Ghana’s law curbing LGBT rights sparks Anglican church rift
Accra – A proposed law in Ghana to toughen curbs on the LGBT community has triggered a rift between... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Nigerian religious police arrest man for ‘auctioning’ self
Kano – Islamic religious police in northern Nigeria arrested a man who put himself up for sale to escape biting... Read more
28 Oct, 2021
Protesters shot dead in Bangladesh after Koran ‘desecration’
Dhaka – Bangladesh police shot dead four people after hundreds vandalised several Hindu temples across the Muslim-majority nation, officials... Read more
14 Oct, 2021
Pope expresses ‘shame’ at French sex abuse scandal
Vatican City – Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his personal shame and that of the Church at the sexual... Read more
6 Oct, 2021
‘Massive’ child sex abuse in French Catholic Church, inquiry finds
Paris – French Catholic clergy sexually abused some 216 000 minors in the seven decades since 1950, a “massive phenomenon”... Read more
5 Oct, 2021
Sufi pilgrims descend on Senegal’s holy city
Dakar – Huge crowds of worshippers converged on Senegal’s holy city of Touba on Sunday, as part of the... Read more
27 Sep, 2021
Senegalese TV cast handed suspended jail terms over racy trailers
Dakar – A Senegalese court handed suspended jail terms to a television producer and five actors on Friday over racy... Read more
4 Sep, 2021
Moroccan-Italian jailed for ‘insulting Islam’ to walk free
Rabat – A dual Moroccan-Italian citizen jailed for three and a half years for “insulting Islam” will walk free on... Read more
24 Aug, 2021
Crisis-hit Libya faces lean Eid as livestock prices spiral
Benghazi – Muslims in war-scarred Libya mark Eid al-Adha from Tuesday, but few will be able to afford the... Read more
19 Jul, 2021
Senegal asks citizens to avoid travel for Eid over Covid-19 risk
Dakar – After daily record numbers of Covid-19 infections in recent days, Senegal health officials recommended on Thursday that people... Read more
16 Jul, 2021
