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Pope Francis has been trying to console the long-suffering people of South Sudan as he opened his first full day in the country. Meeting with bishops, priests and deacons at St Theresa's Cathedral in Juba, he asked people to challenge…

Representatives of the world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia for talks focused on economic cooperation. The 18th summit of the International Organisation of Francophonie comes more than a year after the country's…

Eleven leaders from Central Africa gathered in DRC's capital, Kinshasa, to discuss the "process of political transition in Chad". A member of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Chad is being represented by Mahamat…

As Malian authorities held a traditional military parade on Thursday to mark the country's independence day in the presence of the head of Guinea´s military junta, Col Mamady Doumbouya,  West African leaders were in a meeting in New York on…

Commonwealth leaders have officially adopted the Living Lands Charter. It is a Commonwealth Call to action on Living Lands (CALL), which commits all 54 member countries to safeguarding global land resources while taking coordinated…

Over 350 youth leaders from 54 nations to take part in Commonwealth Youth Forum. The Young people will seek to make their mark on future Commonwealth policies at the 12th Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) which begins in Kigali, Rwanda.…

The trial of 6 Chadian opposition leaders set to start Monday in the capital will finally take place 300 km away in the city of Moussoro. If the leaders were jailed for disturbing public order during a demonstration which French-owned…

African leaders met to discuss efforts to fight a growing extremist threat and push back against a recent run of military coups on the continent. The summit on 'Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change' is organized by the African Union and…

The Nigerian foreign policy think tank, Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, has called for full democratic dispensation in African countries where people can exercise civic duties and enjoy human rights. The Director–General of…

The leaders of Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have met in Cairo to discuss the tensions in Jerusalem. A statement after the talks said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el- Sissi, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Crown Prince of…