Africa

Extraordinary tale of Polish WWII emigration to Africa revealed in striking new photo exhibition

Polish boys sit on a donkey surrounded by locals from around Lake Victoria. Koja, Uganda 1942–1948. Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London, courtesy of the KARTA Center Foundation (Colorized by Mikołaj Kaczmarek)

Organized by the National Institute of Remembrance (IPN), the project, titled ‘Trails of Hope; the Odyssey of Freedom’, was originally undertaken to mark the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the operation that saw both civilians and soldiers evacuated from the USSR as part of the so-called Anders Army.

Fashion designer honoured by Forbes uses sewing school to help tackle issue of menstrual poverty in Africa

With sanitary pads being out of reach for most women in Kenya, Maja Kotala from Chorzów has enlisted the help of fashion brands and students from her ‘Sewing Together’ school to make the free, renewable pads.

Powerful Sasnal exhibition aims to create ‘dialogue and discussion’ that will draw people together

Titled ‘Such A Landscape’, the exhibition features around 60 works between 1999 and 2021, and represent his first major exhibition in Poland since 2007.

PM call for strengthening of EU southern neighbourhood policy

The Polish prime minister has called for a strengthening of the EU's Neighbourhood policy with African countries.

Kapuściński’s crumbling childhood home to get 2 mln PLN makeover and be turned into a ‘Centre of Reportage’

Located in Warsaw’s Pola Mokotowskie district, Ryszard Kapuściński lived in the house between 1946-1955 with his parents and sister until he was 23.

Poland's Meronk second in European Golf Tour South African Open

Adrian Meronk has placed second at the European Golf Tour Alfred Dunhill Championship played at the Leopard Creek golf course, South Africa.

The Freedom Circus: new book explores a clown’s tale of Holocaust survival

From Warsaw to Melbourne via the Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa, The Freedom Circus charts a family’s extraordinary journey to freedom.

Doctor known as ‘Mother of Lepers’ takes first step towards sainthood with beatification

Known for helping her patients without wearing gloves during treatment so as not to frighten and discourage them, Wanda Błeńska who died at the age of 103 cured thousands of Ugandans of leprosy.

Africa will become attractive trade partner - Polish FM

Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, addressing the Friday inauguration of the 2nd African Conference, said the continent will become an attractive trade partner due to the relatively young society with a huge demand for knowledge and modern technologies.

Poland, Hungary sign humanitarian aid memorandum

A Polish-Hungarian memorandum on cooperation in carrying humanitarian aid was signed on Monday in Budapest by Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski and Hungary's Minister of State for aid to persecuted Christians Tristan Azbej.

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