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November 23, 2025
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Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping



Lagos (AFP) Nov 22, 2025
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa's most populous nation. The early Friday raid on St Mary's co-education school in Niger state in central Nigeria came after gunmen on Monday stormed a secondary school in neighbouring Kebbi state, abducting 25 girls. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had earlier reported 227 people seized, but the new number cam ... read more

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Four Nigerian security personnel killed in jihadist ambush
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group ambushed Nigerian security forces in northeastern Borno state, killing two soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia members, sources said Saturday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Jihadists say killed Nigerian brigadier general
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
An IS-aligned jihadist group Monday claimed it had killed a Nigerian brigadier general leading the fight against militant groups in the volatile Lake Chad region. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Russian army present in six African countries: state TV
Moscow (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
The Russian army is operating in six African countries, state TV reported in a rare high-profile acknowledgement of the extent of Moscow's official military presence on the continent. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals
Monrovia (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
When Liberia's government signed an agreement with a little-known Dubai company run by a royal sheikh in 2023, the "carbon credit" deal promised to protect vast tracts of forests and offset big polluters' emissions. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Pentagon chief calls on Nigeria to stop violence against Christians
Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Nigerian National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu, urging Africa's most populous nation to take steps to curb violence against Christians, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Niger junta taxes consumer imports to fund anti-jihadist fight as jihadist attack kills 10 soldiers
Niamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
Niger's military regime has introduced new taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and other imports to help fund its fight against jihadists on its territory, authorities told AFP on Friday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Sudan's parallel war on social media; Aid workers forced to 'choose who to save'
Cairo (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
The war in Sudan is increasingly being fought on the battlefield of social media, where competing factions trade fake news, doctored videos and triumphalist propaganda, hardening divisions in a country already fractured by years of conflict, analysts warn. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
France reducing diplomatic staff in Mali due to insecurity: ministry
Paris (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
France is reducing the number of its diplomatic staff in Mali due to a deteriorating security situation in the west African country which has been hit by a jihadist fuel blockade, a foreign ministry source said on Friday. ... more

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China, Zambia kick-start revamp of mineral railway
Lusaka (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
China and Zambia launched Thursday a $1.4 billion project to modernise a railway line that will transport minerals from the copper-rich southern African country to Indian Ocean ports for export. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Mali media authorities suspend French broadcasters
Dakar (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Mali's media regulator the HAC has suspended French broadcasters LCI and TF1 over allegedly using "unverified statements and falsehoods" regarding jihadists in this Sahelian country, according to a decision seen by AFP Friday. ... more
FIRE STORM
Algerian firefighters battle wildfire near Algiers after families evacuated
Algiers (AFP) Nov 14, 2025
Algerian firefighters on Friday were battling wildfire hotspots near Tipaza, west of the capital Algiers, for a second day after fast-moving flames forced the evacuation of around 50 families, authorities said. ... more
IRAQ WARS
What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a government
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
Following Iraq's parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country's next leader is set to begin. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Ancient wallaby ancestor reveals evolutionary leap for kangaroos
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 12, 2025
Flinders University researchers have traced the origins of kangaroo locomotion by examining fossilized limb bones from Dorcopsoides fossilis, an extinct forest-wallaby ancestor found in the Alcoota ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Ethiopia set to host UN's 2027 climate summit, 2026 undecided
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
Uncertainty still surrounds which country will host next year's UN climate conference: Australia or Turkey. But for 2027, there's little mystery: it will almost certainly be Ethiopia, an African diplomatic powerhouse. ... more
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WOOD PILE
Ethiopia's invasive prosopis tree chokes livelihoods and land
Ethiopia (AFP) Nov 12, 2025
Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia's creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the east African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of local communities. ... more
TECH SPACE
Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mine
Conakry (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel the poor west African country into the ranks of the world's largest iron exporters. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
2025's strongest solar flare triggers global radio blackout
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2025
Scientists said the sun erupted Tuesday morning, unleashing a strong X5.1-class flare in an intense outburst, causing communications disruptions. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Google denies removing W.Sahara border for Morocco users
New York (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
The dotted lines illustrating the border between Western Sahara and Morocco, indicating the former's disputed territory status, have never been visible to people using Google Maps in the latter, the company told AFP on Tuesday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Cash only: how the loss and damage UN fund will pay countries
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 11, 2025
A hard-won UN "loss and damage" fund to help vulnerable countries recover from the devastating impacts of climate change is finally about to come to life after years of tough negotiations. ... more
TECTONICS
Climate's influence reshapes East African rift dynamics
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
Researchers from Syracuse University and the University of Auckland have demonstrated how changes in climate directly influence tectonic and volcanic processes in the East African Rift Valley, revea ... more
CARBON WORLDS
Tanzania Maasai fear VW 'greenwashing' carbon credit scheme
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 10, 2025
Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen - dismissed by NGOs as "greenwashing" - could destroy her community's way of life. ... more
EARTH OBSERVATION
Wits expands earth science with new observatory and CORES center
London, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
The University of the Witwatersrand has launched two initiatives positioning Africa centrally in global earth-science advancement. The Earth Observatory, housed at the Wits School of Geoscienc ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Kenyan prosecution welcomes detention of UK ex-soldier over woman's murder
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 8, 2025
Kenya's prosecution service on Saturday welcomed the detention of a British ex-soldier accused of murdering a woman in the east African country more than a decade ago. ... more
UAV NEWS
Sudan army says intercepts drone attack on key southern city
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Nov 8, 2025
The Sudanese army intercepted Saturday a drone attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces on the key southern city of El-Obeid, a military source told AFP, two days after the paramilitary group said it agreed to a US-backed truce proposal. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Central Nigerian town rebuilds religious trust in shadow of Trump's threat
Mangu, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
On a cool November morning, members of a local council in central Nigeria met religious leaders at the traditional ruler's palace to discuss religious harmony as US President Donald Trump revs up accusations of Christian persecution in Africa's most populous country. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Leaders turn up the heat on fossil fuels at Amazon climate summit
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
World leaders will meet for a second day of climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon on Friday after fiery speeches and renewed criticism of Big Oil marked the opening session. ... more
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AEROSPACE
At COP30, nations target the jet set with luxury flight tax
Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
France, Spain and Kenya are among a group of countries spearheading a drive at the COP30 climate summit for a new tax on luxury air travel, a source close to the matter told AFP. ... more
DEMOCRACY
Guinean opposition leader to take exclusion from election to court
Conakry (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Exiled Guinean opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo told AFP on Thursday he would file a complaint to the West African bloc ECOWAS's courts for having been excluded from running in next month's presidential election. ... more
WAR REPORT
Hezbollah rejects any negotiations between Lebanon and Israel
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Hezbollah lashed out on Thursday against the prospect of any political negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and insisted that it has a right to defend itself. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
S.African court urged to allow Anglo American lead-poisoning suit
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
Lawyers for thousands of women and children claimed to have lead poisoning in Zambia sought this week to bring a class action suit against mining giant Anglo American, they said Friday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Uganda kills 'herbalist' who attacked military bases
Kampala (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Ugandan authorities said late Tuesday that security forces had killed a "traditional herbalist" who reportedly led a coordinated attack on police and military bases over the weekend. ... more
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