With a former minister and central bank director embroiled in financial scandal, the island idyll of Mauritius is in political turmoil. The issue had risked tarnishing a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron this week, but he cancelled the trip on Tuesday in order to attend the funeral of Pope Francis.At the centre of the chaos …
Mauritius deep in corruption scandalTue, 22 Apr 2025 13:52:30 GMT Read More »
With a former minister and central bank director embroiled in financial scandal, the island idyll of Mauritius is in political turmoil as French President Emmanuel Macron visits this week.At the centre of the mess is ex-finance minister Renganaden Padayachy, who was until recently seen as a key figure in making Mauritius one of Africa’s few …
Mauritius deep in corruption scandal as Macron visitsTue, 22 Apr 2025 12:20:32 GMT Read More »
Church bells tolled across the capital of Africa’s most populous Roman Catholic nation on Monday after the death of Pope Francis was announced.Francis, who visited Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023, was hailed as a “voice for the voiceless”.In Kinshasa’s Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral, Madeleine Bomendje struggled to accept the news: “It’s …
It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that doesn’t mean it’s free of that modern scourge of the environment — the rubbish humanity discards.In southern Morocco, volunteers are hunting for waste embedded in the sand, and they don’t have to look far.Bottles, plastic bags — “there are all kinds”, noted one …
Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up missionTue, 22 Apr 2025 01:33:38 GMT Read More »
Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican announced hours after the death on Monday of the 88-year-old reformer who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church.The Argentine pontiff died at his Santa Marta residence in the Vatican almost a month after leaving hospital following five weeks battling double pneumonia.One …
Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican announced hours after the death on Monday of the 88-year-old reformer who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church.The Argentine pontif died at his Santa Marta residence in the Vatican almost a month after leaving hospital following a five-week stay battling double …
Global mourning as Pope Francis dies of stroke aged 88Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:01:00 GMT Read More »
Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican said on Monday, amid widespread mourning for the 88-year-old reformer who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church.The Argentine died on Monday morning at the Santa Marta residence where he lived, almost a month after leaving hospital following a five-week stay battling …
Global mourning as Pope Francis dies aged 88Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:39:56 GMT Read More »
Lawyers and relatives on Monday denounced the hefty sentences handed down to Tunisian opposition figures in last week’s mass trial as “fabricated” and “unfounded”, and said they will appeal.A court in Tunis in the early hours of Saturday handed down jail terms of up to 66 years to around 40 defendants, including vocal critics of …
Lawyers denounce ‘fabricated’ Tunisia trial of oppositionMon, 21 Apr 2025 17:34:18 GMT Read More »
Kenya’s John Korir stormed to victory in the Boston Marathon on Monday, while compatriot Sharon Lokedi trumped defending champion Hellen Obiri in the women’s race.Korir, whose victory in the 2024 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:02:44 made him the sixth fastest marathoner in history, clocked 2hr 04min 45sec for the win.The 28-year-old’s feat emulated …
Korir wins Boston Marathon, Lokedi upstages ObiriMon, 21 Apr 2025 16:31:51 GMT Read More »
Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, prompting mourning across the Christian world for the energetic reformer who inspired devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists during a 12-year papacy. Mourners gathered, many in tears, in St Peter’s Square, where just a day earlier the the frail-looking pontiff had greeted worshippers on Easter Sunday, having recently left …
Pope Francis’ death at 88 prompts worldwide mourningMon, 21 Apr 2025 14:52:42 GMT Read More »
