LONDON,4th September,2015-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Over 450 participants convened in Addis Ababa earlier this week for the Africa Japan Business and Investment Forum. The Forum, hosted for the first time on African soil, was co- organised by leading pan African magazine, African Business and Nikkei Business, Japan's leading business and finance media group. The Nikkei Business Group recently purchased the Financial Times.

By Stephanie Kirchgaessner, [theguardian]

Pope Francis has opened the door for women who have had abortions – an act considered a grave sin by the Catholic church – to be absolved if they express contrition and seek forgiveness from their priest.