Nigeria: Catholic faithful denounce Pope’s approval of priests blessing same-sex couples/in /by
"... if he wanted the world to go in this certain direction in which the Pope wants it to go., when he was asking Noah to choose two animals into the ark, he would have told him same sex, but instead he said two, meaning different sex. The main purpose of creation was for procreation, to multiply.."
Tunisia records low turnout for election of 2nd chamber of parliament/in /by
According to the Independent High Authority for Elections (Isie), a mere 11.66% of the 9 million eligible voters (out of a population of 12 million) participated in the polls.
DRC: Belgian election observer commits suicide in Kinshasa/in /by
A Belgian national working with the European Union Election Observer Mission in Congo committed suicide by jumping from his hotel room, diplomatic sources quoted by AFP said
Senegalese Navy seizes 690 kg of cocaine/in /by
An ocean-going patrol boat intercepted the boat on Friday 220 km off the coast of Senegal.
Nigeria: at least 16 people killed in an attack in the centre of the country/in /by
"We were sleeping at night when all of a sudden there were loud gunshots. We were scared because we weren't expecting any attacks," explained Markus Amorudu, a resident of the village.
Christmas lights bring festive cheer to Lagos despite gloom over economy/in /by
Nigerians have been faced with rising costs of living and fuel shortages this year, so the bright lights which don't rely on the national electricity grid with its regular power cuts, were a welcome sight
DR Congo archbishop urges restraint after election chaos/in /by
Massive delays and bureaucratic chaos marred Wednesday's elections to choose the president, lawmakers for national and provincial assemblies, and local councillors
Moroccans wave Palestinian flags at a demonstration in support of Gaza/in /by
Many of the protesters held up banners denouncing the "destruction of hospitals" and the "colonization" of the Palestinian territories
Chad’s new constitution passes with 86% of vote/in /by
The country's military rulers have promoted the new constitution as a key step in the path back to civilian rule, but it had been denounced by opposition politicians, with some calling for a boycott of the December 17 vote
Some Catholic bishops reject Pope’s stance on same-sex couples/in /by
In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples