Pope Condemns Treatment Of Migrants In Europe
Pope Francis
The Pope has denounced "narrow self-interest and nationalism" over the way European countries treats migrants.
Speaking on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis called the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation".
The Pope first visited Lesbos in 2016, when ... Read More
South African President In Ghana For 3-Day State Visit
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and President Cyril Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Ghana Friday for a three-day State visit. The visit is aimed at strengthening the already existing bilateral, political and economic relations between Ghana and South ... Read More
African Union Health Watchdog CDC Appeals For Calm Over Omic...
Nkengasong says Africa CDC is well placed to contain a recent surge in COVID-19 cases
The African Union’s health watchdog has appealed for calm over Omicron, the new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant which has prompted many countries to impose new ... Read More
Omicron: Biden Tightens Travel Rules Amid New Omicron Cases
President Joe Biden has unveiled stricter Covid-19 travel rules as the US confirmed a handful of cases of the Omicron variant from coast to coast.
Mr Biden said his plan "doesn't include shutdowns or lockdowns" and does not expand vaccine mandates.
Cases ... Read More
UN Human Rights Chief Makes First Visit To Burkina Faso
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet addresses a news conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Dec. 1, 2021.
The United Nations’ human rights chief has called for increased efforts to protect the vulnerable in Burkina Faso’s growing conflict with Islamist ... Read More
UN Chief Denounces COVID ‘Travel Apartheid’ Against Sout...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that southern African nations that first detected the omicron COVID-19 variant are being collectively punished with travel restrictions, and he urged “common sense” to respond to the new variant.
"What's unacceptable ... Read More
Zimbabwe Announces 14-Day Quarantine, 9-Hour Curfew To Conta...
Zimbabwe has announced a nine-hour curfew and compulsory 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the country, to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Zimbabwe is the first country in southern Africa to enact such restrictions since ... Read More
Canadian MPs Vote To Ban LGBT ‘Conversion Therapy̵...
Canada's governing Liberals are moving ahead with plans for a national ban on conversion therapy
Canada's House of Commons has voted unanimously to ban so-called LGBT conversion therapy.
The legislation would make it illegal to have a child undergo the practice or ... Read More
Ethiopia Government Clamps Down on War Coverage
People hold papers showing messages of "No More" as they protest against purported fake news during the send-off ceremony for new military recruits who are joining the Ethiopian National Defence Force in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 24, 2021.
Armed with placards ... Read More
Nigeria Confirms 3 Cases Of Coronavirus Omicron Variant
Nigeria has confirmed its first cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in two travelers from South Africa. But Canada had already reported cases of the variant in Canadians who had recently returned there from Nigeria. The infections raise ... Read More