Busy agenda for the Pope in Morocco

Pope Francis will pay a visit to Morocco on March 30-31 during which he will meet King Mohammed VI, visit many churches and meet migrants. The visit comes at the invitation from King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful. This is the second time a Pope visits the majority-Muslim North African country since 1985. Morocco […]

RDC to speed up MONUSCO’s withdrawal plan due by 2024

The government the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that it would reassess the MONUSCO’s withdrawal plan from the country in light of the recent protests against the mission, a decision which MONUSCO said it supported. The mission is due to withdraw by 2024 according to a plan drawn up in 2021 but the government […]

Bleak picture of human rights in Africa as some govts, armed groups escalate abuses — HRW

The latest World Report 2025 of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) warns that governments across Africa continue to crack down and wrongly arrest political opponents, critics, activists and journalists. The annual HRW’s World Report, released this week, reviewed human rights records of more than 100 countries, including 25 in Africa. The conflicts in Sudan, Ethiopia, […]