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A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (907+ words) Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years. Themes Leo is expected to raise include Christian-Muslim coexistence, the…...
South Africa hosts G20 as tensions with U. S. flare amid boycott
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (758+ words) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa " The world's biggest economy will be conspicuously absent from a meeting of the globe's 20 richest nations this weekend, as the U. S. boycotts the G20 Leaders' Summit hosted by South Africa. The Trump administration is snubbing the event over false…...
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (710+ words) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa "President Trump has announced that no U. S. officials will attend the G20 Summit hosted by South Africa " the current rotating chair of the group of major world economies " in Johannesburg later this month, citing "human rights" concerns. Vice President…...
Photos celebrate the glory of girls on 'International Day of the Girl"
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (163+ words) October 11 is the "International Day of the Girl" on the United Nations calendar. These photos pay tribute to the spirit of girls in a world where they face many obstacles. Villasana remembers: "She was just so happy, so full of…...
Revisiting a conversation about Jane Goodall's lifelong love of trees
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (117+ words) Though the late Jane Goodall was best known for her work with chimps, she also felt a deep personal connection to trees. - On Air Now Playing BSPR Music (Classical, KBSU) Revisiting a conversation about Jane Goodall's lifelong love of trees…...
From Madagascar to Morocco: Gen Z protests shake Africa
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (897+ words) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa " Youth-led protests are roiling countries in disparate parts of Africa, from the Indian Ocean to the Sahara, with members of so-called Generation Z " those under 28 years old " taking to the streets in frustration over years of poor…...
Lesotho's Famo music: from shepherd songs to gang wars
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1013+ words) MASERU, Lesotho " Puseletso Seema is musical royalty in the tiny African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, where she's known as "the Queen of Famo" -" a popular genre of pastoral accordion music beloved by the country's people, the Basotho. But for all…...
'We are on our knees': U. S. tariffs devastate Lesotho's garment workers
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1405+ words) MASERU, Lesotho "Crowds of women, bundled up in wooly hats and mittens against the sharp winter chill, wait every morning at the gates of a garment factory in Lesotho's capital, hoping that a few among them will be called in…...
The economist who coined the acronym BRICS talks about how his original vision evolved
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (115+ words) BRICS is an economic alliance that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several other nations. So why has this alliance generated so much animosity from President Trump? - On Air Now Playing BSPR Music (Classical, KBSU) The economist who…...
Lesotho declares state of disaster after massive tariff threats from U. S.
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (113+ words) Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom in Southern Africa, has just declared a two-year state of disaster after being threatened with the highest U. S. tariffs in the world. .. - On Air Now Playing BSPR Music (Classical, KBSU) Lesotho declares state of disaster after…...