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September 17, 2025
WATER WORLD
Australia, Papua New Guinea delay mutual defence treaty



Sydney (AFP) Sept 16, 2025
Australia and Papua New Guinea will not sign a long-awaited mutual defence treaty as expected on Wednesday, the two countries said. The deal was set to see the two nations commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face "emerging threats" to their security, according to a copy seen by AFP. It was expected to be signed by leaders Anthony Albanese and James Marape on Wednesday in Port Moresby. But the two sides instead said the signing would take place "following Cabinet proces ... read more

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AFRICA NEWS
Paramilitary drones hit key sites in Sudan's south: army official
Khartoum (AFP) Sept 14, 2025
Multiple paramilitary drones attacked key army positions and civilian infrastructure in Sudan's south on Sunday, an army official told AFP, just a week after similar strikes hit the capital. ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
Baby gorilla to return to Nigeria after Istanbul airport rescue
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2025
Shinning down a lamp-post, the tiny gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo he's called home since being rescued from traffickers. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UN
Geneva (AFP) Sept 12, 2025
Severe flooding sweeping through large parts of South Sudan has displaced around 100,000 people in recent weeks, the UN said Friday, warning the number could quadruple by the end of the year. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Suspected jihadists kill soldiers in Niger: sources
Abidjan (AFP) Sept 11, 2025
Suspected jihadists have killed at least 20 soldiers in a series of attacks in western Niger this week, sources said. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
S.Africa court jails 7 Chinese nationals for human trafficking
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Malawians, some as young as 14, to work in a Johannesburg sweatshop. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Kony defence urges ICC judges to halt case
The Hague (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
The main defence lawyer for Ugandan rebel chief Joseph Kony Wednesday urged International Criminal Court judges to freeze the case against his client, as he cannot challenge evidence in his absence. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Mozambique forces killed 16 fishermen: conflict monitor
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Conflict monitoring group ACLED said Wednesday its sources in Mozambique reported that troops shot and killed at least 16 fishermen in an area where they are chasing Islamist insurgents. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Human Rights Watch urges Niger to protect civilians against IS attacks
Abidjan (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Nigerien authorities must "do more to protect" civilians against deadly attacks by the Islamic State Sahel Province, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. ... more

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Iraq signs $1bn investment deals with World Bank's IFC
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 13, 2025
Iraq signed on Saturday investment deals worth $1 billion in its energy, agriculture and finance sectors with the World Bank's private sector arm, as the country seeks to build on its economic recovery following years of unrest. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
African Union climate summit says forming mining coalition
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 11, 2025
The African Union has announced plans to form a coalition of mineral-producing nations to manage the global rush for critical minerals after holding a climate summit, ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
HRW calls for investigation into Zambia toxic mine spill
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 11, 2025
Human Rights Watch said Thursday Zambia must investigate the health fallout of a major toxic spill at a Chinese-owned mine dam after reports of risks from heavy metal poisoning. ... more
OIL AND GAS
S.Africa top court hears landmark case on Shell offshore exploration
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 16, 2025
South Africa's top court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case pitting environmentalists and coastal communities against energy giant Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Indian Ocean coast. ... more
CAR TECH
Ethiopians dream of an electric car future
Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 11, 2025
Kemeriya Mehammed Abduraheman set her sights on an electric car four months ago, joining more than 100,000 Ethiopians who have made the green switch. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran's foreign minister to meet IAEA chief in Egypt
Tehran (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet on Tuesday with United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in Egypt, the first such meeting since Tehran suspended cooperation with the agency two months ago. ... more
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IRAQ WARS
Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in Iraq
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), inaugurated on Tuesday, ranks 15th in the world for power generation with a capacity of 5,150 megawatts (MW), according to the US-based Global Energy Monitor. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ethiopia mega-dam overcame war, funding obstacles
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, inaugurated in Ethiopia Tuesday, had to overcome financial, logistical and war-related challenges, the Italian construction magnate behind the scheme told AFP. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam
Guba, Ethiopia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Ethiopia was set to inaugurate Africa's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday that has promised to revolutionise the country's energy sector but sparked diplomatic rows with downstream neighbour Egypt. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
'Blood Moon' rises as Kenya looks to the stars for tourism
Samburu, Kenya (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Under the Kenyan stars tourists and tribal dancers looked up at the rust red "blood moon" as the east African country launched a new tourism initiative promoting the country's night skies. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Tsurkov released in Iraq
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
African Union chief calls for more 'climate justice' funds
Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Africa, which emits only four percent of greenhouse gases but suffers disproportionately from the impact of global warming, called Monday for more funding for adaptation in the name of "climate justice". ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Mapping every street block in Africa shows road to sustainability
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08life, 2025
Using a new dataset covering more than 415 million buildings across 50 sub-Saharan nations, University of Chicago scientists have introduced a method to study urban growth at block level detail. The ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Morocco earthquake survivors protest to demand housing aid
Rabat (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Survivors of Morocco's 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people rallied in Rabat on Monday, demanding their houses be rebuilt as part of the government's reconstruction programme. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's Xi calls on BRICS countries to 'resist all forms of protectionism'
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the 11-nation BRICS bloc to "resist all forms of protectionism" at a virtual leaders' summit on Monday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali junta
Abidjan (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
'Tears and pain' after deadly Sudan landslide
Cairo (AFP) Sept 6, 2025
In the remote mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan's western Darfur, three successive landslides struck without warning last week. ... more
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Ethiopia's multi-billion-dollar dam promises economic boost
Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 5, 2025
Ethiopia's mega-dam on the Nile, being inaugurated on Tuesday, is expected to provide a huge boost to the economy and double electricity production in a country where nearly half the population lacks power. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
At least 60 people dead in Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 7, 2025
More than 60 people were killed in overnight attacks by the jihadist group Boko Haram in the northern Nigerian state of Borno, local officials said. At least five of the people killed were soldiers. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Mali files ICJ complaint accusing Algeria of downing drone; Security tightened in Guinea after opposition protest calls
Bamako (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
Mali said Thursday it had filed an application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Algeria, accusing it of having shot down one of its military drones. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
'Blood Moon' to rise during total lunar eclipse Sunday night
Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
Stargazers will have a chance to see a "Blood Moon" on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel vows to inflict biblical plagues on Yemen's Huthis
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
Israel's defence minister vowed Thursday to inflict the biblical 10 plagues of Egypt on Yemen's Huthi rebels after they stepped up their missile attacks against Israel. ... more
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