The interim government said on Monday that armed attackers killed at least 22 civilians and three police officers during an attack in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday. The attack took place on Saturday afternoon in the northern province of Seno in the West African country, which has become a hotbed of jihadist activity since 2015. […]
Pope Francis ends an emotional visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday and leaves for neighboring South Sudan, which has been struggling to overcome decades of conflict and poverty. The 86-year-old pontiff, on his third visit to sub-Saharan Africa since the beginning of his papacy in 2013, was greeted by huge crowds […]
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people to spend less on Christmas celebrations and gifts this year and send the difference to help Ukrainians avoid winter hunger and cold. The pope, who has appealed to Ukraine at nearly every public event since Russia invaded the neighboring country in February, made the unpublished plea at the end […]
Overall, 4.7 million people – nearly half of Haiti’s population – face severe food insecurity. The country is also facing a resurgence of a deadly cholera outbreak, with thousands of suspected cases. Earlier this month, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Haiti was “on the brink of an abyss.” Many families survive on remittances, […]
