Street names in Ivory Coast's economic capital have taken on a decidedly more local flavour over the past few weeks, as African names have replaced French ones in France's former colony. The road ...

Secretary-general of Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Dr Mohamed Ismail Khaled said this was the first time a false door made of pink granite of this size has been found. The door was ...

Before leaving Milin Kehre, which is always slightly sad, I must mention its proximity to the Cote de Granit Rose, the Pink Granite Coast, one of the most celebrated stretches of coastline in Brittany ...

Nature’s sculpture garden spans the horizon, where billion-year-old pink granite boulders rest like gentle giants against Missouri’s emerald landscape. Photo credit: Mike Kluba And yet somehow, this ...

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In Ivory Coast, demonstrations can take place with police authorisation but requests are almost systematically turned down. Thiam, who is currently in France, had told AFP in a telephone interview ...

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A massive pink granite false door inscribed with the titles of Prince Waserif Ra. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Among the most striking discoveries is a massive false door carved from ...

A team of Egyptian archaeologists has uncovered the tomb of Prince Waserif Ra, son of Pharaoh Userkaf, one of the first rulers of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty. The tomb dates back 4,400 years. The discovery ...