Africa
Who is Cleopatra Selene II?
Cleopatra Selene II had a turbulent life from the very beginning. She came into the world during one of the most famous and turbulent periods for Egypt and Rome -…
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Africa
SUDAN: Chemical weapons allegations filed against SAF at the International Criminal Court
With the conflict in Sudan, which began in 2023, on the agenda at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in recent days, a legal case has also been filed before the International Criminal Court…
Africa
Liberal Shiism and radical-orthodox Shiism in Iraq: two opposing visions for the future
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq has been undergoing a brutal and complex restructuring of its religious and political landscape. After decades of marginalization, the Shiites, who…
Africa
SUDAN: The SAF aims to govern from Khartoum by October, yet is weighed down by allegations of war crimes and Islamist allies
In a conflict as long and devastating as Sudan’s, optics are important, perhaps especially so when the conflict has its roots in a split between forces who once fought alongside each other.…
Africa
Moscow Patriarchate Expands Exarchate in Africa
On August 27, Russian Patriarch Kirill received a large delegation of the“Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa” in the patriarchal hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The delegation included clergy…
Africa
Standing Up for a Drug Free Future at Festival Afrodisiac in Brussels
KINGNEWSWIRE / Press release / Brussels, July 17, 2025 — Against the backdrop of the Bois de la Cambre, the weekend of July 12–13 saw the vibrant Festival Afrodisiac come alive: a family-friendly cultural…
Africa
Scientology Expands in South Africa: Gqeberha Church Grand Opening and Humanitarian Legacy
KINGNEWSWIRE // Press Release // Last April 6, 2025, In the heart of Nelson Mandela Bay, at GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA — where cobbled streets meet the windswept sea, a near-century-old…
Africa
London protests Sudanese Armed Forces’ use of chemical weapons as US imposes sanctions
This week saw atrocities committed during the two-year long war in Sudan under the spotlight in both Washington DC and London. In the US, the State Department notified Congress yesterday…
Africa
South Sudan talks aim to avert further escalation
High-level talks are underway in South Sudan to try and prevent further escalation between forces aligned with the two main parties to the 2018 peace deal, the UN reported on…
Africa
Local staff ‘particularly vulnerable’ to detention, as UN calls for their release
Staff members of the United Nations around the world who are recruited locally are “particularly vulnerable” to detention and should be released and allowed to go home according to the…