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DRC: Residents celebrate Easter in war-torn province
In the Rutshuru province, many Christians looked as gloomy as the sky on Good Friday.
Despite the big celebrations of the Easter Triduum, Congolese from the eastern part of DRC were not in the mood.
The M23 rebel group who fights the…
England archbishop slams UK to send migrants to Rwanda
After the UNHCR, it is from the Church of England that condemnation came Sunday.
In his Easter homily, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby deemed that "sub-contracting responsibilities, even to a country that seeks to do well like…
Fuel-laden ship sinks off Tunisian southeast coast
A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel sank off Tunisia's southeast coast.
The crew of the Xelo vessel had issued a distress call on Friday evening and sought shelter in Tunisian waters in the Gulf of Gabes in the morning.
Officials…
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Given the extreme vulnerability of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to the impacts of climate change, addressing these impacts requires concerted action.
Hence, Member States and partners have been urged to…
Congolese protests over refugee killing in USA
Dozens of demonstrators gathered in a fresh protest in Grand Rapids, eastern USA.
The death of a 26-year-old Congolese refugee, Patrick Lyoya, ignited demands for Police reform.
Chanting, "there is no justice in this land" and…
Burkinabe Former ruling party backs authorities, calls for reconciliation
The party of former Burkinabe ruler Blaise Compaoré urged all citizens to support national reconciliation.
In Ouagadougou, CDC leader Eddie Komboïgo, called Burkina's "daughters and sons to advance in the fight for development."
The…
Senegalese “Africa 7” Koranic live radio station gains popularity
Mamadou Mustafa Fall, is the host of the program "Miracles of the Ummah," broadcasted weekly on the radio station "Africa 7" in
Senegal, and brings together young people from all over the country.
Sometimes two or three guests…
South African flood toll reaches 400, rescuers continue search
Police, army and volunteer rescuers widened, the search for dozens still missing five days after the deadliest storm to strike South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living memory as the death toll rose to nearly 400.
One week after…
Fuel ship sinks off Tunisia, threatening environmental disaster
Tunisian authorities intensified efforts on Saturday to avoid an environmental disaster after a merchant fuel ship carrying one thousand tons of fuel sank off the coast of Gabes on Friday, two security sources says. Reports said.
The…
Tanzania showcases touristic and investment potentials in the US
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan was on a mission to revive the tourism sector in her country and strengthens bilateral ties with the US on Friday.
Before the meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, US…