Pope Leo XIV met on Monday with the first woman to lead the world’s Anglican Christians, the newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, urging unity to evangelise more effectively. The papal audience at the Vatican was part of Mullally’s first trip abroad since taking up her groundbreaking role last month as the first woman to hold the role…
The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Monday it was setting up a paramilitary unit to secure mining sites in the country, which has abundant deposits of sought-after minerals. The central African nation produces around 70 percent of global cobalt output — key for making electric batteries and in defence technology — and holds some of the world’s richest deposits…
A Ukrainian drone strike Monday on the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant complex killed a transport worker, the site’s Moscow-installed authorities said. Zaporizhzhia is the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe. Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly accused each other of risking a nuclear catastrophe with attacks since it was captured by Russia’s forces in 2022. “Today, a driver was…
Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by US President Donald Trump planned to target top government officials, as scrutiny grew over the event’s security. Trump, who was rushed out of the hotel ballroom in Washington by Secret Service agents, posted surveillance camera footage of the gunman attempting to sprint past a…
Malian soldiers arrive in Kidal after a patrol from Gao on July 26, 2013 in northern Mali. Fresh fighting erupted Sunday in the key Malian northern city of Kidal between rebels and government forces backed by Russian mercenaries, Tuareg rebels and a local politician told AFP. An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Saturday teamed up with Tuareg rebels to launch…
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Julius Bio, has underscored the strategic importance of the Assembly as a platform for decisive regional action. Mr Bio, who is Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, was represented by the Chief Minister, David Moinina Sengeh. He spoke on Saturday during the 27th Ordinary Session…
