AU Launches Centre For Post-Conflict Reconstruction And Deve...
The African Union Centre for Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) has officially been launched in Cairo, Egypt to build sustainable resilience and enhance structural transformation to prevent conflicts.
The PCRD is a comprehensive set of measures that seek to address the ... Read More
Covid: Pupils To Wear Face Masks In Class To Tackle Omicron
Last term, England's secondary pupils only had to wear masks in school corridors
Face masks are to be worn in secondary classrooms in England's schools to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant, the government has announced.
The temporary reintroduction of face ... Read More
Some In Diaspora Respond To Call For Ethiopian Homecoming
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Thousands living in the Ethiopian diaspora have begun arriving in the Horn of Africa country, responding to the government’s call for a “great Ethiopian homecoming.”
Korso Koji looks forward to joining them soon.
“I have friends who have been ... Read More
After Desmond Tutu, a Time For New South African Heroes
Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the last truly global figure from an era when South Africa taught the world what courage and reconciliation could achieve.
The last of an extraordinary generation of moral giants - of men and women who, in ... Read More
US flight Cancellations Hit New Holiday Peak Amid Covid And ...
Air travellers in the US have already seen days of disruption
Flight cancellations in the US have hit a new peak in a Christmas season hit hard by the Covid pandemic and bad weather.
Nearly 4,400 flights around the world were cancelled ... Read More
South Africans Bid Farewell To Tutu On Eve Of His Funeral
South Africans took their last opportunity to pay their respects to Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Friday, the eve of the revered anti-apartheid fighter’s funeral.
Since Thursday, nearly 3,000 mourners have filed through Cape Town's St. George's Cathedral before the simple pine ... Read More
Cape Town Honors Tutu With Interfaith Service
An image of Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is projected inside the City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa, on Dec. 29, 2021 at the start of a memorial.service for Tutu.
Cape Town hosted an interfaith service Wednesday to honor Archbishop ... Read More
Covid: Omicron And Delta Driving Tsunami Of Cases – WH...
The combination of Delta and Omicron variants is driving a dangerous tsunami of Covid-19 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' words came as the US and countries across Europe reported record new cases.
France reported Europe's ... Read More
India Blocks Foreign Funding For Mother Teresa Charity
The Missionaries of Charity run community kitchens, schools and hospices across India
India's government has refused to renew the foreign-funding licence for a charity founded by Mother Teresa.
The Missionaries of Charity has thousands of nuns supervising projects like homes for abandoned ... Read More
Covid: France Tightens Restrictions Amid Omicron Surge
France has announced tighter Covid restrictions amid concerns over the Omicron variant.
From 3 January, remote working will become compulsory for those who can and public gatherings will be limited to 2,000 people for indoor events.
The news comes as France recorded ... Read More