China & PSCs’ culture-fest with 80 sessions starts this month

The 7th “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries” will be held between this month and December, featuring over 80 sessions in seven series in diverse forms, including visual arts, films,...

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Mr Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in the Vatican on Monday, and during their discussions, the contribution of the Catholic Church to the country's common good was noted. By Deborah...

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....

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...

These countries require a 6-month passport validity for travellers

The rules are in place so that foreign travellers do not stay beyond the period specified on their visas, unintentionally due to sudden passport expiration. Sudden expiration results in unnecessary complications if they get stranded in a foreign...

Catholic Bishop in Guinea-Bissau Urges Fraternity as a Response to the Country’s Social, Political Challenges

He states that fraternity “was wounded by sin”, as shown in the story of Cain and Abel, but restored by Christ. “Jesus, in calling us brothers and teaching that the neighbor is everyone we encounter, invites us to break down barriers and live...

Liberia: FrontPageAfrica Sub-Editor Selma Lomax Joins Regional Financial Crime Training in Guinea-Bissau

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau – FrontPageAfrica Editor Selma Lomax is among 40 journalists from across the ECOWAS region participating in a three-day regional training workshop on investigative reporting of economic and financial crimes, taking place in...

ECOWAS Advances Gender Equality Certification Despite Regional Upheaval

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is pressing ahead with ambitious gender equality reforms through a regional workshop in Cape Verde, despite facing its most significant membership crisis since establishment in 1975. The...

17th China-PSCs Cultural Week to include Beijing, Zhongshan first time

The 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) is slated to run from September 26 through November 18, featuring art groups, artisans, and chefs from the Chinese mainland and nine PSCs, with programmes to be staged not...

Arab-Islamic summit in Qatar: Here's a look at 57 members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Leaders from across the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered in Doha this week to address Israel’s attack on Qatar. During the summit, member nations denounced the September 9, 2025, attack as a grave violation of...

From dialogue to action: lusophone unions ask their governments to Go Public! and fund education

In response to shrinking foreign aid, rapid digitalisation, and growing threats to democracy, Education International-affiliated Lusophone teachers’ unions convened on July 16 in Guinea-Bissau to reinforce social and policy dialogue. The meeting...

Young church plant reaches growing Brazilian population in Florida

CLERMONT, Fla. – On Feb. 10, Primeira Igreja Batista em Clermont (First Baptist Church of Clermont – Brazilian) celebrated its one-year anniversary with a moment of unforgettable joy: the baptism of a man named Marcelo, whose story of salvation...

As Qatar Hosts Arab-Islamic Summit, Here's A Look At The 57 OIC Member States

Last Updated:September 16, 2025, 00:13 IST The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as of September 2025, includes 57 member states spread across Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America Rapid Read Summarized by AI. + Initially called the...

Who are the 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation?

Leaders from across the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have gathered in Doha for an Arab-Islamic summit to forge a unified stance on Israel following its attack on a Hamas office in Qatar’s capital on September 9...

Strengthening Gambia–Guinea Bissau Relations

The recent decoration of President Adama Barrow with the prestigious Amílcar Cabral Medal by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau is more than a ceremonial honour; it is a testament to the growing and meaningful ties between The Gambia...

Science ScienceAlert How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever

Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of just 26, Goodall observed a chimpanzee (Pan...

How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever

Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of just 26, Goodall observed a chimpanzee (Pan...

ECOWAS Begins Guinea-Bissau Flood Response Assessment Mission

ECOWAS launched a six-day monitoring and evaluation mission in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday to assess the impact of humanitarian interventions following devastating floods that displaced thousands in 2022. The mission, led by the Department of...

50 Bissau-Guinean students receive scholarships from Chinese embassy

BISSAU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Yang Renhuo on Wednesday awarded the "Ambassador Scholarship" to 50 students at Kwame N'Krumah National Secondary School in Bissau, the West African country's capital. The ceremony...

‘This is what solidarity looks like’: Who are the Australians on the Gaza flotilla?

The mission represents the largest civilian-led maritime effort to date, attempting to break Israel’s 18-year land and sea blockade of Gaza, which has been enforced with the assistance of the Egyptian military in the south. Drums and cheers from...