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In Annaba, Pope Leo XIV hails Algeria’s small Catholic flock and Saint Augustine

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Annaba’s Basilica of Saint Augustine, highlighting Algeria’s small Catholic community during his symbolic visit.

700 killed in Sudan drone strikes as humanitarian crisis deepens: UN

Nearly 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since January, the United Nations said, underscoring the escalating toll of a civil war now entering its fourth year.

Clean-up, preparations underway in Angola ahead of Papal visit

After two days in Algeria and then four in Cameroon, Pope Leo XIV will continue his African tour with a stop in Angola from April 18 to 20.

Sudan War: UN officials sound alarm on humanitarian crisis

As the conflict in Sudan approaches the three year mark, the humanitarian conditions on the ground remain dire. United Nations officials are once again sounding the alarm, at a time when much of the world's attention is focused on the war in the Middle...

Morocco: Court upholds sentences for Senegalese AFCON attendees

A Moroccan court has upheld the prison sentences of 18 Senegalese football fans charged over a pitch invasion during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Twin suicide attacks rocked Algeria Monday during Pope’s visit

Tensions are rising in Algeria after reports of a suspected double suicide attack shook the city of Blida, just southwest of the capital, Algiers.

Retrial over Maradona’s death opens in Buenos Aires

The retrial of Diego Maradona's medical team opens in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, one year after a scandal involving a judge on the case caused the first trial to collapse.

IMF Warns of Mounting Economic Pressures for Sub-Saharan Africa Amid Global Instability

The latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund paints a sobering picture for Sub-Saharan Africa, as escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens to derail an already fragile global recovery.

Colombia approves culling plan as Escobar’s Hippos become environmental threat

In Colombia, authorities have approved a plan to cull dozens of hippos descended from animals once brought in by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, as their rapidly growing population continues to threaten communities and native wildlife.

South Africa returns looted human remains and sacred carving to Zimbabwe

South Africa on Tuesday (14 April) handed back to Zimbabwe ancestral human remains and a centuries-old stone carving of its sacred national emblem, the Zimbabwe bird.