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Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:09
Mozambique: jihadist conflict
After almost a week of walking and sleeping rough, three young men arrived at Nacaca, a displacement camp in Cabo Delgado province. They fled as far as they could get from the gunmen who attacked their…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:59
China rejects use of sanctions
Foreign minister Wang Yi says that China is not a party to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, as pressure grows on it to withdraw support for Moscow. He said China rejects sanctions in principle and ‘has the right…
Thursday, 10 March 2022 20:38
Global: Shell and Russian crude oil
Five days after Shell announced it is ending all joint ventures with the Russian energy company Gazprom, on 6 March it admitted having bought Russian crude oil at a discounted price. It said there was no…
Thursday, 10 March 2022 20:35
Global: women and girls
8 March was International Women’s Day. Genesis 1:27 says God created both men and women in His image, yet women disproportionately suffer injustice. Operation World statistics report, ‘Women account for two thirds of the world’s poorest…
Thursday, 10 March 2022 20:31
Africa: Pfizer to supply anti-Covid pills
The war in Ukraine has taken a lot of attention away from Covid, which is unfortunate because the pandemic has now killed almost six million people. There are countries where vaccination rates are still very low;…
Thursday, 10 March 2022 20:23
Venezuela: USA meets Maduro
With fears that the war in Ukraine could push global energy prices even higher, Washington recently met Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to discuss conditions for repealing the crippling US sanctions in place against his country. Washington,…