africa
‘They don’t want us here anymore’: Foreigners flee S.Africa xenophobia attacks
World
September 10, 2019
‘They don’t want us here anymore’: Foreigners flee S.Africa xenophobia attacks
Beverlyn Nyamakwenje was fast asleep in her home in the east Johannesburg township of Katlehong when she was woken by…
Pope pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest
World
September 8, 2019
Pope pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest
Pope Francis on Saturday made an impassioned plea to Madagascans to protect the Indian Ocean’s unique environment from “excessive deforestation”,…
Pope rails against ‘vengeance’ as he ends Mozambique visit
World
September 7, 2019
Pope rails against ‘vengeance’ as he ends Mozambique visit
Pope Francis on Friday told tens of thousands of faithful at a packed stadium not to resort to “vengeance” as…
Zimbabweans sharply divided in mourning for hero-turned-despot Mugabe
World
September 7, 2019
Zimbabweans sharply divided in mourning for hero-turned-despot Mugabe
Zimbabweans entered a first full day of national mourning on Saturday, divided over the legacy of Robert Mugabe, the guerrilla…
AU lifts Sudan suspension saying it created civilian gov’t
Middle East
September 7, 2019
AU lifts Sudan suspension saying it created civilian gov’t
CAIRO (AP) — The African Union said Friday it lifted Sudan’s suspension because it established a civilian-led transitional government following…
S.Africa, Nigeria beef up security after xenophobic attacks
World
September 4, 2019
S.Africa, Nigeria beef up security after xenophobic attacks
South Africa and Nigeria stepped security on Wednesday after deadly attacks on foreign-owned stores in Johannesburg triggered reprisal assaults on…
Pope Francis kicks off Africa tour in violence-hit Mozambique
World
September 4, 2019
Pope Francis kicks off Africa tour in violence-hit Mozambique
Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique on Wednesday at the start of a three-nation tour of Indian Ocean African countries hard…
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ risks Paris climate goals: analysis
World
September 2, 2019
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ risks Paris climate goals: analysis
Carbon-heavy development in countries part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate goals unreachable, according to…
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
World
September 1, 2019
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and…
CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
Environment
August 28, 2019
CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to…