Yearly Archives: 2021

Roundup: South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Dies: Tutu’s Foundation

CAPE TOWN, South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace laureate, passed away yesterday morning in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, at the age of 90, his Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation announced.Tutu, born ...

South Africa Mourns Archbishop Desmond Tutu

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is observing a week of mourning leading up to the Saturday funeral of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90.Each day at noon, the bells at St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town will toll for 10 min...

Young South Africans Learn of Tutu’s Activism for Equality

JOHANNESBURG — Archbishop Desmond Tutu's legacy is reverberating among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when the clergyman battled apartheid and sought full rights for the nation's Black majority.Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, ...

In Africa, Rescuing the Languages that Western Tech Ignores

Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex questions. At least, that is, so long as you speak English or another of the world's dominant languages....

US Catholic Clergy Shortage Eased by Recruits From Africa

WEDOWEE, ALABAMA — The Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo — using skills honed in his African homeland to minister effectively in rural Alabama— determines just how long he can stretch out his Sunday homilies based on who is sitting in the pews.Seven minute...

Cameroon: Release of students sentenced for 10 years for sharing joke on Boko Haram is a great relief

Following the release of three Cameroonian students sentenced in 2016 to 10 years in jail for sharing a sarcastic text message that referenced Boko Haram, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa Director, said:“The release of Fomu...

Egyptian, Russian Leaders Agree To Intensify Efforts To Settle Libyan Crisis

CAIRO – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, stressed yesterday, the importance of intensifying joint efforts to settle the Libyan crisis. During...

Two Dead, Many Missing As Refugee Vessel Sinks Off Greek Island

ATHENS – Two bodies have been retrieved, as a rescue operation was underway Friday night, near the Aegean Sea island of Paros, after the...

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Angolan National Arrested for Alleged Murder of Girlfriend at Hochfeld Farm

Hochfeld: A 24-year-old Angolan national was arrested on Sunday night at a commercial farm in the Hochfeld area for allegedly attacking and killing his girlfriend with a panga. According to Namibia Press Agency, the Namibian Police Force (NamPol)'s h...
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Imam of Dano’s Great Mosque Calls for Understanding Among Burkinabe Authorities

Dano: The imam of the great mosque of Dano, El Adj Sabdina Ciss©, has called for understanding between the Burkinabe authorities during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which marked the end of Ramadan on Monday, March 31. According to Burkina Informati...

Twenty Students from Kourw©ogo Trained in Daily Life Skills and Health Rights

Bouss©: Twenty students from Kourw©ogo trained in daily life skills The Network for the Promotion and Empowerment of Rural Women (REPAFER) trained, on March 27 and 28, 2025 in Bouss©, about twenty students from schools in the Kourw©ogo province, on da...

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