African Catholic Bishops reject Vatican’s same-sex blessings/in /by
The president of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar cited "confusion" in a letter released Thursday (Jan. 11). Beforehand, Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo met with Pope Francis to discuss the matter.
In agreement with Pope, African Catholic bishops won’t carry out blessings of same-sex couples/in /by
The president of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar cited "confusion" in a letter released Thursday (Jan. 11). Beforehand, Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo met with Pope Francis to discuss the matter.
76 African clubs banned from transfers by FIFA/in /by
FIFA published a new database of clubs banned from registering new players on Thursday. This list includes top African teams, six in Saudi Arabia and five in the Argentine championship.
Former Kenyan minister detained in Uganda over alleged gold smuggling/in /by
Arrested last week, Mr. Tarus was brought before a Ugandan anti-corruption court on Wednesday to face accusations of falsifying export documents, as stated by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).
Israel defends itself at ICJ over case of genocide on Palestinians brought forward by S’Africa/in /by
"If there is a concern about the obligations of states under the Genocide Convention, then it is in relation to their responsibilities to act against Hamas' proudly declared agenda of annihilationist, which is not a secret and is not in doubt. The annihilation language of Hamas' charter is repeated
Zambia limits worship time to two hours to curb cholera/in /by
The directive, issued by Ndiwa Mutelo, a high-ranking official overseeing religious affairs, also prohibits the sale of perishable and ready-to-eat foods within church premises.
Uganda to destroy $7.3 million worth of out-of-date Covid vaccines/in /by
The report submitted to parliament on Tuesday by Uganda’s Auditor General, John Muwanga, reveal that an additional concern arises as drugs totaling $8.6 million, primarily HIV antiretroviral drugs, have also expired due to changes in World Health Organization recommended treatment guidelines.
Somalia begins ‘efforts to rescue’ UN helicopter crew held by al-Shabab/in /by
A United Nations (UN) helicopter crash-landed in an area under the control of armed Islamists in Somalia, following an impact on its main rotor blade, according to a UN source.
Pics of the day: January 11, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Burundi shuts borders with Rwanda after accusing Kigali of funding rebel attacks/in /by
"We have stopped ties with him until he changes'' said Burundi's Interior Minister Martin Niteretse.