Climate
São Tomé and Príncipe joins the UNESCO World Heritage List with its roças, a memory of forced labour
UNESCO has inscribed six colonial plantations in São Tomé and Príncipe, the country's first World Heritage listing. The roças recall…
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Intangible heritage: UNESCO helps nine African countries pursue their first listing
A UNESCO programme funded by Japan is training nine African countries with no listed intangible heritage to prepare their first nominations, and Comoros and Lesotho have…
Climate
Politics
Two elections in four days: Morocco faces its young voters, São Tomé campaigns under tension
Morocco votes September 23 with voters aged 18 to 24 down to 4% of the electorate, while São Tomé follows…
Politics
2026: a test year for African democracy
Eleven African countries are set to hold elections in 2026, a lineup that promises a mixed picture of the continent’s…
Culture
The Chocolate Islands: How São Tomé and Príncipe Is Turning Culture Into Its Next Big Story
On a pair of volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea, actors in elaborate costumes are still performing a 500-year-old…