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Tunisia to reopen Bardo Museum after two-year shutdown

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3 months ago

September 6, 2023

Tunisia’s Ministry of Culture has announced that the country will soon reopen its Bardo National Museum, which was shut two years ago.

The museum was closed in 2021 when President Kais Saied shuttered the parliament, which shares the same building, closing both buildings, a move that was widely condemned and labelled as a coup.

The national museum, one of the primary attractions in the capital of a nation whose economy is dependent on tourism, has remained closed since the new parliament began its job this year.

The Bardo, which is housed in a historic palace and has one of the most outstanding collections of ancient Roman mosaics in the world, has undergone some restoration work, but the ministry did not provide a timetable for its reopening.

However, the 2011 Revolution, the 2015 Terrorist Attacks, and the Recent Coronavirus have all had a negative impact on the nation’s tourism sector over the past ten years (COVID-19). More than 20 people were killed at the Bardo Museum and its surroundings in a terrorist attack in 2015 that was directed against visitors.

Throughout the museum are enormous mosaics with intricate detailing and vibrant colours, including those depicting the Roman sea god Neptune, hunting scenes, and amazing arrays of marine life.

Tunisia is among the most visited countries in Africa. Its landscapes, beaches, the Sahara Desert, and the ruins from the ancient Roman and Phoenician civilizations attract millions of tourists each year.

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Koffi Olomide’s Kenyan show suffers setback over 2016 debt

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21 hours ago

December 9, 2023

Akanimoh Etim

A highly anticipated concert that was to feature Congolese Lingala maestro Le Grand Mopao, Koffi Olomide, in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday has been thrown into disarray after Kenyan show promoters, Jules Nsana and Noah Auma Muga of Nsana Production, demanded to be paid compensation for a 2016 show that ended in chaos and refund of debt of $65,000 they had allegedly incurred.

In the letter of demand through their lawyer, Thiong’o Gachaga of Githumbi & Achoki Advocates firm, Nsana Production say they are seeking a refund of $50,032 and an additional Sh1,410,000, along with interest at the current rate from the date of the performance to full payment, citing a breach of contract by the 67-year-old rumba star for a March 2016 concert.

The letter stated that the 2016 show ended in chaos when Olomide was deported from Kenya for allegedly assaulting one of his female dancers after footage of the assault at Nairobi’s international airport was posted online, sparking outrage on social media.

But Olomide has assured his fans that the peace concert will go on despite threats from the show promoters.

Olomide, who spoke through his lawyers, termed the debt allegations as frivolous and without merit.

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Ghanaian actor Don Little arrested for knocking down motorcyclist

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2 days ago

December 8, 2023

Akanimoh Etim

Dimunitive Ghanaian actor, Stephen Atangah, popularly known as Don Little, was reportedly arrested by the police in Accra on Friday after he allegedly knocked down a motorcyclist.

Media reports in the West African country said the actor knocked down the rider with his car while driving in the Kasoa Area A, with videos showing him protesting against his incarceration while in police custody.

According to a report by an online platform, the actor was transporting a friend to the hospital when the incident happened.

“According to Don Little his friend called him that one of their friends wanted to take his life so he should intervene,” the platform said.

“On the way to the hospital, he met some motor riders so he blew the horn for them to give him way but they refused.

“In a bid to manoeuvre, he knocked down one of the motor riders with his mirror.

“Unfortunately, there was an officer at the scene. The officer claimed that Don Little slapped him twice but the actor denied the claims. He was taken to the Kasoa police station”, it added.

The video also showed Don Little behind bars at the police station and interacting with some of the officers.

“He was lamenting why he had been arrested and the person he was involved in an accident had been left to go home,” the online platform narrated further.

“Some of the police officers were also heard wondering why a person with the stature of Don Little would be allowed to drive in Ghana.”