van Niekerk, Dzunisa Chauke, Ismaail Hassen and Milla Vorster. Four young scientists will showcase their award-winning innovations at the World Innovative Science Project Olympiad in Bali, Indonesia, from 10 to 13 December. The selected young scientists are: Dzunisa Chauke, a grade 12 pupil from Khanyisa Education Centre; Milla Vorster, grade 11…