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TANZANIA has completed the landmark Magufuli Bridge, now officially the longest bridge in East and Central Africa. Spanning three kilometres across Lake Victoria and linking Kigongo to Busisi, the new structure is set to transform transport across the region and cement Tanzania’s position as a hub for cross-border trade. The bridge …

  Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced “shameful” attacks on Christians in Nigeria and the Central African Republic (CAR), calling for an end to “all hate and violence”. “I have been profoundly saddened by the massacre last Sunday in Nigeria, inside a church, where innocent people were killed,” the pontiff said …