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Eye surgery marathon restores sight for over 100 people in South Africa

During the three-day surgery marathon at Pholosong Regional Hospital in South Africa, a new patient was brought into the operating theater about every hour

Senegal cuts official travel as high oil prices put new pressure on budget

Speaking at a youth event in Mbour, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said he had had to cancel his own planned trips to Niger, Spain and France

Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum

Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the first time in decades that a pope has performed the full rite in ...

Cameroon opposition slams plan to create vice president post as ‘coup’

If approved, the vice president would take over in the event of the president's death, resignation or incapacity with no obligation to hold elections

Russian and Egyptian FMs hold talks in Moscow

Both Russia and Egypt support “an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the political and diplomatic process,” Lavrov said after the talks

South Sudanese Christians hold Good Friday march for peace

Thousands of people joined a march for peace on Good Friday in South Sudan, where intensifying fighting between government and opposition forces is stoking fears of a return to all-out civil war

Israel’s Netanyahu vows to continue attacks on Tehran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel will continue to “crush Iran.”

Israel’s Netanyahu vows to continue attacks on Tehran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel will continue to “crush Iran.”

Rwanda’s Kagame blasts US sanctions, cites bias toward DR Congo

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has blasted new US sanctions on his country’s army, calling them “insults thrown in the face” of Rwanda.

Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region reels after missile and drone strike

Russian missile and drone strikes hit Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region, killing one and injuring 10, as dozens of homes and public buildings were destroyed.