Italy wants more money for Africa to curb arrivals in Europe
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will ask European Union peers this week to give more money to Africa and create “European humanitarian corridors” to curb...
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Pope Francis wraps up South Sudan trip, urges end of violence
Pope Francis urged the people of South Sudan on Sunday to resist the “venom of hatred” so they could achieve the peace and prosperity that...
Ten migrants die off Lampedusa coast, including baby and three women
Ten migrants, including a baby and three women, have died on a particularly harrowing crossing from Tunisia to Italy, the Italian coastguard said on Friday....
Nigerian gunmen kill eight, including police chief
Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, in the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election...
‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world
Pope Francis denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, saying the...
Eight shot dead at birthday party in South Africa
Eight people were shot dead and another three injured in a mass shooting at a birthday party in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on Sunday,...
Nigeria launches domestic card scheme in cashless bid
Nigeria’s central bank on Thursday launched a domestic card scheme to rival foreign cards like Mastercard and Visa, hoping to enhance its drive to make...
Household wealth optimism collapses, global survey shows
Barely two in five people believe their families will be better off in the future, according to a regular global survey that also identified growing...
Suspected Islamists kill at least 5 people in east Congo church bomb attack
At least five people were killed and 15 wounded in a suspected Islamist militant bomb attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in...
Digital transformation takes centre stage in Turkey, Middle East and Africa
Spending on digital transformation projects is expected to more than double over the next four years in Turkey, the Middle East and Africa, according to...
