Africa
Pope Leo XIV calls for release of kidnapped students and priests
Over 300 students and teachers were abducted this week in Nigeria while six priests and a pastor were captured in Cameroon.
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Africa
50 children abducted from school in Nigeria have escaped, authorities say
The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according to the Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Niger state and the proprietor of the school
Africa
Guinea-Bissau counts votes as president seeks second term
Analysts say the vote was a close race between President Umaro Sisocco Embaló and Fernando Dias da Costa, a little-known 47-year-old backed by former Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira, the runner-up in the 2019 presidential election
Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron continues his African tour in Libreville
French President Emmanuel Macron continued his African tour in Gabon after participating in the final session of the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
Africa
Death toll rises as heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in Southeast Asia
The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday with another person reported killed in Vietnam, and five others in Thailand with tens of thousands of people displaced.
Africa
Pix of the Day: November 24, 2025
Pix of the Day: November 24, 2025
Africa
50 children abducted from school in Nigeria have escaped, authorities say
The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according to the Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Niger state and the proprietor of the school
Africa
Guinea-Bissau counts votes as president seeks second term
Analysts say the vote was a close race between President Umaro Sisocco Embaló and Fernando Dias da Costa, a little-known 47-year-old backed by former Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira, the runner-up in the 2019 presidential election
Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron continues his African tour in Libreville
French President Emmanuel Macron continued his African tour in Gabon after participating in the final session of the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
Africa
Death toll rises as heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in Southeast Asia
The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday with another person reported killed in Vietnam, and five others in Thailand with tens of thousands of people displaced.
Africa
Pix of the Day: November 24, 2025
Pix of the Day: November 24, 2025
Africa
UNICEF secures agreement to cut malaria vaccine costs
The new agreement will significantly improve access to and affordability of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccines, helping to protect more children from one of the world's deadliest diseases, according to UNICEF.