Posts

Africa faces growth slowdown due to war on Iran – Report/in /by
The conflict threatens to increase the cost of living and curtail growth on the continent, the African Union and the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a report Saturday
Aid groups warn Iran war is hindering food and medicine from reaching millions/in /by
The United Nations says this is the most significant supply chain disruption since COVID, with up to a 20% cost increase on shipments and delays as goods are rerouted
Cameroon parliament votes to create vice president post/in /by
Cameroon's parliament on Saturday approved a bill creating the position of a vice president despite protests by the opposition
Brazilian inmates reduce sentences through reading/in /by
Brazil, which has one of the highest per-capita incarceration rates in Latin America, stands out for having one of the most formalized and nationwide systems for sentence remission via reading in the world
Eye surgery marathon restores sight for over 100 people in South Africa/in /by
During the three-day surgery marathon at Pholosong Regional Hospital in South Africa, a new patient was brought into the operating theater about every hour
Senegal cuts official travel as high oil prices put new pressure on budget/in /by
Speaking at a youth event in Mbour, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said he had had to cancel his own planned trips to Niger, Spain and France
Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum/in /by
Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the first time in decades that a pope has performed the full rite in person.
Cameroon opposition slams plan to create vice president post as ‘coup’/in /by
If approved, the vice president would take over in the event of the president's death, resignation or incapacity with no obligation to hold elections
Russian and Egyptian FMs hold talks in Moscow/in /by
Both Russia and Egypt support “an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the political and diplomatic process,” Lavrov said after the talks
South Sudanese Christians hold Good Friday march for peace/in /by
Thousands of people joined a march for peace on Good Friday in South Sudan, where intensifying fighting between government and opposition forces is stoking fears of a return to all-out civil war