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Women in the Catholic Church: Which way will the next pope go? | Religion News
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Women in the Catholic Church: Which way will the next pope go? | Religion News

Rome, Italy – When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he faced loud calls to expand the role of women within the Roman...

‘We are suffering’: Displaced families bear burden of South Sudan conflict | Humanitarian Crises News
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‘We are suffering’: Displaced families bear burden of South Sudan conflict | Humanitarian Crises News

Malakal, South Sudan – One morning in mid-April, Nyandeng Meeth was fetching water from a borehole in Mat town, in South Sudan’s Jonglei State,...

Protesters denounce Togo leader’s new role as an attempt at indefinite rule | Protests
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Protesters denounce Togo leader’s new role as an attempt at indefinite rule | Protests

NewsFeed Protesters in Togo are speaking out against constitutional changes that could keep Faure Gnassingbe in power indefinitely. He’s been sworn in as...

Rwanda confirms talks with US over receiving deported migrants | Migration News
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Rwanda confirms talks with US over receiving deported migrants | Migration News

Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe says the ‘ongoing’ discussions are ‘still in the early stages’. Rwanda’s foreign minister has confirmed his country has entered...

MSF hospital bombing kills seven people in South Sudan | Sudan war
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MSF hospital bombing kills seven people in South Sudan | Sudan war

NewsFeed At least seven people were killed and 20 injured after a Doctors Without Borders hospital was bombed in Old Fangak, South Sudan....

At least seven killed in South Sudan hospital bombing: MSF | News
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At least seven killed in South Sudan hospital bombing: MSF | News

The UN has warned in recent weeks that the country is on the brink of new civil war. At least seven people have...

Gabon swears in ex-military chief Oligui as president | Elections News
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Gabon swears in ex-military chief Oligui as president | Elections News

The former general, who led a coup that ended Bongo family’s 55-year rule, swept elections last month after heading a transition government. Brice...

The Ethiopian bookbinder connecting a city’s people with its forgotten past | Arts and Culture
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The Ethiopian bookbinder connecting a city’s people with its forgotten past | Arts and Culture

Harar, Ethiopia – When Abdallah Ali Sherif was growing up in eastern Ethiopia, his parents never spoke about the history of his city....