Pope Leo XIV calls for release of imprisoned journalists
Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press” in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff
China, U.S. agree to lower tariffs in major trade war de-escalation
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods by 115 percentage points to 30%, while China agreed to lower its rate on U.S. goods by the same amount to 10%
49 white South Africans head to US under Trump refugee offer
A group of 49 white South Africans departed their homeland Sunday for the United States on a private charter plane, having been offered refugee status by the Trump administration under a new program announced in February.
Cholera outbreak in Angola kills nearly 600 people
Angola is facing its worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.
Burkina Faso forces killed 100 civilians in March – HRW
The victims were all ethnic Fulani, a pastoralist community that is widespread across the region, which the government has long accused of supporting Muslim militants.
Experts call for AI skills development in Africa’s education sector
“We also need another kind of infrastructure: intellectual infrastructure. If African leaders do not understand AI, it will show. They are responsible, and they must educate and upskill themselves to drive results.”
Nigerian farmers struggle as climate change dries up water sources
Farmers in Nigeria are facing a deepening water crisis as climate change dries up rivers and forces them to rely on costly and unreliable wells, threatening food production and livelihoods across the region
Barcelona stuns Madrid in title race
Barcelona fans flooded Las Ramblas in celebration after their team beat Real Madrid 4-3 in a dramatic El Clásico comeback
Dwindling humanitarian supplies in South Sudan put 60,000 malnourished children at risk
Intensified fighting in Upper Nile State means no food aid has reached the area in almost a month.
Gaza Crisis: Water shortages worsen
In Shati refugee camp, residents say it’s been nearly two days since any water arrived