Reports in Britain and Mexico said earlier Friday that FIFA was planning to move the kick-off at the Estadio Azteca from 6:00pm local time to midday due to concerns over forecast storms and flooding in Mexico City on Sunday. However a source with knowledge of the FIFA discussions said Friday that the game would start […]
Pope Leo XIV called for “moderation” in US public discourse on Friday as the country celebrated its 250th birthday, in his first speech focused on US politics. Without mentioning US President Donald Trump, the US pope urged Americans to find “common ground” and “unity” and spoke of how “successive waves of immigrants” had shaped the […]
Fresh concerns have resurfaced over the health of the Cameroonian dictator Paul Biya following reports that several close relatives, including family members rarely seen during his overseas stays have traveled to Switzerland, where the 93-year-old head of state has been staying. The unusual presence of members of Biya’s inner family has fueled widespread speculation about […]
Forced disappearances, arbitrary detention and inhumane prison conditions are among the grave abuses denounced by Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala in a pastoral Letter on prison conditions published at the end of June. Recalling the teaching of Jesus –”I was in prison and you came to visit me” (Mt 25:36)—Archbishop Kleda explains: “This letter is […]
The man widely believed to have won the 2025 presidential elections in Cameroon Issa Tchiroma Bakary has dismissed as “fake news” reports circulating on social media claiming that he was preparing to travel to the United States from The Gambia. The reports alleged that Tchiroma had departed or was set to depart Banjul for the […]