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Love, grace and world peace: how an African saint has shaped Pope Leo’s worldview

Pope Leo XIV’s first official trip to Africa started with a fascinating stop in Algeria. Here the pontiff’s visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers was an attempt to strengthen Christian-Muslim relations. The stop was also to pay homage to Saint Augustine, founder of the order that he is a…

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Colombia to kill 80 wild hippos once owned by Pablo Escobar: Why are the African giants being killed?

Pablo Escobar's illegal hippos, once a symbol of excess, now pose a major ecological and safety crisis in Colombia. Descendants of four animals imported decades ago, their population has surged to over 150, disrupting ecosystems and threatening communities. Authorities have approved a controversial plan to cull up to 80, sparking…

The Times of India

Sudan: Three years of war and new reports of meddling by Ethiopia

This week in Spotlight on Africa: Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, with no sign of easing since fighting erupted on 15 April 2023. The conflict is intensifying, amid fresh accusations of foreign interference – most recently involving Ethiopia.

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates historic Mass at rain‑soaked Basilica in Algiers

Algeria hosted Pope Leo XIV on Monday 14 April for a Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, marking the first papal visit to the country.

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Pope visits Algeria, with calls for a 'dynamic, free' civil society

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday began the second of a two-day visit to Algeria, the first leg of his landmark African tour. He called it an opportunity to "promote peace". Several rights groups are calling on the leader of the Catholic Church to raise the issues of human rights and…

Radio France Internationale

‘Without them there is no life’: the race to understand the mysterious world of Africa’s fungi

Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna

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Pope Leo visits Algeria in sign of Africa’s growing importance to Catholic church

Pontiff makes first papal visit to country as he starts 11-day tour that will also include stops in Cameroon and Angola

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Disputes over Africa’s ocean resources: here’s what could help avoid them

Over the last several decades, the oceans have become more crowded. Aquaculture, wind and wave energy, and oil and gas exploration are taking up more space. This growth threatens the health of ocean ecosystems and coastal communities’ access to food and livelihoods that they have relied on for centuries.

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Nelson Mandela was a towering global symbol – but how effective was he as a president?

Nelson Mandela remains one of the most revered political leaders of modern times. He is widely credited with guiding South Africa through a peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy. He embodied racial reconciliation, and lent moral authority to a fragile new state. Yet admiration for Mandela the symbol has often…

The Conversation

Pope Leo to begin 11-day Africa tour in Algeria

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Pope Leo sets off on African tour focused on peace and unity

Pope Leo XIV on Monday begins his most ambitious trip since becoming head of the Catholic Church, travelling across four African countries with a focus on peace, inequality and interfaith dialogue.

Radio France Internationale

Matildas awake 'sleeping giant' in African adventure

The Matildas have quickly got back into their stride after their Asian Cup let-down, with coach Joe Montemurro sure they're helping grow soccer in Africa.

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Kenyans are encouraged to work abroad, but protection rights remain weak – new research

Labour migration from Kenya was oriented towards Africa, North America and Europe until the 1990s. Kenyans then started moving to the Gulf countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Most Kenyan labour migrants to the Gulf perform low-waged work, the women in domestic occupations and…

The Conversation

Africa is losing health workers when it can least afford to – a pattern rooted in colonial history

Africa has a challenge to retain the health workers it needs.

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Benin holds presidential election four months after failed coup

As president Patrice Talon steps down after a decade, the west African country’s finance minister is favourite to win

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Sabrina Carpenter Sparks Backlash When She Dismisses Fan’s Arab Cheer Saying She Doesn’t Like It

“This is an attack on the whole of West Asia and half of Africa," wrote one user.

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A zebra that ran to the end: why Peter Beard’s unflinching photography of African wildlife still haunts us 60 years on

TASCHEN reissues the American photographer's landmark record of wildlife collapse in East Africa

The Times of India

Prince Harry sued for defamation by Africa charity he co-founded in honour of late mother Princess Diana

Prince Harry is facing a defamation lawsuit filed by Sentebale, the charity he co-founded, with the organisation alleging an “adverse media campaign” that caused reputational damage and disruption to its work.

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U.S. Demand for Mining Concessions in Return for Health Funding Prompts Backlash

African countries beef up lobbying to influence Trump’s transactional approach. Some see U.S. tactics as “colonialist.”

Evening Standard

Iran war economic fallout could drive a new wave of unrest among young people in Africa

Preliminary findings from a new African Youth Survey suggest growing ‘impatience’ among young people in Africa

The Independent UK

Court rules in favor of 4 men deported by the US to Africa and denied lawyer meetings for 9 months

The Supreme Court in Eswatini has ruled that four men deported by the U.S. under a third-country program can finally meet with a lawyer

Radio France Internationale

Kenya approves defence pact with France, as Paris shifts focus from West Africa

Kenya's National Assembly has ratified a bilateral defence agreement with France, underlining Paris's strategic shift away from its traditional West African sphere of influence towards anglophone Africa.

The Conversation

Pope Leo’s visit to Africa: theology scholar outlines 3 realities the Catholic church must face

Pope Leo’s decision to make Africa one of the early destinations of his young papacy signals the continent’s importance in global Catholicism. His April 2026 visit reflects both his personal ties to Africa and the rapid rise of Christianity across the continent.

The Independent UK

The unconventional Christian movement with existential lessons for troubled Congo

April 6 has been marked in Congo as Kimbangu Day since 2023

The Independent UK

A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa

Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the early globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II

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