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The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.Whether diplomats, theologians, mediators or Vatican insiders, here are 15 cardinals who are among the potential favourites to become the next pope, known as the “papabili”, divided by region.This list however is …

15 potential successors to Pope FrancisMon, 21 Apr 2025 13:37:46 GMT Read More »

Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church while stopping short of overhauling centuries-old dogma.Dubbed “the people’s Pope”, the Argentine pontiff loved being among his flock and was popular with the faithful, though he faced bitter …

Francis: radical leader who broke the papal mouldMon, 21 Apr 2025 13:32:18 GMT Read More »

African leaders praised the “legacy of compassion” and “commitment to inclusivity” of Pope Francis as they joined global mourning over his death on Monday. Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died aged 88.The chairman of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, praised “the Pope’s courageous engagement with the …

African leaders praise Pope Francis’s ‘legacy of compassion’Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:56:43 GMT Read More »

Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa both scored in the same Premier League match for the seventh time this season as Brentford beat Brighton 4-2 at the weekend.Cameroonian Mbeumo scored twice and Congolese Wissa once against the Seagulls, and both have found the net 18 times in the same match since joining the London club.”That’s an …

African players in Europe: Mbeumo, Wissa both score again for BeesMon, 21 Apr 2025 12:05:56 GMT Read More »

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88, just a day after greeting delighted worshippers after Easter Mass.The death of the Argentine pontiff, leader of the Catholic Church since March 2013, came less than a month after having been released from hospital following a …

Pope Francis is dead at 88Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:55:08 GMT Read More »

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88.The Argentine pontiff, leader of the Catholic Church since March 2013, spent 38 days being treated for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital before seeming to recover and leaving the facility on March 23.His death came just …

Pope Francis has died aged 88Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:34:49 GMT Read More »

The rhino lay frozen in the sand, its grey legs stiff, glassy eyes open, horn crudely sawed off. A dead giraffe slumped nearby and a lion’s twisted body to the right — a tableau of devastation. Three figures in white hazmat suits tip-toed through the dust, marking every footprint. They were not first responders to another poaching …

Inside South Africa’s wildlife CSI school helping to catch poachersMon, 21 Apr 2025 06:46:12 GMT Read More »

Sat comfortably in a large chair at the New Afrika Shrine, his family’s legendary Nigerian music venue, Femi Kuti was surrounded by history.The concert hall is an homage to his father Fela Kuti’s original Shrine, which had also been located in the northern outskirts of Lagos before its demise. Femi’s own music awards are scattered around, …

Nigerian Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti takes a look inwardMon, 21 Apr 2025 05:47:02 GMT Read More »

Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil’s Rio Carnival to the streets of Lagos in Nigeria.The festival, albeit on a smaller scale than that of its Brazilian model, helps to keep their heritage alive and celebrate the city’s Afro-Brazilian …

Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in LagosMon, 21 Apr 2025 00:22:25 GMT Read More »

The Democratic Republic of Congo government said it had suspended the political party of former president Joseph Kabila, days after his properties were raided by security services.”This decision follows the overt activism” of Kabila, the interior ministry said in a statement dated Saturday.Kabila was president for 18 years up to 2019 and remains head of …

DR Congo authorities suspend party of ex-president KabilaSun, 20 Apr 2025 20:59:54 GMT Read More »