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Members of a circus performing group have been looking to bring a temporary smile to the faces of displaced children in the conflict-ridden Gaza Strip, helping them to briefly escape the horrors of war as they visit shelters to offer some light relief. Palestinian children are enduring harsh conditions following months of bombing and destruction that have haunted them as… Read More

FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in Juda, South Sudan on Tuesday for the inauguration of Juba National Stadium. The 54-year-old was joined by the country’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and FA President Augustino Parek, to mark the occasion after FIFA invested nearly 7 million USD (£5.49 million) to support the work in the capital. Infantino attended South Sudan’s 2026 FIFA… Read More

South Africa’s third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has filed legal papers seeking to halt the first sitting of Parliament scheduled for Friday to elect the country’s president. Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party has said none of its 58 newly elected lawmakers will attend the sitting. The party earlier filed objections with the Independent Electoral Commission alleging… Read More

Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane on Monday after telling the pilot to turn back to the capital, Lilongwe, due to bad weather.… Read More

After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost a decade in Cameroon working as a front desk receptionist because he was unable to find a decent-paying job in the medical field. Last year, he gave up looking. He applied for a nursing program in Canada, where he now lives with his wife and children. “They are stealing us from… Read More

A new attraction starring Tiana, the first Black Disney princess will soon welcome its visitors. The new theme park attraction updates Tiana’s storyline from the 2009 animated film, “The Princess and the Frog”. It is opening in the space previously occupied by Splash Mountain. The water ride had been themed to “Song of the South,” a 1946 Disney movie filled… Read More

The people of Malawi are in mourning following the death of the country’s vice-president, Saulos Chilima. He, together with nine others, died in a plane crash in a forest in the north of the country where they were due to attend a funeral. “In every nation we always have leaders who are also like parents. Not to one person, not… Read More

A Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques, a Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans and an upscale Thai restaurant in Oregon won the coveted James Beard Awards Monday in an awards ceremony that took place on the red carpet in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants were finalists in 22 categories for the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars , with a… Read More

Exhausted by 8 months of war and forced displacements, Palestinians in Gaza welcomed Tuesday (Jun. 10) the approval of a ceasefire plan by the UN security council. The plan in three phases would begin with a cease-fire and the swap of hostages and prisoners. “here have been several attempts at a cease-fire and we hope that it will be implemented… Read More

Dozens of women and young girls have been unlawfully detained and abused in Nigerian military detention facilities after escaping captivity by Boko Haram extremists in the country’s northeast, Amnesty International said in a new report on Monday. Some of the women were detained with their children for years because of their real or perceived association with the extremists, the report… Read More