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A marvel for the eyes. This is Burj Alhamal, one of the world’s biggest rough ruby from Tanzania. The magnificent gemstone which weighs 2.8 kilograms was presented to the public for the first time Friday in a Dubaï. Patrick Bellati, the managing director of the company exposing the record-breaking ruby was happy to finally unveil the stone: “This is a… Read More

Last updated: 6 hours ago Jerusalem’s Christians gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Easter services. The Mass was officiated by Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as recounted in the Bible. Christians traditionally believe Jesus was crucified and buried at the site where the… Read More

In the Rutshuru province, many Christians looked as gloomy as the sky on Good Friday. Despite the big celebrations of the Easter Triduum, Congolese from the eastern part of DRC were not in the mood. The M23 rebel group who fights the army in the North-Kivu province forced over 36,000 to flee within the country. And according to the UN,… Read More

Tunisian navy divers reached Sunday, the site of the fuel tanker wich sank one day earlier. On footage provided by the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Defense, divers are seen starting operations in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisian southeast coast. The good weather enabled the tanker’s captain and the mechanics to accompany the Tunisian officials. The tanker… Read More

Dozens of demonstrators gathered Saturday in a fresh protest in Grand Rapids, eastern USA. The death of a 26-year-old Congolese refugee, Patrick Lyoya, ignited demands for Police reform. Chanting, “there is no justice in this land” and “Justice for Patrick”, dozens of protestors gathered Saturday in Grand Rapids, eastern USA. The death of a 26-year-old Congolese-American ignited the protests against… Read More

After the UNHCR, it is from the Church of England that condemnation came Sunday. In his Easter homily, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby deemed that “sub-contracting responsibilities, even to a country that seeks to do well like Rwanda, the opposite of the nature of God”. In the UK, critics are still pouring after the British government… Read More

The newly elected Somali parliament convened for the first time Saturday with new legislators sworn in. The session set the ball rolling for the election of the next president. The parliamentary elections should have been completed before incumbent President Mohamed’s term expired in February 2021. Elections in Somalia follow an indirect model, whereby state legislatures and clan delegates pick lawmakers… Read More

A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel sank Saturday off Tunisia’s southeast coast. The crew of the Xelo vessel had issued a distress call on Friday evening and sought shelter in Tunisian waters in the Gulf of Gabes in the morning. Officials and the Environment Minister travelled to the port of Gabes to help oversee the response. The Equatorial Guinea-flagged… Read More

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted coverage of the Ukraine war to question whether the world “gives equal attention to black and white lives”. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged the impact of Russia’s invasion was globally significant but said ongoing conflicts in his home country of Ethiopia, as well as Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria, had only garnered… Read More

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan was on a mission to revive the tourism sector in her country and strengthens bilateral ties with the US on Friday. Before the meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, US Vice-President Kamala Harris outlined the areas of discussion: “The focus of this trip includes in the United States focusing on the investment… Read More