Zimbabwe's upper house of parliament has approved legislation that critics say will gag civil society groups, placing them under the threat of harsh sanctions and strict government control.
Hanah Zachariah is so determined to see Pope Francis in South Sudan that she walked nine days in sandals to reach the capital where he makes his long-awaited visit. On Thursday, the 20-year-old reached the outskirts of Juba after walking most of the way from the central town of Rumbek -- a journey of around 400 kilometers. She was not alone.
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Thursday opened his majority-Muslim country's first embassy in Israel, four years after the countries renewed ties following a decades-long rupture, an Israeli statement said.
Burkina Faso's prime minister, in a visit to neighboring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries form a "federation" to boost their economic clout, his office said.
The United States Wednesday called on Tunisia to show greater democratic inclusion after just 11.4% of voters took part in a second round of elections for a toothless legislature.
The United States on Wednesday voiced alarm over Sudan's release of a man sentenced to death over the killing of American development worker John Granville, denying there was any understanding between the countries.
The discovery of dozens of beakers and bowls in a mummification workshop has helped reveal how ancient Egyptians embalmed their dead, with some "surprising" ingredients imported from as far as Southeast Asia, a study said Wednesday.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed that WhatsApp and Instagram will remain blocked in the country, blaming the online platforms for stoking protests that started over four months ago.
Activity in the US manufacturing sector shrank for a third straight month in January, hovering at the lowest levels since May 2020 as new orders and production slumped, according to survey data released Wednesday.
A bust of dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Wednesday on the eve of commemorations of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Twelve African countries on Wednesday spelt out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programs.
A powerful Tunisian trade union Wednesday condemned the arrest of one of its top officials, saying it was linked to President Kais Saied warning workers against striking for "political ends."
FIFA has toughened its disciplinary proceedings for cases of sexual assault or harassment in a revised Code of Ethics that was announced and came into force on Wednesday.
Organizers in the Democratic Republic of Congo say over one million people attended the Mass celebrated Wednesday by Pope Francis in Kinshasa on the second day of his DRC visit on his three-nation tour. People began arriving on Tuesday night to be in-place for the papal service.
The head of French energy giant TotalEnergies is expected this week to visit Mozambique, where a multi-billion-dollar gas project has been on hold since a 2021 jihadist attack, according to government sources.
The eurozone's annual inflation rate has fallen for a third consecutive month, official data showed on Wednesday, but uncertainty over the figures and continued price growth cooled optimism.
The US Federal Reserve is in the second day of its policy meeting Wednesday, on growing expectations that it will step down to a smaller interest rate hike as red-hot inflation shows signs of cooling.
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday hosted a summit of leaders from several neighboring countries to discuss the fight against Al-Shabab as a wide-ranging offensive against the militants gathers pace.
Over a million worshippers turned out for a papal mass in DR Congo's capital Wednesday, organizers said, on the second day of Pope Francis's visit to the conflict-torn country.
South Africa joined more than 50 countries Tuesday asking the World Health Organization (WHO) to swiftly hold to account perpetrators of sexual abuse within the U.N. health agency.
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