The coronavirus death toll curve in Spain flattened further on Friday as the government prepared to start easing one of the world’s strictest lockdowns and virtual Easter celebrations were held instead of traditional processions. Spaniards have been off the streets since mid-March and have suffered nearly 16,000 fatalities from the COVID-19 disease – the third […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, said the number of coronavirus cases in Africa has increased to over 11,900. The United Nations’ health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Friday. “COVID19 cases in Africa rise to over 11,900 – with 1,586 recoveries and 608 […]
The Chadian army said Thursday it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram Takfiri militants in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000 militants were killed. Army spokesman Colonel Azem Bermendoa Agouna told AFP that the operation, launched after nearly 100 soldiers were killed last month, ended Wednesday after the […]
EU finance ministers agreed a 500-billion-euro ($550-billion) rescue Thursday for European countries hit hard by the coronavirus epidemic, but sidelined a demand by Italy and France for pooled borrowing. The breakthrough came after the Netherlands softened its position on the crucial question of making countries in need commit to economic reform and outside oversight in […]
Covid-19 has had a big impact on Cameroonians around the country, especially those living in the Centre Region, Littoral, West and Southwest regions. In February 2020, when we first heard of Covid-19 virus, many Cameroonians took the pandemic—and our preparedness to fight it—for granted. The government did not immediately plan or announce any measures to […]
Cameroon’s aged president is coming under fire for his absence from the national stage as the central African country faces a burgeoning coronavirus crisis. A month after the first case of COVID-19 was recorded, 87-year-old Paul Biya has yet to address the nation — a silence that for supporters is a sign of gravitas but […]
Cameroonian separatist fighters have relaunched attacks after the government announced a reconstruction plan, claiming that peace was returning to the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of the central African state. The military said attacks were reported in at least seven villages, with about 13 fighters killed, but the fighters say the military had more casualties. […]
Holy Thursday Catechesis: Ste Anne’s Parish, Salem MA, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Theme: “(…) As Christ loved the Church” (Ephesians 5:25) (The Church, A Story God Himself Has Created – Joseph Ratzinger) Dear Holy People of God of Ste Anne’s Parish, Today, we begin our solemn celebration of the Sacred Triduum, that is, the […]
