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Central Africa: The Great Lakes Region Has an 'Illegal Minerals' Problem
[Independent (Kampala)] Barrick Gold Corporation was until 2019 the largest mining company in the world. With operating revenue of US$12.922 billion (Uganda's GDP is about US$50 billion), Barrick Gold is the kind of mining company that experts think could help end the problem of 'illicit mineral trade' if governments in the Great Lakes region allow it.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:
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Pope Francis: The end of a radical papacy born in the south
Francis refused the version of Catholicism that ingratiates itself with the powerful while abandoning the poor
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:South Africa: 'The Greater Christian Family Will Miss Him as a Great Human Being and a Great Church Leader'
[ACSA] Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town has described Pope Francis as ''the last globally-recognised moral voice in our confused times,'' and as a leader who gave ''clear guidance in a complex and polarised political world.''
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Africa: Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mourns the Passing of His Holiness Pope Francis
[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has received with profound sorrow and deep sadness the news of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, a towering moral voice of our time and a steadfast advocate for peace, justice, compassion, and human dignity.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:South Africa needs innovation by design to fix fragile, failing systems
We must go beyond resilience to build systems that can survive disruptions, self-correct and grow better from them, turning stress into strength
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Africa: Pope Francis Dies
[allAfrica] Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Prioritise Maternal Mental Health
[Daily Trust] At the heart of each society is a mother--bearing life, giving rise to generations, and holding families together. Yet, even though she is an icon of endurance, courage and self-denial, there is a quiet disease that creeps into her heart, behind closed doors, behind concealed smiles, and behind the sacred duty of motherhood. That illness is maternal mental health disorder--an illness so pervasive and...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Where Is President Tinubu?
[Daily Trust] Of course, everyone knows that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in France. He has been there since the second day of this month, just about three weeks now. That one is clear. What is unclear is precisely what Nigeria's president is doing in a foreign country for three weeks, or who is in charge at home right now.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia - Jubaland Forces Integrate Armed Militias in Push for Control Over Gedo Region
[Shabelle] BALAD HAWO, Somalia, April 21 (SMN) - Paramilitary forces aligned with Somalia's Jubaland regional administration have integrated a group of armed militias previously active in the town of Balad Hawo, as part of a renewed effort to assert control over the contested Gedo region, officials said on Monday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Africa: Risks Persist, Especially for Africa, With U.S. Tariff Pause, Says WTO Chief Okonjo-Iweala
[allAfrica] Geneva -- The head of the World Trade Organization says a temporary tariff pause by the United States mitigates current trade contraction, but substantial downside risks persist, which can heavily impact Africa.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The God Edition | The runner’s high is the smug hill on which I’ll die
We runners, like good churchgoers, are a community, we follow rituals, we try to convert everyone and, best of all, we finally enter the zone
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:‘We just want to sleep without fear we will be killed in our beds’
Nigerians must be allowed to defend themselves as the state fails them amid the country’s security crisis
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The God Edition | Searching among the bones for Homo naledi’s soul
Drew Forrest uses one of South Africa’s most important hominid discoveries to debate the paradoxes and contradictions inherent in the religious doctrine of ‘ensoulment’
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Ten women, one guy: The risk-taking dating show that stirred Ethiopia
Ethiopia's answer to The Bachelor has prompted discussions about dating norms in the conservative country.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:South African politician condemned for visiting fugitive pastor
Top MK official Floyd Shivambu attended an Easter service at Shepherd Bushiri's church in Malawi.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:The God Edition | Making a meal of religion
Is reconciliation through food hard to swallow? Perhaps we should emulate John Lennon and give peas a chance
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Girl, 14, killed by lion in Kenya
The child was snatched from a residential compound on a ranch next to Nairobi National Park, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:DR Congo bans ex-president's party over alleged rebel links
Joseph Kabila has reportedly returned to the country after spending two years in South Africa.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:The mother and children trapped between two conflicts
Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:They fled two civil wars but are stranded at border as new conflict resumes
Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Tunisian opposition leaders jailed on terror charges
The defendants get sentences of up to 66 years after a trial described by a defence lawyer as a farce.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The proposed Transformation Fund aims to work with and for black women
It advocates for SMMEs owned by women, addresses problems women have with financing and targets sectors such as agriculture, where women labourers are concentrated
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The God Edition | Secularism is the bridge to harmony and democracy
Religious organisations, political leaders and citizens all have a role to play in defending the principle of secularism
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The God Edition | On public schools shifting to inclusivity
Eva Haahjem-Gill reflects on the evolving role of religion in Johannesburg’s public schools
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Actor in film warning of revenge killings shot dead in family feud
A top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Sudan: London Conference Puts Paralysed Sudan Peace Efforts on Display
[Crisis Group] London -- Despite tamped-down expectations, Tuesday's Sudan conference in London was a jarring reality check. Like other forums before it that tried to gin up a more unified effort to address Sudan's two-year-old civil war, the conference brought together a mix of mainly Western, Arab and African countries with stakes in the Sudanese war, as well as relevant multilateral institutions.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Africa: Strengthening U.S.- Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Under the Trump Administration
[AGOA Civil Society Network] 10th Annual AGOA CSO Network Spring Conference Convenes in Washington, DCDate: April 23, 2025Location: 2020 Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Ave. SW 20515Register Here!!!🌠Virtual Option: Available for remote participation
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Africa: Strengthening U.S. - Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Under the Trump Administration
[AGOA Civil Society Network] 10th Annual AGOA CSO Network Spring Conference Convenes in Washington, DCDate: April 23, 2025Location: 2020 Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Ave. SW 20515Register Here!!!🌠Virtual Option: Available for remote participation
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Chepngetich and Jepchirchir out of London Marathon
World record holder Ruth Chepngetich pulls out of the London Marathon, along with defending champion Peres Jepchirchir.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:'Child in arms, luggage on my head, I fled Sudan camp for safety'
Inhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Ready to Press for Peace in Eastern Congo, Envoy Says After Talks
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- The Trump administration is prepared to use "all diplomatic and economic tools" at its disposal to advance the cause of peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Senior Africa Advisor Massad Boulos said during an online briefing on Thursday following his visit to four nations in the region.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Malawi: Scandal - Yeremiah Chihana in Mk12 Million Ticket Fraud - Travel Agent Cries Foul Over Politician's Broken Promises
[Nyasa Times] Veteran politician Yeremiah Chihana has found himself at the centre of a growing scandal after allegedly swindling local travel agency, Zoe Tours and Travel, out of over MK12 million in unpaid air tickets--leaving a trail of broken promises, ignored demands, and botched out-of-court settlements.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Female Actors Must Reject Sex-for-Roles Culture - Abigail Nmah
[Vanguard] Prominent Nollywood actress, scriptwriter, and entrepreneur, Abigail Ebunoluwa Nmah, has sparked a crucial conversation within the Nigerian film industry, calling on female actors to unequivocally reject the exploitative culture of exchanging sex for roles.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Enugu LG Boss Dislodges Kidnappers On Ambush
[Vanguard] Gunmen who have been kidnapping and terrorizing Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State and environs have been disloged by the convoy of the council boss, Mr Chijioke Ezugwu.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Koskei Challenges Internal Auditors to Fight Against Public Sector Graft
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has called on internal auditors across the country to embrace greater boldness and ethical conviction in their work, underscoring the profession's critical role in Kenya's ongoing battle against corruption and public sector inefficiency.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source: