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While there is excitement, the trip comes with a sense of urgency. Despite a peace deal, violence along political and ethnic lines has continued and millions are in the grip of famine.

Pope Francis sets off Tuesday on a six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, two fragile African nations where protracted conflicts have displaced millions of civilians,…

This quest for finding the remains of their patriarch started as far back as in the 1980s.

In this week's African Media, RFI takes a look at press freedom in Kenya, the "best among the bad ones" as Patrick Mutahi, an activist with Article 19, puts it. Rights groups are warning of a deteriorating…

(The Conversation) — The Catholic Church’s membership numbers are growing fastest outside Europe and the Americas, and Catholics’ priorities look very different across the world.

Tribalism, debates over LGBTQ rights, polygamy, the ordaining of women, along with other issues are all part of a changing Catholic Church.

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As Europe risks its worst drought in 500 years, here’s what happened the last time around.

A report by Amnesty International accusing Ukraine of “violating the laws of war” by basing troops in residential areas is attracting sharp criticism in Kyiv – and an extraordinary statement from the global human rights organization’s own Ukraine branch, distancing itself from the report.

A report by Amnesty International accusing Ukraine of “violating the laws of war” by basing troops in residential areas is attracting sharp criticism in Kyiv – and an extraordinary statement from the global human rights organization’s own Ukraine branch, distancing itself from the report.