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Africa
Pope defends meeting 'authoritarian' leaders after Africa trip
Pope Leo XIV defended meeting "authoritarian" leaders as he returned Thursday from a trip to Africa, arguing that maintaining diplomatic relations allowed the Vatican to work behind the scenes.
By AFP
9h ago
The United Nations repatriated the first group of Congolese who fled to Burundi from the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, among thousands who fled the violence last year.
By AFP
10h ago
By Fred Kagonye
10h ago
By Mate Tongola
13h ago
By Mike Kihaki
14h ago
According to the report, most of those killed were civilians, with many deaths linked to gunshot wounds.
By Mate Tongola
13h ago
A nine-year-old girl reported missing in Ghana has been rescued by police after authorities said she was allegedly being trafficked to Kenya.
By Mike Kihaki
14h ago
Tanzania's electoral violence last year left at least 518 dead, a government-appointed commission said Thursday, giving a figure far below opposition estimates and failing to say who was responsible.
By AFP
15h ago
Africa risks an 86 million-tonne fuel shortfall by 2040 if Middle East conflict continues, with fertiliser shortages also expected, Africa Finance Corporation report shows.
By AFP
18h ago
Pope Leo XIV will hold an open air mass in Equatorial Guinea on Thursday to end a landmark 11-day trip across Africa that has been the US pontiff's first big international trip.
By AFP
19h ago
Experts warn justice for the Rwanda genocide remains incomplete, urging action against impunity, denial, and delayed accountability.
By James Wanzala
20h ago
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made a tightly controlled visit to a notorious prison in Equatorial Guinea's biggest city, after launching a rare criticism of living conditions for inmates.
By AFP
1d ago
Spending the past five days cooped up in a hotel in the capital of the DRC is not quite what a group of Latin Americans expected when they sought asylum in the United States.
By AFP
1d ago
Kenya has announced sweeping reforms to cut delays, reduce roadblocks, and restore the Northern Corridor’s competitiveness amid rising cargo diversion.
By Noel Nabiswa
1d ago
The East African Community faces a funding crisis due to member states failing to meet contributions, prompting reforms and possible sanctions to sustain the bloc.
By The Conversation
1d ago
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