2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (705+ words) Pope Leo XIV greeted with songs and cheers in Angola's remote, diamond-rich northeast Saurimo Hundreds of faithfuls hundreds, dressed in colourful outfits lined the road singing as he arrived The pope spoke out against the harm caused by rampant exploitation…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (705+ words) Pope Leo XIV greeted with songs and cheers in Angola's remote, diamond-rich northeast Saurimo Hundreds of faithfuls hundreds, dressed in colourful outfits lined the road singing as he arrived The pope spoke out against the harm caused by rampant exploitation…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (670+ words) Thousands gathered for Pope Leo's mass in the Angolan town of Kilamba Hundreds camped at Muxima overnight ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit Around 100, 000 people attended the pope's Sunday mass in Kilamba outside Angola's capital Pope Leo is on an…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (307+ words) Botswana President Duma Boko visited France last week Botswana has signed energy and mining exploration agreements with Oman as it seeks to deepen economic ties with the sultanate, the presidency said. The Southern Africa nation has been courting Gulf states…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (691+ words) Angora goats, which originated in ancient Turkey, first arrived in South Africa in the 19th century Mohair is used in knitwear, often blended with wool South Africa accounted for 56 percent of global production of mohair in 2024 Angora goats thrive on the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (698+ words) A woman abandoned in a bag on the side of the road as a baby in Kenya and rescued by a British couple is now volunteering as an occupational therapist in third-world countries. Becky Chaplin, 30, was found abandoned in a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (834+ words) The feather-shaped namele leaf is being enlisted to protect some of the country's most important forests The feather-shaped namele leaf is so central to Vanuatu it features on the national flag, and now it is being enlisted to protect some…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (654+ words) It was during that G20 in South Africa that French President Emmanuel Macron personally invited President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) to take part in the G7, Pretoria recalled The G7 summit will be held in the French town of Evian South Africa said Thursday it…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (748+ words) Lithium is used in batteries for products like EVs and smartphones Lithium carbonate is a key starting material for many battery'grade products A month after banning raw lithium exports, Zimbabwe is tightening its regulations and ramping up its crackdown on…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (876+ words) Fisherman Ibrahima Mar, who lives in a fishing village in the Dakar suburb of Rufisque, says the lack of fish off Senegal's coast is causing people to lose hope A shortage of fish affects both food security and Senegal's national…...