Pope reaches hardest day of Africa trip

Pope Francis heads to Africa this week for the riskiest trip of his papacy, defying danger with an open-topped popemobile and visits to a slum, refugee camp and mosque despite security fears following jihadist attacks.

Pope Francis gestures while speaking to journalists aboard a flight from South Korea to Italy, 18 August 2014. Photograph: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA Pope Francis said on Monday the international community would be justified in stopping Islamist militants in Iraq, but that it should not be up to a single nation to decide how to intervene in the conflict. The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics made his comments in an hour-long conversation with reporters aboard a plane...

Travelling to the Maasai villages in the North of Tanzania is not short of excitement as visitors are allowed to take part in the activities of the living culture.

Consumers have access to MoneyGram’s services in more than 50 African countries

MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) (http://www.moneygram.com), a leading global money transfer company, announces today that its agent network in Africa has now reached 25,000 locations, following a strategic expansion initiative across the continent. Recent technology advances and new agent and sub-agent signings, including an agreement with the Mauritius Post Office to offer money transfer services at more than 100...

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With the launch of flights to Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda, flydubai will fly to nine destinations in Africa

Dubai-based flydubai (http://www.flydubai.com) today announced the addition of three new East African routes, bringing the total number of destinations in the carrier’s network to 80. With the launch of flights in September 2014 to Bujumbura in Burundi, Entebbe in Uganda and Kigali in Rwanda, flydubai will fly to nine destinations in Africa.

Commenting on the launch of these new...

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Pope Francis says during his visit to Kenya that the illegal trade in ivory and diamonds fuels conflict and could destroy Africa's environment.

What are the Pope's five big issues in Africa?