Lionel Messi bids farewell to his father in Rosario/in /by
Messi and his family had traveled from Miami on a private plane and were escorted by a police motorcade to a Rosario cemetery, where a private family wake was held before the burial early on Sunday. Messi's father Jorge Messi died Saturday at a hospital in Rosario at age 68.
71 men arrested in Senegal for ‘unnatural acts’ as crackdown intensifies/in /by
Months after passing a law upping the penalties for homosexual relations, Senegal is intensifying its crackdown on same-sex relations. On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office said 71 men have been arrested and charged with “unnatural acts.”
Malawi: Malawi Warned of ‘Chaos’ in Fuel Sector Over Licence Fraud/in /by
[Nyasa Times] A leading Malawian fuel importer has blown the whistle on a shocking scam after personally uncovering an attempt by a South Africa-based Indian fuel trader to forge his licence in a bid to illegally import fuel into the country.
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean perform at Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival in UK/in /by
Ms Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean - two-third of Fugees - performed all of their landmark album "The Score," as Hill's Diaspora Calling! festival made its UK debut on Friday.
Sierra Leone president presses lawmakers to back contested election reforms/in /by
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has urged Parliament to pass disputed electoral reforms that would lower the presidential victory threshold, introduce proportional representation and reserve 30 percent of political leadership positions for women.
World Lion Day: Lions and communities face a growing struggle to coexist/in /by
Africa’s lions are running out of space. Habitat loss, shrinking prey populations and growing conflict with communities are putting the continent’s big cats under mounting pressure, with retaliatory killings and poisoning posing an added threat to their survival.
DRC releases boat detained over fears of Ebola on board/in /by
Congolese authorities have released a boat detained earlier this week over fears passengers might be carrying the Ebola virus.
Pope Leo XIV calls for humanitarian corridor in Sudan/in /by
Pope Leo called for peace in Sudan on Sunday during an address at the Vatican. Leo singled out El-Obeid, the beseiged capital of North Kordofan state. Residents are facing a lack food, water and medical supplies as fighting in the city continues.
Zambians hope for peaceful elections, economic change as vote nears/in /by
With Zambia’s presidential election just days away, residents of the capital Lusaka are hoping Thursday’s vote will bring meaningful change.
Kenya: Construction of Dangote’s Lamu Oil Refinery to Start in October/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Construction of the proposed Dangote oil refinery in Lamu is set to begin in October, Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has said.