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  Tehran (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Iran said Friday it would launch a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the UN nuclear watchdog that censures Tehran for what the agency called lack of cooperation. The censure motion brought by Britain, France, Germany, and the United States at the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) follows a similar one in June. The resolution - which China, Russia and Burkina Faso voted against - was carried with 19 votes in favour, 12 ... read more |
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Landslide kills nine in DR CongoBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed nine people, including a mother and her seven children, in the conflict-wracked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said Saturday. ... more  
Climate-threatened nations stage protest at COP29 over contentious dealBaku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 The world's most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference Saturday, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open. ... more  
Senegal navy intercepts almost 1,000 illegal migrants in one monthMbour, Senegal (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Senegal's navy has intercepted nearly 1,000 would-be illegal migrants departing from the coast of the West African county in the last month, according to posts on its social media account. ... more 
Taps run dry in sprawling suburb of Mauritania's capitalNouakchott (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania's capital, but is yet to have running water in her home. ... more |
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Congo Basin forests shrink due to illegal loggingLibreville (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five percent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said. ... more |
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Burkina freezes assets of more than 100 people over 'financing of terrorism'Abidjan (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Military-led Burkina Faso has frozen the "assets and resources" of more than 100 people, including ex-president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, and two jihadist groups over the "financing of terrorism", according to a decree sent to AFP Thursday. ... more  
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaVoi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more 
How will Senegal's new leaders use their legislative landslide?Dakar (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 As Senegal's ruling party heads for an overwhelming majority in weekend parliamentary elections, expectations are high for the new leaders to deliver on their promise of a profound political shake-up. ... more  
USF research delves into volcanic caves for Mars life insightsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 An international research team, led by Bogdan P. Onac from the USF School of Geosciences, has conducted an in-depth study of volcanic caves called lava tubes. This investigation sheds light on how s ... more |
 
Europe's pivotal role in bid to strike COP29 climate dealBaku (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 The European Union is key to a deal being done at UN climate talks in Baku by Friday - viewed as a bridge both with China and poorer nations - after climate sceptic Donald Trump's triumph in the US elections. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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S.Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plantMiddelburg,South Africa (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world's transition to green energy. ... more 
UK doubles aid to war-torn SudanLondon (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 The UK on Sunday announced a GBP 113 million ($143 million) aid boost to support more than one million people affected by the war in Sudan, doubling its current package. ... more 
World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Being an expert on global warming from an African nation prone to disaster can depress Joyce Kimutai during the creaking COP climate summits, where politics often drowns out science. ... more  
CUSP and Quadsat collaborate to launch satellite emulation services in AfricaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 Quadsat has announced a partnership with CUSP Technologies to expand its satellite network emulation services across Africa. This collaboration is part of Quadsat ... more |
 
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea: USGSSydney (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, striking off the country's eastern coast. ... more  
S.Africa president orders inspections, clean up after child raticide deathsJohannesburg (AFP) Nov 15, 2024 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered Friday a large-scale inspection of tuck shops and informal corner stores after the deaths from food poisoning of more than 20 children, some linked to an agricultural raticide. ... more 
Madagascar riverbank landslide hits boat, killing 16Antananarivo (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 A chunk of ground which broke off from a riverbank in western Madagascar killed 16 people after slamming into a passenger boat, police and local media said Thursday. ... more  
Nigeria borrows $134 mn to boost farms as famine loomsLagos (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 Nigeria has secured a 134-million-dollar (127-million-euro) loan to invest in farming, the government said Thursday, as Africa's most populous nation faces a hunger crisis of staggering proportions. ... more |
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Tax crypto and plastic to pay for climate, development, leaders urgeBaku (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 Plastics and cryptocurrencies could be taxed like flying and fossil fuels to plug the gap in climate finance and help developing countries, according to a task force led by France, Kenya and Barbados. ... more 
French weapons in Sudan 'in violation of UN embargo': AmnestyParis (AFP) Nov 14, 2024 Military equipment built in France is being used in Sudan on armoured vehicles supplied by the UAE, in "violation of the UN arms embargo" on the Darfur region, Amnesty International said Thursday. ... more 
Rwandan soldier kills five in bar shootingKigali (AFP) Nov 13, 2024 A Rwandan soldier on Wednesday opened fire in a bar and killed five civilians in a southwestern town of the country, the army said. ... more 
U.S. sanctions RSF commander for West Darfur over attacks on civiliansWashington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2024 The Biden administration has sanctioned the West Darfur commander of the Rapid Support Forces on accusations that troops under his control have been responsible for violence targeting civilians, including sexual and ethnically motivated attacks. ... more |
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IMF, DR Congo agree on new loans worth close to $3 bnWashington (AFP) Nov 13, 2024 The IMF and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to two new loan programs that would provide the central African country with close to $3 billion, the Washington-based institution said Wednesday. ... more |
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Location of ancient ochre mine found in EswatiniBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 An international team of researchers has identified the world's oldest ochre mine, located in the Lion Cavern in Eswatini, southern Africa. Using luminescence dating and geochemical analysis, the st ... more  
Climate cash should also go to nuclear, says UN atomic chiefBaku (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that atomic power should also be allowed to tap into climate change funds. ... more 
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaVoi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more 
COP29: Climate disaster fund for poor countries 'ready'Baku (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday. ... more |
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