ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR – Pope Francis is pressing for the poor to have the dignity of work with a visit Sunday to a hilltop rock quarry in Madagascar where hundreds of people toil rather than scavenge in the biggest dump of the Indian Ocean nation’s …
Day: September 8, 2019
State Media: Mugabe to Be Buried Next Sunday
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe is expected to be buried next Sunday, state media reported.Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla leader who became the southern African country’s first leader following independence from white minority rule in 1980 an…
Sudan’s First Post-Bashir Cabinet Sworn In
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s first Cabinet since the ouster of president Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Sunday as the African country transitions to a civilian rule following nationwide protests that overthrew the autocrat.The 18-member Cabinet led by Prime Ministe…