Al JazeeraNowWhite and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe’s land grabsverified_publisherAl Jazeera - Farai MatiasheHow mishandling of land reform evicted many white farmers, ‘enriched elites’ and left Black Zimbabweans in poverty. Harare, Zimbabwe – Guy Watson-Smith felt hurt and betrayed when his 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) farm in Beatrice, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East province, was violently invaded by …
Al JazeeraNowHow Pope Francis redefined the Church’s ties with Africaverified_publisherAl JazeeraAfrica, with its huge Catholic population, featured prominently on Pope Francis’s agenda. Thousands of miles from the Vatican, the death of Pope Francis is being mourned by millions of Catholics on the African continent. Francis, who was renowned for his liberal embrace of all groups of people and …
Al Jazeera17 hours agoUN food agency cites funding gap as it halts aid to 650,000 in Ethiopiaverified_publisherAl JazeeraAid to 3.6 million Ethiopians overall is at risk unless new support is sourced, the World Food Programme warns. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it is suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia due to a lack of funding. The UN agency warned on Tuesday that 3.6 million …
Al Jazeera1 day agoAway from the global spotlight, Eritreans are trapped in a garrison stateverified_publisherAl Jazeera - Ibrahim HarunThe world must act to end Isaias Afwerki’s reign of perpetual war. American writer and security analyst Paul B Henze, who served in the Carter administration as a deputy to National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, once made a very astute observation about Eritrea’s current president, Isaias …
Al Jazeera19 hours agoPope Francis updates: Vatican releases plan for Saturday’s funeralAl Jazeera - Virginia Pietromarchi andThese were the updates on April 22 about the death of Pope Francis.
Al Jazeera2 days agoLeaders and supporters around the globe react to death of Pope Francisverified_publisherAl JazeeraLeaders and worshippers around the world mourn and pay tribute to the late Pope Francis. Leaders and worshippers around the world mourn and pay tribute to the late Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church who died Monday at the age of 88.
