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Agreement Signing Ceremony During Tokayev's State Visit - Paris

Akan Onggar, Director General of the Margulan Institute of Archaeology, and Dominique Garcia, President of INRAP, at the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of archaeology between INRAP and the Margulan Institute of Archaeology of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Science and Higher Education, in the presence of Kassym Jomart Tokaiev, President of Kazakhstan, and Emmanuel Macron, President of France in Paris, France on November 5, 2024, as part of the Kazakh President's state visit to France. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Induction ceremony of female village chief held in Cote d'Ivoire

STORY: Induction ceremony of female village chief held in Cote d'Ivoire SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Abidjan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the induction ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ATHANASE ATO, Spokesperson for Ahouekro Economic and Social Development Mutual 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): AMOIN MBRA, Participant 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): JULIEN KONON, Ahouekro Village official 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): NICOLE MBRA, Organizer of induction ceremony 6. various of the induction ceremony STORYLINE: In Ahouekro village, central Cote d'Ivoire, a grand inauguration ceremony welcomed a female village chief on Monday. The Akan people living here, known for their matrilineal clan society, prioritize courage, wisdom, and character in chief selection. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ATHANASE ATO, Spokesperson for Ahouekro Economic and Social Development Mutual "I am very happy that this ceremony can bring us together. The induction ceremony of the eighth-generatio

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Beyond Our Bodies

Serwah plays in the heavy anti colonial band Dispossessed and is also a multidisciplinary artist. Stanmore, Australia, 2017 'I think femininity is different for everybody. I’ve been doing a lot of research about the Akan tribe that is my father’s tribe in Ghana. It’s so hard having roots in so many places and feeling like in a grey area. My mother is Italian-Dutch, and my father is Ghanaian. When two members of my African family that I never met came to Australia, it was basically ‘ Hey, that’s your sisters, make them feel at home'. They were calling me 'red', which is a derogatory term. I was like whoa?!?. Then I go to my white side of the family and they would be like ‘ Why don’t you change your appearance, straighten your hair, dress properly’ etc? I didn’t choose to be like this why can’t you accept me as I am anyway? It’s so hard to accept the differences between both sides cause they’re so different and contradicting at times.' Photo by Su Cassiano/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS

(240103) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Akan Rakhmetullin (3rd R), France's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nicolas de Riviere (4th R), and permanent representatives to the United Nations of the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council attend a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 2, 2024. Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia began their roles as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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Rugby World Cup Defender Campaign - Paris

Yannick Konan aka Akan attends the launch of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Defender campaign at Palais De Tokyo on September 7, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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5 countries start responsibilities as newly elected members of UN Security Council

STORY: 5 countries start responsibilities as newly elected members of UN Security Council DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN headquarters 2. various of the ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AKAN RAKHMETULLIN, Kazakhstan's permanent representative to the UN 4. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Five countries -- Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland -- on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Their two-year term officially started on Jan. 1, but the first business day of the Security Council for 2023 after the New Year holiday break is Tuesday, Jan. 3. A flag installation ceremony was held to mark the start of their responsibilities. The ceremony was initiated by Kazakhstan in 2018. Kazakhstan's permanent representative Akan Rakhmetullin, who presided over the ceremony, voiced confidence that the five new council members will bring much depth and

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS-FLAG INSTALLATION CEREMONY

(230103) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's permanent representative Akan Rakhmetullin presides over a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 3, 2023. Five countries -- Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland -- on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS-FLAG INSTALLATION CEREMONY

(230103) -- UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's permanent representative Akan Rakhmetullin (3rd L) and permanent representatives of the five new UN Security Council members attend a flag installation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on Jan. 3, 2023. Five countries -- Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland -- on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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Red-crowned cranes feed in snow at north Japan center

KUSHIRO, Japan - Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, feed in snow at the Akan International Crane Center in Kushiro on the northernmost main island Hokkaido on Jan. 17, 2015.

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Wish upon marimo algae ball at Lake Akan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Visitors look at the light bulbs containing people's wish lists and glowing in green, the color of Japan's protected species marimo, a type of floating green algae ball, on Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 22, 2014.

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Environment Min. official speaks about Akan National Park

KUSHIRO, Japan - Kazuaki Hoshino, head of the Nature Conservation Bureau at the Environment Ministry, speaks about the attractiveness of Akan National Park in Hokkaido at a lecture meeting in Kushiro on May 26, 2014.

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Ice-breaking tour boat in operation at Lake Akan

KUSHIRO, Japan - An ice-breaking pleasure boat opens up a route at Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, with Mt. Oakan seen in the background on April 16, 2014.

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Lake Akan braces for tourist season

KUSHIRO, Japan - A treasure boat cuts open its lane across ice-locked Lake Akan in eastern Hokkaido on April 17 in preparation for the upcoming tourist season.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon shake hands near Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 after they agreed to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries.

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Osaka people form standing message in protest at Iraq war

OSAKA, Japan - Some 2,500 citizens and students protesting against the U.S.-led war in Iraq stand in the shape of Japanese characters spelling the phrase ''Senso Akan'' -- ''No War'' in Kansai dialect -- in the park within Osaka Castle's compound on March 30.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon shake hands near Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 after they agreed to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries. (Kyodo)

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Mystic algae balls grow faster than legend: researcher

KUSHIRO, Japan - A researcher checks one of the largest Akan marimos in Lake Akan in Hokkaido in an undated photo released by the Akan Education Booard. According to a study conducted by a group of marimo researchers at the board, the greenish algae ball in Lake Akan where the local legend says would take 900 years to grow to basketball size, apparently grows a lot faster than traditionally thought. The one in the photo is 31 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo)

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Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

Masao Nishida (C), 69, offers prayers while leading an Ainu ceremony to thank nature at Lake Akan on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 10, 2015. In the ceremony, marimo, rare ball-like aggregations of algae that grew at the bottom of the lake, were returned to the lake one by one in a careful manner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Excursion ship Mashu Maru breaks ice on Lake Akan

Sightseeing cruiser Mashu Maru breaks the ice on Lake Akan in Kushiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on April 16, 2015, to forge a course ahead of the start of its full-fledged operation in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Excursion ship Mashu Maru breaks ice on Lake Akan

Sightseeing cruiser Mashu Maru breaks the ice on Lake Akan in Kushiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on April 16, 2015, to forge a course ahead of the start of its full-fledged operation in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ethnic Ainu people hold ritual to thank nature in northern Japan

Ethnic Ainu people return "marimo" moss balls to Lake Akan during a traditional rite to express gratitude for nature on Oct. 10, 2015, in Kushiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ethnic Ainu people thank nature in ritual in northern Japan

Ethnic Ainu people bring "marimo" moss balls to Lake Akan during a ritual to express gratitude for nature on Oct. 10, 2015, in Kushiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lake Akan braces for tourist season

KUSHIRO, Japan - A treasure boat cuts open its lane across ice-locked Lake Akan in eastern Hokkaido on April 17 in preparation for the upcoming tourist season. (Kyodo)

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Red-crowned cranes feed in snow at north Japan center

KUSHIRO, Japan - Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, feed in snow at the Akan International Crane Center in Kushiro on the northernmost main island Hokkaido on Jan. 17, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Wish upon marimo algae ball at Lake Akan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Visitors look at the light bulbs containing people's wish lists and glowing in green, the color of Japan's protected species marimo, a type of floating green algae ball, on Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Sightseeing boat on icy Lake Akan in Hokkaido

The Mashu Maru excursion boat breaks the ice on Lake Akan in Kushiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sightseeing boat on icy Lake Akan in Hokkaido

The Mashu Maru excursion boat breaks the ice on Lake Akan in Kushiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sightseeing boat breaks ice on Lake Akan in Hokkaido

The Mashu Maru excursion boat breaks the ice on Lake Akan in Kushiro in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 16, 2018, ahead of the start of the sight-seeing season in May in the lake, which is known for its rare "marimo" green algae balls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sightseeing boat breaks ice on Lake Akan in Hokkaido

The Mashu Maru excursion boat breaks the ice on Lake Akan in Kushiro in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 16, 2018, ahead of the start of the sight-seeing season in May in the lake, which is known for its rare "marimo" green algae balls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alpine skier Yuasa

Japan's Naoki Yuasa meets reporters after winning the men's Alpine skiing slalom event of the national championships at Lake Akan in Kushiro, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sightseeing boat Mashu Maru breaks ice on Lake Akan

The sightseeing boat Mashu Maru breaks the ice on Lake Akan, with Mt. Oakan in the background, in Kushiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 17, 2017, before resuming business in May. The lake is known for its rare marimo green algae balls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sightseeing boat Mashu Maru breaks ice on Lake Akan

The sightseeing boat Mashu Maru breaks the ice on Lake Akan, with Mt. Oakan in the background, in Kushiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 17, 2017, before resuming business in May. The lake is known for its rare marimo green algae balls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka people form standing message in protest at Iraq war

OSAKA, Japan - Some 2,500 citizens and students protesting against the U.S.-led war in Iraq stand in the shape of Japanese characters spelling the phrase ''Senso Akan'' -- ''No War'' in Kansai dialect -- in the park within Osaka Castle's compound on March 30. (Kyodo)