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Muslim Journalists eulogize Late Umul Khair Ja’afar for her ...
The Coalition of Muslim Journalists, on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, paid tribute at the Fida’u (three-day prayer) in memory of the late Hajia Umul Khair Ja’afar, a respected broadcast journalist and community leader. Colleagues remembered her...

Harvard Researchers Find Executive Function Tests May Be Culturally Biased
Researchers from Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology found that educated children perform better on psychological tests measuring executive functioning abilities, challenging the accuracy of current measures in studies across...

The Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking countries gets underway
Macao is set to come alive with a spectacular display of culture as the 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries gets underway over the coming weeks. The event kicked off on 26 September and runs through to 18 November 2025....

Liberia: Cost and Lack of Awareness Leave Millions With Poor Vision Limiting Children’s Education and Endangering Lives
Summary: Experts say one in three people need glasses, but many go without because of cost, lack of awareness and limited facilities Children are locked out of learning opportunities People in jobs like driving and nursing, that depend on good...

“Angola’s biodiversity destroyed before our eyes”: Bishop on Massive Deforestation, Poaching near Border with Zambia
“I saw centenary Mussivi trees cut down, fresh tracks from tractors and trucks clearly coming from Zambia. On the Angolan side, there are no roads for these vehicles. It is obvious where they come from,” he said. The Catholic Church leader warned...

17th China-PSCs Cultural Week opens
The 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) was officially inaugurated last night at the Legend Boulevard in Fisherman’s Wharf, aiming to promote cultural exchange activities between the nation and the world’s nine...

Angola strengthens Ebola prevention efforts along DRC border
By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-09-25 17:31 Following the declaration of an Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Angola is intensifying disease surveillance, prevention and...

Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe Catholic Bishops Warn of “crisis of hope”, Call for National Reconciliation
“Without stable families, there is no future for a nation,” they said. Among the main challenges highlighted were persistent hunger in several regions, growing inequality in access to healthcare and education, urban and domestic violence, drug...

Angola arrests lift lid on covert ops in Africa: Analysts
Angola arrests lift lid on covert ops in Africa: Analysts ANALYSTS have said the arrest of two Russian nationals in Angola on charges of attempting to destabilise Luanda’s democracy could signal a broader pattern of covert operations targeting the...

Angola’s Catholic men urged to ‘strengthen families, be examples of integrity’
ACI Africa, Sep 23, 2025 / 11:35 am Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Archdiocese of Huambo has urged members of the Catholic Men Organization (CMO) in the southern African nation to be involved in the fight against societal voices,...

Jewish Tucson writer’s work celebrates ‘philosophy of kindness’
Tucson resident and author Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford originally wrote “What Color is Your Hand?/ De qué color es tu mano?” 24 years ago, after a poignant moment with her 4-year-old grandson, Jordan. She and her husband, Daniel, had taken Jordan to...

Armenia, Angola sign memoranda on political consultations and diplomatic cooperation.
ArmInfo. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola Tete Antonio. According to the Foreign Ministry's press service, the interlocutors discussed opportunities for...

Angola’s Catholic Men Urged to Fight Vices, Strengthen Faith in Families, “be examples of integrity”
He reminded CMO members that “the MEP was created precisely to strengthen family bonds and the living out of faith among Catholic spouses.” Addressing the moral crisis in Angola, Archbishop Zeca said, “The Apostle St. Paul warned that in the last...

At IMBISA Plenary, Church in Eswatini Lauded for Development, “preaching gospel in different aspects of life”
The Eswatini government official said that the Catholic Church in the country has 47 primary schools, 13 high schools, one nursing college and one vocational center for people living with disabilities. Further lauding the Catholic Church’s...

Illegal immigrant who should have been deported nine years ago brutally murdered innocent 15-year-old boy and man while they filmed rap video after mistaking them for rivals
An illegal immigrant who should have been deported nine years ago was among five thugs who have been jailed for a total of 189 years after the brutal murder an innocent schoolboy and a young man. Jason Furtado, 28, who was born in the UK to...

AR recommends that Portugal host children from Gaza with urgent medical needs.
A vote was held today in the parliament’s plenary session on the final text of the PAN resolution project, initially approved in general on July 11. The proposal received support from PS, IL, Livre, PCP, BE, JPP, and its proponent Inês de Sousa...

India pushes sustainable aviation fuel and gender inclusion at ICAO assembly
The minister also met his aviation counterparts from Angola, Japan and Nigeria.Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday highlighted steps being taken by India for promoting sustainable aviation fuel and efforts to make the civil...

The US is paying immigrants to leave. Who is choosing to go?
Years ago, José saw America from above – cleaning windows of skyscrapers in New York. He held several jobs since entering the country illegally in 2008, often afraid to out himself by speaking Spanish. José says he fled to the United States from...

Catholic Church in Angola Plans Refugee, Migrants Fair to Celebrate Diversity, Denounce “situations of vulnerability”
Sr. Carla said that the event also seeks to raise awareness among Angolan society and authorities about the challenges migrants and refugees face, especially regarding access to legal documentation, healthcare, and education. The Brazilian-born...

Catholic Scouts in Angola Urged to Deepen Faith, Communion after Split from National Association
The separation, he said, allows for greater institutional clarity about who is ultimately responsible for the groups. “Catholic scouting will continue to be united with diocesan youth life, not as a separate, parallel, or self-referential body,”...