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Women’s ‘day off for periods’ sparks debate in Zambia

Mutinta Musokotwane-Chikopela, a mother says there are already too many holidays in Zambia. Photo Credit: BBC Discussing female menstruation publicly is something of a taboo...

Gender equality faces a setback in Nigeria as top Muslim cleric rejects equality bill

The Sultan of Sokoto says Muslims should be allowed to uphold their religious beliefs. Photo Credit: AFP.   Getting the needed support for gender equality bill...

Anglican Church names Nigerian bishop, the first African in 2 decades

The Church of England has appointed its first black bishop in over two decades. Nigerian Woyin Karowi Dorgu is set to be the 13th...

Ugandan monarch charged with murder

King Charles Wesley Mumbere. Photo Credit: BBC     The chief of the Rwenzururu kingdom in western Uganda, Charles Wesley Mumbere has been officially charged with murder...

Malawi faces calls to review two-year jail term for HIV-positive ‘hyena’ man

An HIV-positive Malawian man has been jailed for two years with hard labor after claiming families paid him to have sex with more than...

Burundi’s Catholic Church calls for refugee talks

President Nkurunziza has ruled Burundi for 11 years now. Photo Credit: AFP   The Catholic Church in Burundi has called the government to open talks with...

Catholic Church in Rwanda apologizes for role in genocide

The Catholic Church in Rwanda has officially said that it regretted the actions of clergymen and nuns who participated in the 1994 genocide. In a...

African states fail to stop work of U.N. gay rights investigator

African states failed on Monday to halt the work of the first U.N. independent investigator appointed to help protect gay and transgender people worldwide...

Pope extends power to forgive abortion to all Roman Catholic priests

Pope Francis walks after closing the Holy Door to mark the closing of the Catholic Jubilee Year of Mercy at the in Saint Peter's...

South African pastor sprays congregants with insecticide

A South African Prophet, Lethebo Rabalago has come under criticism and ridicule for spraying his congregants with an insecticide. The prophet who runs a...

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