Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News, Addis Ababa The top leadership, or synod, of Ethiopia’s Orthodox church, the largest religious denomination in the country, has threatened to call nationwide rallies to be led by its patriarch, Abuna Mathias. The church has criticised Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s recent statements regarding rogue clergy involved in the appointment of bishops…
Errors found in Mozambique textbooks despite assurance
Jose Tembe BBC News, Maputo Errors have been detected in Mozambique textbooks for the second year despite recent assurances by the education ministry that it would not happen again. Some errors were reported in Grade Six books last year – and this year the irregularities have surfaced in textbooks for the fifth and eighth grades….
Egypt assumes chairmanship of UN African Group in New York
Habiba Hamdy , Thursday 2 Feb 2023 Egypt’s permanent delegation to the United Nations received on Thursday the rotating chairmanship of the UN African Group in New York for February 2023, following the end of the Senegalese presidency of the group for January 2023, a statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry said. “It is my pleasure…
1 million flock to pope’s Congo Mass on day of forgiveness
AFP , AP , Wednesday 1 Feb 2023 An estimated 1 million joyous Congolese poured into the capital’s main airport Wednesday for Pope Francis’ first big Mass in Africa, on a day dedicated to his call for peace and forgiveness in a country wracked by decades of violence. Many of the Congolese faithful spent the night on the…