ENVIRONMENT - AFRICA DAILY

Floods in northeast India kill at least 41

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 41 people in India's northeast Assam state, officials said Thursday, as authorities pursued re...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires sweeping through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday forced thousands of people to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong wi...

Trump family project in Albania has already caused 'irreparable' damage: NGOs

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania's coast, scienti...

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

France evacuates 20,000 as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Flames roared through crackling pine trees on Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 20,000 tourists and re...

Tokyo reports most heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, one dead

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Tokyo recorded on Wednesday the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, with one p...

In Ghana, one man's race to save critically endangered fish

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets of snapper, crabs, rays and a distinct-lo...

Tokyo reports most heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, one dead

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Tokyo recorded on Wednesday the most daily heat-related hospitalisations since 2010, emergency services said Thursday as Japan sweltered in a severe heatwave, w...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires continued to sweep across swathes of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires swept across parts of Italy, France and Spain on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to flee as scorching temperatures and str...

Chad's desert east faces 'dire need' for access to water

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

In Chad's far-flung east, a "dire need" for water blights lives and fuels deadly violence over access to wells in an impoverished and sweltering desert region.

Giant swing on Swiss peak aims to boost summer tourism as Alps warm

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

As the chairlift nears the Grand Chamossaire peak at the Villars ski resort in the Swiss Alps, screams of terror and delight suddenly pierce the air.

Deadly wildfires in Europe force thousands to flee

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds swept through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands of people to flee as h...

Sri Lanka warns of drought, floods from El Nino

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Sri Lanka is heading for a severe drought followed by devastating floods due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the environment minister warned on Thursday.

France evacuates thousands of tourists as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

More than 10,000 tourists had evacuated camping sites and other holiday accommodation in southwest France on Thursday, as a wildfire fire ravaged a seaside pine...

Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster'

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo -- the highest number since records began 16 years ago, emerge...

Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes in parts of Europe

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Wildfires continued to sweep across swathes of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday, forcing thousands to flee from blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and s...

France evacuates thousands of tourists as fire rages in pine forest

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Smoke rose from crackling pine trees Thursday as a wildfire gained ground on the coast of southwestern France, forcing more than 10,000 tourists to evacuate cam...

Sweden to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Sweden said Thursday it plans to ban so-called "forever chemicals" in consumer products such as clothing and kitchenware as early as 2028, before expected Europ...

Coal-fired power generation rising globally on Mideast war: IEA

Jul 23, 2026 (AFP)

Coal-fired power generation is set to increase in 2026, driven by supply difficulties and soaring natural gas prices linked to the war in the Middle East, the I...