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Some 80 per cent of the country's inhabitants are Catholic, but Leo is the first church leader to visit since Pope Jean-Paul II almost half a century ago.

The IMF warns that Sub‑Saharan Africa's strong recovery in 2025 is under pressure as the Iran war reverses key economic gains.

Immigrants in Spain hoping to apply for the government’s amnesty are facing long lines as they race to gather their paperwork.

Netherlands opened its Keukenhof garden in Lisse for the 2026 spring season, welcoming visitors to an eight-week display featuring around seven million flowers.

Cameroon saw thousands of faithful gather on Wednesday 16 April at Bamenda’s airfield, where Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open‑air Mass and called for a “decisive change of course” towards peace.

Lebanon and Israel entered a 10-day truce early Friday, as the army reopened a single lane on the damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge in the south after Israeli strikes hit the key crossing linking Tyre to the wider region.

Denis Sassou-N’Guesso was sworn in on Thursday to a fifth term as president of the Republic of the Congo.

By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s Net Domestic Assets (NDA), rose by 21.2 per cent, Year-on-Year (YoY) to N94.742 trillion in February 2026 from N78.177 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025. Net Domestic Assets (NDA) represents the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s domestic claims, including loans to commercial banks, government securities, and domestic investments, excluding foreign assets. It […] The post Nigeria’s Net Domestic Assets rises 20.3% to N93.8trn appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that the uptick in inflation in the month of March poses significant risks to business sustainability. This is coming at the backdrop of the latest headline inflation figure which shows a rise to 15.38% in March 2026, up from 15.06% in February as reported by the National […] The post Inflation rise poses significant risks to business sustainability — LCCI appeared first on Vanguard News.

After years of criticism and lawsuits, Meta is ending a major contract with the Kenyan outsourcing company Sama. The move will see more than 1,100 people lose their jobs, Sama said in a statement.