Burkina Faso’s prime minister, in a visit to neighboring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries form a “federation” to boost their economic clout, his office said. Both nations…
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Pope Francis on Thursday urged young people in Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and distrust that have fueled so many bloody…
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Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Thursday opened his majority-Muslim country’s first embassy in Israel, four years after the countries renewed ties following a decades-long rupture, an Israeli statement…
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Three people were shot dead and another one died in a hospital after gunshots were fired in KwaMashu Township, north of South Africa’s Durban, police said on Wednesday. Five more…
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Over a million worshippers turned out for a papal mass in DR Congo’s capital Wednesday, organizers said, on the second day of Pope Francis’s visit to the conflict-torn country. Many…
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In Nairobi, motorcyclists are going electric as new increase in charging points pop up throughout the capital. More charging stations and lower running costs are making it easier to switch…
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Cheers and happiness were felt across Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many Congolese gave an ecstatic welcome to the Holy Father on Tuesday (Jan. 31). Tens of thousands of…
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday offered Zimbabwe more tractors, combine harvesters and trucks during a visit to the southern African country, a fellow ally of Russia. Belarus and Zimbabwe…
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Pope Francis denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, saying the rich world had to realise…
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The International Monetary Fund and Cameroon have reached a staff-level agreement that will give the country access to around $74.6 million once the Board formally completes the review, the IMF…