Africans Driven Homes

‘We built Brazil’: how descendants of enslaved Africans have helped shape the country

A new book explores the way Black people are playing a transformative role in the fight for equality despite centuries of enslavement and continued neglect. “A cook for a small family is needed. ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Annarella and Django: Jouer review – flute and west African lute shine in expressive new partnership

(We Are Busy Bodies) This marriage of instruments is best when the full-band moments are stripped back to highlight the duo’s artistry. The plucked melodic twang of the ngoni, a west African lute, ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

‘It’s shocking no-one’s done this before’: the 13-hour gig digging up the African roots of global pop

With a marathon performance and album, the wildly ambitious Chromesthesia charts centuries of intercontinental music. Its creator explains why she’s asking big questions about the true owners of ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine

World - Yahoo News - November 14

South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine

South Africa’s government will not help the illegal miners inside a closed mine as part of an official policy against illegal mining

World - ABC News - November 14

Rating new kits for top African teams, from Egypt's pyramids to Senegal's lions

Puma have gone early with the first batch of brand-new home and away kits for AFCON 2025. ESPN breaks down the best (and worst) of the lot.

Sports - ESPN - November 15

Lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes, abuse

When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over her little furry body

World - ABC News - November 15

Nigeria celebrates victory over South African rivals with Miss Universe runner-up

Chidimma Adetshina crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania after she was stripped of South African identity documents. Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina’s second place in this year’s Miss Universe ...

World - The Guardian - November 18

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

Leaders from southern African countries have resolved to extend the mandate of a regional force fighting rebels in eastern Congo for another year

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

A former staffer exposes how Russia's disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic

When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic’s army and Russian forces in the country, the ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

South African dissident author and poet Breyten Breytenbach, opponent of apartheid, has died at 85, his family says

Entertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago

Gunmen in Central African Republic killed 10 people near a diamond mining town

Authorities say gunmen in Central African Republic have killed six motorcycle taxi drivers and four of their clients near the central diamond mining town of Bria

World - ABC News - 23 hours ago

Coming Home to Bed-Stuy

Members of the Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant hold a house tour once a year to show off the culture and history of the Black home aesthetic.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

‘Les Misérables’ Returns Home

The most famous French musical has never been popular in Paris. A major new production hopes to change that, reworking it for a contemporary French audience.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 19

The war on terror is coming home

If we continue treating extremism and terrorism as something exclusively beyond our borders, we will have to buckle up for what’s to come.

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Texans pull away late to hand slumping Cowboys another blowout loss in prime time

Houston didn’t play very well but they didn’t have to. The Cowboys are one of the NFL’s worst teams right now and it showed.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 18

Is a $100,000 home equity loan worth it?

A $100,000 home equity loan could be worth opening for a wide swath of homeowners. Here's why.

How My War Came Home

A reporter thought of his city in the west of Ukraine as a haven from Russian bombs — until a strike hit his street.

World - The New York Times - November 8

An energy efficient home - why is it so difficult?

It can be hard to find good advice on how to make homes more energy efficient.

Welcome to Lauscha, home of the Christmas ornament

Julia Jeuvell of Choosing Keeping explores the German birthplace of the bauble

World - Financial Times - November 15

'Exploitative' children's home profits to be curbed

The new measures aim to stop private care home providers benefiting excessively from a stretched system.

Hot property: five brownstone homes

Striking sandstone town houses in Brooklyn and beyond

World - Financial Times - November 19

New-home construction falls to three-month low as high rates and hurricanes impact builders

Construction on new U.S. homes fell 3.1% in October, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Business - MarketWatch - November 19

The feudal hangover that accounts for a fifth of homes

The number of leasehold dwellings has increased by 100,000 a year, figures show.

At your service: the holiday homes with a significant difference

Second residences with the perks and services of a hotel and members’ club is thriving sector — with buyers paying a premium for ‘lifestyle per square foot’

World - Financial Times - October 30

13 Best Housewarming Gifts for Any New Home

Make a house into a home with these gifts, whether they're moving into their first house or a great new apartment.

Tech - Wired - October 30

Masked gang burgles England captain Stokes' home

England cricket captain Ben Stokes says a masked gang burgled his home - when his wife and two children were there - while he was in Pakistan for the recent Test series.

At home with first-time Democrat voters in Philadelphia

What matters to them in the crucial state of Pennsylvania?

Man jailed for sexual assault on stranger in her home

Benjamin Guiver, who "brutally" sexually assaulted a woman in her own home, is jailed for 20 years.

Will home equity loan interest rates fall in November?

Waiting for a chance to tap into your home equity at an affordable rate? Here's where rates could head in November.

Vulnerable tenants left 'forgotten' in unsafe homes

Southern Housing tenants tell the BBC they are living in dangerous, dirty conditions.

Village homes for commuters near a station – in pictures

From a renovated farmhouse to a period home, all have easy access to rail links to towns and cities Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Arrest made after mom, daughter shot dead by home intruder

Junior Edwards, 37, of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with murder, prosecutors said.

Man arrested over burglary at home of Ben Stokes

A man is arrested after a burglary at the home of England cricket captain Ben Stokes, police say.

Latest in Africans Driven Homes

‘We built Brazil’: how descendants of enslaved Africans have helped shape the country

Annarella and Django: Jouer review – flute and west African lute shine in expressive new partnership

‘It’s shocking no-one’s done this before’: the 13-hour gig digging up the African roots of global pop

South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine

South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine

Rating new kits for top African teams, from Egypt's pyramids to Senegal's lions

Lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes, abuse

Nigeria celebrates victory over South African rivals with Miss Universe runner-up

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

A former staffer exposes how Russia's disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic

South African dissident author and poet Breyten Breytenbach, opponent of apartheid, has died at 85, his family says

Gunmen in Central African Republic killed 10 people near a diamond mining town

Coming Home to Bed-Stuy

‘Les Misérables’ Returns Home

The war on terror is coming home

Texans pull away late to hand slumping Cowboys another blowout loss in prime time

Is a $100,000 home equity loan worth it?

How My War Came Home

An energy efficient home - why is it so difficult?

Welcome to Lauscha, home of the Christmas ornament

'Exploitative' children's home profits to be curbed

Hot property: five brownstone homes

New-home construction falls to three-month low as high rates and hurricanes impact builders

The feudal hangover that accounts for a fifth of homes

At your service: the holiday homes with a significant difference

13 Best Housewarming Gifts for Any New Home

Masked gang burgles England captain Stokes' home

At home with first-time Democrat voters in Philadelphia

Man jailed for sexual assault on stranger in her home

Will home equity loan interest rates fall in November?

Vulnerable tenants left 'forgotten' in unsafe homes

Village homes for commuters near a station – in pictures

Arrest made after mom, daughter shot dead by home intruder

Man arrested over burglary at home of Ben Stokes

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