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DR Congo toughest place for mothers – Save the Children
The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s toughest place to raise children, Save the Children reports. Finland was named the best place to be a mother, with Sweden and
Africa: Speaking Out Against Child Marriage – “We Can End Child Marriage, and We Can End It in a Generation”
Child marriage has been missing from international development agendas. The time is ripe for that to change. Around the world today, approximately 400 million women were married as children. This
Zimbabwe’s president: New tasks for Africa’s spies
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe urged African intelligence services Monday to prepare for fresh onslaughts by foreigners and the continent’s former colonizers to grasp its natural resources and
Kenyan court sentences 2 Iranians to life in jail
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced two Iranian nationals convicted of plotting attacks against Western targets to life in prison. Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour
Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari
SAfrican firm tries to free 12 workers in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A South African company which specializes in the removal of land mines has reached out to the government of Senegal and to the United Nations to
Nigerian military plane crashes in Niger; 2 dead
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An airport official in the capital of Niger says a military plane from Nigeria has crashed, killing the two people aboard. Chaibou Massalatchi, the head of
Catholic bishops condemn Irish abortion bill
By Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press, Catholic bishops condemn Ireland’s abortion bill, ask public to lobby lawmakers to reject it. DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland‘s Roman Catholic leaders appealed to the public
Four Saudis held over Tanzania church bombing
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has arrested four men from Saudi Arabia and four Tanzanians in connection with the bombing of church on Sunday that killed two people, an
Tanzania: Church Blast Kills One, 66 Injured
ONE person has died and 66 others injured following an explosion from what is believed to be a hand grenade thrown into a church compound in Arusha yesterday morning, police
