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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 
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  
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 
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  Available on Amazon Books |
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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  
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  
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  
S.Africa's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warmsCullinan, South Africa (AFP) June 19, 2025 On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa. ... more |
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Russia steps out from shadows in Africa with state paramilitaryParis (AFP) June 19, 2025 With the rise of a paramilitary force that analysts say is controlled by the Kremlin, Russia is openly expanding its state military footprint in Africa, after years of distancing itself from mercenaries deployed on the continent to support pro-Russian rulers. ... more 
34 Niger soldiers killed in attack near Mali border: defence ministryNiamey, Niger (AFP) June 19, 2025 Several hundred armed men killed 34 Nigerien soldiers in an attack Thursday in western Niger, close to the border with Mali, the defence ministry said. ... more 
Greenpeace warns of 'potential disaster' after oil spill off UAEBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) June 19, 2025 Greenpeace on Thursday warned that an oil spill resulting from a tanker collision off the coast of the United Arab Emirates could have grave environmental consequences, after authorities reported a "small" slick. ... more 
DR Congo, Rwanda to sign peace accord on June 27Washington (AFP) June 18, 2025 Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialed a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC - a document to be formally signed on June 27, a joint statement said Wednesday. ... more |
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Hundreds dead and missing as floods devastate Nigeria, India and ChinaKano, Nigeria (AFP) June 18, 2025 More than 700 people were still missing following flash floods that struck central Nigeria's Niger state last month killing at least 200 people, the state government said Wednesday. ... more |
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S.Africa's gold mining past poisons Soweto; as toxic Myanmar mines pollute rivers in ThailandSoweto, South Africa (AFP) June 18, 2025 Soweto's children call it the "yellow mountain". And for decades a gold mine dump that towers over the Snake Park neighbourhood of South Africa's largest township has been polluting the area and poisoning communities. ... more  
Meteosat-12 begins prime service delivering enhanced weather data for EuropeParis, France (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 A new era in European meteorological observation has officially begun with Meteosat-12 assuming the role of primary geostationary satellite, replacing Meteosat-10. Operated by EUMETSAT, Meteosat-12- ... more  
Deforestation in S.Leone national park threatens chimps, humans alikeTacugama, Sierra Leone (AFP) June 17, 2025 Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks, where unprecedented deforestation and illegal urban encroachment pose a risk to both primates and humans. ... more 
Scientists track egret's 38-hour flight from Australia to PNGSydney (AFP) June 16, 2025 A species of heron has been tracked flying for almost two days non-stop between Australia and Papua New Guinea during its northern migration, scientists say. ... more |
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