Patients with leprosy face lasting stigma in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy – a disease that still affects thousands... Read more
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UK hosts new round of Ukraine talks
London – Britain hosts a new round of talks on Wednesday involving the United States, Ukraine, and European nations... Read more
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Pilgrims gather as Pope Francis begins lying in state
Vatican City – Pope Francis’s coffin will be transferred to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for three days of... Read more
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Pope Francis’s funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected
Vatican City – Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday, as world leaders from... Read more
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DRC authorities suspend party of ex-president Kabila
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo government said it had suspended the political party of former president Joseph Kabila,... Read more
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Paramilitary shelling kills over 30 in besieged Sudan city: activists
Port Sudan – Paramilitary shelling of Sudan’s besieged city of El-Fasher, in the western region of Darfur, has killed... Read more
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Pope Francis death from a stroke sets off global tributes, mourning
Vatican City – Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican announced hours after the death on Monday of... Read more
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DRC Catholics say they have lost ‘the voice of the voiceless’
Kinshasa – Church bells tolled across the capital of Africa’s most populous Roman Catholic nation on Monday after the death... Read more
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Harvard sues Trump over US federal funding cuts
New York – Harvard sued US President Donald Trump’s administration Monday in a sharp escalation of the fight between... Read more
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Pope Francis: why his papacy mattered for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised
Stan Chu Ilo, DePaul University The death of Pope Francis at his residence on 21 April 2025 marks the... Read more
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