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French army leaves Senegal, ending military presence in west AfricaDakar (AFP) July 17, 2025 France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in either west or central Africa. ... more  
Ivory Coast farmers hope tech tempts jaded youth back to fieldsAbidjan (AFP) July 15, 2025 Stopwatch in hand, dozens of Ivory Coast students raced against the clock to design robots for the farms of the future in the world's top cocoa-producing nation. ... more  
G.Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage listBissau (AFP) July 13, 2025 The Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of west Africa was declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural agency on Sunday, in recognition of its exceptional biodiversity and rich local traditions. ... more 
Nigerian authorities claim to kill 30 criminal 'bandits'Lagos (AFP) July 10, 2025 Nigerian authorities have claimed 30 people from armed criminal gangs died in air strikes in a restive northwestern province this week. ... more |
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Paramilitary attack kills 48 in central Sudan village: war monitorPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) July 14, 2025 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 48 civilians in an attack on a village in the centre of the war-torn country, a monitoring group reported Monday. ... more 
The activist who fought for Sierra Leone's first World Heritage siteFreetown (AFP) July 13, 2025 Activist Tommy Garnett's decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone's Tiwai island - a lush forest home to one of the world's highest concentrations of primates - landed a spot Sunday on the UN cultural agency's World Heritage list. ... more 
Nigerian hikers blaze trails despite insecurityAbuja (AFP) July 4, 2025 A caravan of 100 or so cars snaked onto an unfinished highway and parked in a construction zone. ... more 
One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollutionParis (AFP) July 18, 2025 One billion Africans have to cook on open fires or with fuel that is hazardous to their health and the environment, the International Energy Agency said Friday. ... more |
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UN calls for 'immediate deescalation' in Libyan capitalTripoli (AFP) July 10, 2025 The UN mission in Libya called for "immediate deescalation", citing reports of armed forces being mobilised in the capital and its surroundings that have raised fears of renewed violence. ... more |
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S.Leone islanders despair as rising ocean threatens survivalNyangai Island, Sierra Leone (AFP) July 8, 2025 Wading through water up to his knees, Hassan Kargbo points to the vast ocean before him, which is eroding the land and imperilling residents' survival on his island off Sierra Leone. ... more  
OPEC+ to boost crude oil production in AugustWashington DC (UPI) Jul 5, 2025 Eight OPEC+ nations on Saturday agreed to increase their crude oil production by 548,000 barrels per day starting in August. ... more 
Drought-hit Morocco turns to desalination to save vegetable bountyAgadir, Morocco (AFP) July 3, 2025 On the drought-stricken plains of Morocco's Chtouka region, cherry tomato farms stretch as far as the eye can see, clinging to life through a single, environmentally contentious lifeline: desalination. ... more 
Anxious residents re-emerge after Mali jihadist attacksBamako (AFP) July 2, 2025 People in towns in western Mali where jihadists attacked army sites a day earlier were afraid but went about their business Wednesday following the major assault which killed a civilian. ... more |
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France returns military base to Senegal; Jihadists wage string of attacks across Mali Dakar (AFP) July 1, 2025 France handed over to Senegal a military base used by its army on Tuesday, as part of a broader withdrawal of French troops from the west African country. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travelSeville, Spain (AFP) June 30, 2025 Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on wealthy air passengers to help poorer nations respond to climate change, the French presidency said. ... more 
Heatwave leaves Moroccan cities sweltering in record-breaking tempertaturesRabat (AFP) June 29, 2025 Monthly temperature records have been broken across Morocco, sometimes topping seasonal norms by as much as 20 degrees Celsius, the national meteorological office said Sunday, as the North African kingdom was gripped by a heatwave. ... more  
Six Israelis detained for attacking soldiers in West Bank: militaryJerusalem (AFP) June 28, 2025 Six Israelis were detained for assaulting soldiers near a village in the occupied West Bank where deadly clashes with Palestinians erupted this week, the military said on Saturday. ... more  
Accusations of chemical weapons in Sudan: what we knowPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) June 28, 2025 The US State Department imposed sanctions on the Sudanese government Friday, accusing it of using chemical weapons last year in its war against rival paramilitaries. ... more |
US sanctions on Sudan over alleged chemical weapons use take effectWashington (AFP) June 28, 2025 US sanctions on Sudan's government - imposed over what Washington says was the use by Khartoum's military of chemical weapons in the country's bloody civil war last year - have taken effect. ... more  
UK considers envoy for Britons held abroadLondon (AFP) June 29, 2025 Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home. ... more 
Green bonds offer hope, and risk, in Africa's climate fightLagos (AFP) June 27, 2025 It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds - part of a funding drive for climate and environmental projects in a nation still hooked on oil. ... more
Tunisia U-turn on phosphate plant sparks anger in blighted cityGabes, Tunisia (AFP) June 26, 2025 The bedroom of 74-year-old Cherifa Attia smells like burnt rubber. The vast phosphate processing plant beside her home has been belching out toxic fumes into the atmosphere, blighting this Tunisian city. ... more |
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Six million donkeys slaughtered for Chinese medicine: charityAddis Ababa (AFP) June 26, 2025 Almost six million donkeys are slaughtered annually for Chinese medicine, with severe knock-on effects for African villagers who rely on the animals, a UK-based charity said on Thursday. ... more 
Africa must pivot from aid to trade: WTOSun City, South Africa (AFP) June 26, 2025 Africa must take charge of its development through trade and investment, a senior World Trade Organization official said Thursday, warning that rising defence budgets in donor countries will further squeeze aid. ... more 
UK ditches mega green energy supply project from MoroccoLondon (AFP) June 26, 2025 The UK government on Thursday announced that it was abandoning a mega-project intended to bring solar and wind energy from Morocco for use by domestic consumers. ... more
Bots pushed anti-China narrative ahead of Ghana mining banAbuja (AFP) June 25, 2025 Before Ghana banned foreigners from its gold trade earlier this year, an online bot campaign pushed anti-Chinese sentiment, blaming Chinese nationals for exploiting the country and stealing its resources. ... more |
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Chinese-Moroccan joint venture inaugurates EV battery parts plantRabat (AFP) June 25, 2025 A Chinese-Moroccan joint venture announced on Wednesday the inauguration of a new factory for electric car battery components, the first of its kind in the North African country. ... more |
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Nigeria flood victims mourn missing bodies as death toll stagnatesMokwa, Nigeria (AFP) June 20, 2025 On a hot and humid afternoon in Mokwa, Nigeria, Fatima and Habiba Jibrin sat under a mango tree, waiting for the recovery of corpses they fear may never come. ... more 
Morocco says 2024 'hottest year' on recordRabat (AFP) June 20, 2025 The year 2024 was Morocco's hottest on record, the North African country's meteorological agency said on Friday, mirroring the record surface temperatures measured globally. ... more  
Chad hopes 'green charcoal' can save vanishing forestsN'Djamena (AFP) June 20, 2025 As they zigzagged from one machine to another in the searing African sun, the workers were covered in black soot. ... more 
Nigerian monarch wants $12 bn for clean-up before Shell exitLagos (AFP) June 20, 2025 An influential traditional chief in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta on Friday demanded that Shell pay $12 billion for environmental pollution before it leaves the region. ... more |
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