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Posters showing Pope Leo XIV and Cameroon's President Paul Biya have appeared in the runup to the papal visit this week
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (192+ words) themercury. com Posters showing Pope Leo XIV and Cameroon's President Paul Biya have appeared in the runup to the papal visit this week Cameroon's Catholics divided on papal visit As rumours emerged of a papal visit, some of Cameroon's Catholics…...
Botswana seals energy, mining deals with Oman
18+ hour, 37+ min 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…...
This handout satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC and dated June 16, 2025, shows an overview of the Diego Garcia military base on the Chagos Archipelago
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (205+ words) themercury. com UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism Britain is shelving its plan to hand back the Chagos Islands -- which hosts the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base -- according to a government spokesperson Saturday, following strong opposition from…...
Guelleh has ruled the east African country of about one million people for 27 years
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (155+ words) themercury. com Guelleh has ruled the east African country of about one million people for 27 years Djibouti leader claims sixth straight term Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Saturday claimed victory in an election that secured a sixth straight term…...
South Africans gathered to mark the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, when apartheid police opened fire on black protesters
3+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) themercury. com South Africans gathered to mark the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, when apartheid police opened fire on black protesters South Africans march for 'sovereignty' after US pressure Thousands of South Africans marched Saturday to demand respect for…...
South Africans march for 'sovereignty' after US pressure
3+ week, 3+ day ago (550+ words) Thousands of South Africans marched 'in defence of our sovereignty' in the face of pressure from US President Donald Trump South Africans gathered to mark the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, when apartheid police opened fire on black protesters…...
A 2021 report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime said around 300 cheetahs were smuggled out of east Africa and the Horn of Africa every year
3+ week, 4+ day ago (192+ words) themercury. com A 2021 report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime said around 300 cheetahs were smuggled out of east Africa and the Horn of Africa every year Somaliland centre saves cheetahs from trafficking to Gulf palaces The 127 cheetahs living in…...
Penguins pick breeding pebbles painted by kids in the hospital
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) The practice, known as pebbling, marks the start of the breeding season for Gentoo penguins. Penguins were seen picking up the painted rocks with their beaks, and presenting them to their mates as gifts. The pebbles were painted by children…...
Official transparency reports analyzed by AFP show that more than 8 percent of people identified as fugitives and arrested in Smart Sampa's first year had to be released due to errors
4+ week, 20+ min ago (215+ words) themercury. com US pounds near key strait as Iran vows to avenge death The United States said it pounded Iranian missile sites near" US Fed expected to hold rates steady as Iran war's shockwave" US Federal Reserve policymakers are expected…...
Talks towards international panel to tackle 'inequality emergency' begin at UN
4+ week, 1+ day ago (462+ words) The new IPI body was recommended in a G20 report authored by US economist Joseph Stiglitz Talks towards creating a new international panel to address extreme wealth disparities, modelled on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), opened in…...