Tear gas fired as influential Malian imam returns
Bamako – Followers of an influential Malian imam on Sunday called for the country’s ruling junta to explain the... Read more
16 Jan, 2023
Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Benin’s famed Voodoo festival draws back Afro-descendants
Ouidah – Every year in Benin, locals celebrate a festival in tribute to the deities of Voodoo, the indigenous... Read more
11 Jan, 2023
New chapter for Pope Francis after death of Benedict XVI
Vatican City – With the death of Benedict XVI, Pope Francis enters a new phase of his papacy free... Read more
4 Jan, 2023
Bishop detained in Eritrea released: Catholic NGO
Rome – A Catholic bishop arrested in Eritrea in October after reportedly highlighting human rights violations has been released,... Read more
31 Dec, 2022
Nigerian sharia police arrest 19 over ‘gay wedding’
Kano – Islamic sharia police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano have arrested 19 young people for organising... Read more
20 Dec, 2022
Nigeria judge sentences imam to death over blasphemy
Kano – A Nigerian Islamic Sharia court has sentenced a prominent Sufi Muslim cleric to death for blasphemy against... Read more
16 Dec, 2022
Indonesia parliament approves ban on sex outside marriage
Jakarta – Indonesia’s parliament approved legislation on Tuesday that would outlaw sex outside marriage in a move critics said... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Gunmen kidnap worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack
Kano – Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
Flash flood kills 14 at Johannesburg church ritual
Johannesburg – Flash flooding that followed heavy rains has killed at least 14 people taking part in religious rituals... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
