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…
AP The first US Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world’s distracted donors Sunday to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls “the ultimate failure of the international community.” The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, heard perhaps the starkest warning yet about the crisis: Excess…
CAIRO, Jan 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday during a three-day visit to the Middle East. After arriving in Egypt on Sunday, Blinken said he wanted to strengthen Washington’s “strategic partnership” with…
Reuters NAIROBI, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) (COMI.CA) has taken full ownership of Kenya’s Mayfair CIB with the purchase of the 49% of shares it did not already own, it said on Monday. CIB bought a 51% stake in Mayfair Bank in 2020, offering funds, skills and infrastructure to speed the…
