Sochi (Russia) (AFP) – The African Union head Macky Sall meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a conference in Sochi, Russia. Macky Sall warns President Putin that African countries have suffered economically as a result of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine due to surging food prices hitting the continent.
Dakar (AFP) – “Les Restes suprêmes” by Rwandan director Dorcy Rugamba is making waves at this year’s Dakar Biennale. The director, through a mask played by French actress Nathalie Vairac, traces the history of the vestiges of the colonial period and raises the debate on the restitution of African heritage.
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Saudi mechanics Ola, Ghada and Angham cater to the needs of their customers’ cars at the Petromin Express auto repair garage in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah, which is turning to an untapped source for new mechanics: women, who just four years ago weren’t even allowed to drive.
La Paz (AFP) – Animal rights advocates gather outside the city hall of Bolivia’s La Paz to hold a symbolic funeral for dozens of animals found dead at a local zoo. The cause of the deaths is being investigated, according to authorities.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Views of Kyiv, 100 days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv has said Moscow now controls 20 percent of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea and parts of the Donbas seized in 2014.
Hexham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Members of the public brave the weather to see the lighting of one of the Platinum Jubilee beacons at the ancient Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Amidst a mountain of empty bottles, garbage recyclers protest in front of the Coca-Cola headquarters in Buenos Aires as part of their demand for a “packaging law” that introduces the principle of extended producer responsibility. “We are the only ones who put our hands in the garbage to recover what this company puts into the environment”, says one recycler during the demonstration.
Windsor (United Kingdom) (AFP) – A beacon is lit and fireworks are set off at Windsor castle for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of her reign.
Jūzīf (Syria) (AFP) – In a cherry field in the town of Juzif in the Jebel al-Zawiyah mountains of Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, farmers pick cherries as their harvest marks a major setback due to this year’s cold winter and the ongoing 11-year civil war.
Taez (Yemen) (AFP) – “The people of Taiz are no longer optimistic about the truce; they no longer have faith in it,” says Taiz resident Mohammed al-Hurribi. Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to renew a two-month truce, according to the United Nations.
