Pope Francis says those who choose to have pets instead of kids are selfish
Pope Francis has said that people who choose to have pets instead of children exhibit “a certain selfishness”. Speaking on parenthood during…
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Niger mayor arrested over huge cocaine haul
Police in Niger have seized their biggest-ever haul of cocaine – from the mayor of a town in a remote desert region,…
Passengers attending funeral ceremony die in boat accident
Nine people have died and dozens are missing after a boat accident in Tanzania. The boat was heading to Panza island from…
Elephant kills mother and baby in Zimbabwe
A mother and her months-old baby were trampled to death by an elephant in south-eastern Zimbabwe. The woman, who had been visiting…
KFC promises to buy Kenya potatoes after backlash
The fast-food chain, KFC, has promised Kenyan customers that it will secure local supplies of potatoes following a backlash when it ran…
Banana-made brew kills 11 in Rwanda
Eleven people have died in Rwanda’s south eastern district of Bugesera since Christmas Day after drinking a local brew made from bananas,…
France detects new COVID-19 variant IHU
While the world is grappling with the highly infectious Omicron, strain of Covid, scientists in France have identified a potentially worrying new…
Mozambique president and wife test positive for Covid
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi and First Lady Isaura Nyusi have tested positive for Covid and are in isolation. A statement from the…
Top US phone firms agree delay of 5G rollout
Two of the biggest US phone firms have agreed a government request to delay the rollout of 5G services this week. The…
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro in hospital with intestinal blockage
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalised with an intestinal blockage after falling ill on holiday. The president posted a photo from…
Theranos scandal: Who is Elizabeth Holmes and why is she on trial?
She was “the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire”, trumpeted Forbes magazine. The “next Steve Jobs”, said Inc, another business magazine that put…
Canadian families win compensation over jet downed by Iran
A Canadian court has awarded C$107m (£62m; $84m), plus interest, to the families of six people who died when a plane was…
Iran vows revenge unless Trump tried for Soleimani killing
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi vowed revenge against Donald Trump if the former US president is not tried over the killing of Qassem…
IPOB to set up office of education to assist in teaching Biafra history in schools in S’east
The leadership of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), has announced plans to establish the office of education department which will assist…
Sudanese PM Hamdok resigns amid crackdown on anti-coup protesters
Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned Sunday, more than two months after a coup and following another deadly crackdown on protesters,…
Joe Biden offered fresh support for Ukraine amid a high-stakes dispute with Russia
President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke by phone with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, offering fresh support for Ukraine amid a high-stakes dispute with…