All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, two days before they gather at a conclave to elect the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group — summoned following the death of Pope Francis …
In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana’s capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe.Outside, barefoot children chase a punctured football. Inside, Ghost’s fingers dance across the keyboard, his eyes locked on WhatsApp as he engineers a phishing scam …
The top United Nations court will on Monday rule in Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates, which Khartoum accuses of complicity in genocide due to alleged support for rebel forces.Sudan has dragged the UAE before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, arguing it is supplying weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …
ICJ to rule on UAE/Sudan Darfur genocide caseMon, 05 May 2025 05:15:40 GMT Read More »
Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government during the country’s two-year war.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), battling the regular army since April 2023, have increasingly used drones since losing territory including much of Khartoum in March.Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in …
Paramilitaries attack Port Sudan for first time: armySun, 04 May 2025 19:02:18 GMT Read More »
Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country’s two-year war.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), battling the regular army since April 2023, have increasingly used drones since losing territory including much of Khartoum in March.Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in …
Paramilitaries launch first attack on Port Sudan: armySun, 04 May 2025 17:48:06 GMT Read More »
South African troops withdrawing from the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun assembling in Tanzania and most should return home this month, the defence chief said on Sunday.Under the phased withdrawal that started on April 29, the troops are to exit the DRC via Rwanda by road before entering Tanzania, General …
S.Africa exit from DRC to be completed this month: generalSun, 04 May 2025 17:43:59 GMT Read More »
Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country’s two-year war.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “targeted Osman Digna Air Base, a goods warehouse and some civilian facilities in the city of Port Sudan with suicide …
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, on trial for treason since his arrest last month, will go on hunger strike, his lawyer said Saturday.The east African country is heading into elections in October but Lissu, head of the Chadema opposition party, faces a potential death penalty if convicted of treason. “Lissu will be on hunger strike until …
Tanzanian opposition leader to go on hunger strike: lawyerSat, 03 May 2025 20:00:45 GMT Read More »
Thousands of supporters of Ivory Coast’s opposition candidate Tidjane Thiam gathered in Abidjan on Saturday to protest against his exclusion from the west African country’s presidential vote.A court in Abidjan struck Thiam off the electoral list on April 22, saying the 62-year-old politician had lost Ivorian nationality when he acquired French citizenship in 1987.Other opposition …
I.Coast opposition rallies to support barred candidateSat, 03 May 2025 19:10:17 GMT Read More »
Gabon’s Brice Oligui Nguema, whose coup ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo family, took oath as president on Saturday before a packed stadium and more than a dozen African leaders.The former junta leader, who won nearly 95 percent of the vote in last month’s election, was sworn in for a seven-year term after …
Gabon ex-junta chief Oligui sworn in after election winSat, 03 May 2025 19:09:20 GMT Read More »
