Pope Francis prays for Malawi as cyclone Freddy leaves trail of death and destruction/in /by
"I am close to the people of Malawi hit in recent days by a very strong cyclone. I pray for the dead, the injured, the displaced. May the Lord support the families and the communities hardest hit by this calamity." Pope Francis
Award-winning South African jazz singer Gloria Bosman dies/in /by
“After a short illness, she transcended peacefully at her home, surrounded by family," the family said in a statement. "Gloria had devoted her life, not just to her family, but to her music, she was loved and adored by many here in South Africa and beyond its borders.”
The US promises to “stand up” for LGBTQ+ rights in Kenya/in /by
“The U.S. proudly advances efforts to protect LGBTQI+ persons from discrimination and violence and will continue to stand up for human rights and equality,”
Ghana’s Herbert Mensah to vie for Africa Rugby presidency/in /by
Herbert Mensah, sports administrator, and President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, today announced his candidacy for President of the World Rugby's African association, Rugby Africa, the governing body of rugby in Africa.
The struggles of the American South on display in London/in /by
London's Royal Academy of Arts showcases the work of several African-American artists originating from the American South
Africa facing Chinese and Russian influence/in /by
By multiplying the heavy infrastructure projects in Africa, China and Russia aim to establish their influence in the countries of the continent, which risk for their part to find themselves "trapped" , warn experts.
Gabon: More than 21 bodies recovered from deadly shipwreck/in /by
"The only thing we are waiting for today is really that the bodies are found: alive because the miracle is still possible or still dead to console at least the parent that they can still see their loved ones one last time. We are not impatient, as long as we do not have the body we are not at peace"
Ugandan leader’s son unnerves with tweets of ambitions/in /by
While many of his tweets are dismissed as laughable, the ones about succeeding his father in this East African nation are a source of concern for some.
Madagascar: death toll rises to 34 in shipwreck near Mayotte/in /by
The boat which was carrying about sixty passengers sank off the northern coast of the Big Island. A first report on Monday reported about twenty deaths.
France: 2 journalists sentenced for blackmail against the King of Morocco/in /by
Two French journalists were given a one-year suspended prison sentence and a 10,000 euro fine in Paris on Tuesday, found guilty of trying to blackmail the King of Morocco in 2015 by demanding money in return for the non-publication of a book.