Ousmane Sonko consolidates support from the PASTEF party/in /by
Sonko alluded to his split with Faye in a speech broadcast by the Pastef party.
Pope visits Madrid welfare center, meets homeless and highlights against prejudice/in /by
Pope Leo XIV visited a welfare center run by the Caritas charity in a deprived area of Madrid on Saturday.
DRC: Local authorities, church impose certain Ebola restriction measures/in /by
Solange Hahati, a bride, said that they had invited 300 people to her wedding, but when they arrived at the church, the church authorities allowed only 50 people to enter.
Tunisians protest against undocumented sub-Saharan African migrants/in /by
Protesters gathered on Saturday at midday outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Lac district of Tunis, demanding the deportation of undocumented sub-Saharan African migrants and calling on the organization to leave Tunisia.
Ousted Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko re-elected party chief amid crisis/in /by
The speaker of Senegal's parliament, Ousmane Sonko, a powerful mentor-turned-rival to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won re-election Saturday as head of their party amid a political crisis sparked by their falling-out.
Pope Leo XIV praises Spain for its stance on Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine/in /by
Pope Leo XIV has praised Spain for its stance on Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine, and for welcoming migrants, at the start of a weeklong state visit that marks the first papal trip to the country in fifteen years.
Traders disrupted as Uganda closes border due to Ebola outbreak in Congo/in /by
Traders are facing significant losses after Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to Ebola fears.
Libya presses on rebuilding flood-ravaged Derna but trauma persists/in /by
Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna killing almost 4,000 people the city is getting back on its feet, but the trauma persists.
Displaced migrants leave South Africa after xenophobic attacks/in /by
Displaced migrants following xenophobic violence in South Africa’s Western Cape province left the region by bus on Thursday.
Fitch lifts South Africa rating in first upgrade in two decades/in /by
Fitch Ratings raised South Africa's credit rating on Friday, citing stronger fiscal discipline and lower-than-expected debt, marking its first upgrade of the country in more than two decades.