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  N'Djamena (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Chad's decision to end military cooperation with former colonial power France is the latest downgrade of waning French influence in the Sahel region. Chad has been a key link in France's military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the Sahel after the forced withdrawal of troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger after a series of military coups. That foothold looked weaker, however, after Chad chose the anniversary of its November 28, 1958 proclamation of a republic on Thursday to announ ... read more |
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A fossil discovery sheds light on coexistence of early human ancestorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2024 Scientists have uncovered a remarkable fossil find near Kenya's Lake Turkana, revealing footprints of two distinct human ancestor species, Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei, dating back 1.5 milli ... more  
Satellite analysis connects climate change to elephant deaths in BotswanaLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2024 New research from King's College London has strengthened the link between climate change and the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana's Okavango Delta in 2020. The study highlights how a surg ... more 
With Angola trip, Biden fulfills his promise to visit sub-Saharan AfricaWashington (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 Outgoing US President Joe Biden is headed to the southern African country of Angola this week, fulfilling a key promise in a bid to shore up ties with the continent. ... more 
Trafficked endemic lemurs, tortoises returned to MadagascarAntananarivo (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 Several dozen lemurs and more than 900 tortoises endemic to Madagascar that were trafficked to Thailand will be returned home this week, the Indian Ocean island-nation's environment ministry said on Sunday. ... more |
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Mali says arrested 6 'terrorists' over jihadist attacksBamako (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Mali's ruling junta on Thursday said it had arrested six "terrorists" over their alledged involvement in a jihadist massacre on the capital Bamako in September. ... more |
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Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red CrossKampala (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 The death toll from landslides which hit several villages in eastern Uganda rose to 20, with more than 100 still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said Friday. ... more  
Trade gap focus in first visit to Spain by Iraq PMMadrid (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Spain and Iraq on Thursday strengthened economic ties as Mohammed Shia al-Sudani became the first Iraqi prime minister to visit the European country. ... more 
France urges ceasefire in Sudan war, pledges aid to ChadAdre, Chad (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 France's foreign minister on Thursday called on foreign nations to stop helping the warring sides in famine-stricken Sudan's civil war as he visited refugee camps in neighbouring Chad. ... more  
HESS Observatory identifies highest-energy cosmic-ray electrons and positrons yet observedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 Scientists from CNRS, a German university consortium, and the Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik working at the H.E.S.S. Observatory in Namibia have detected cosmic-ray electrons and positrons with ... more |
Thailand to return nearly 1,000 trafficked lemurs, tortoises to MadagascarBangkok (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking. ... more
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Senegal signs off on ruling party's parliament landslideDakar (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 Senegal's Constitutional Council confirmed Wednesday the governing party's win in parliamentary elections, giving it the majority needed to implement its pan-Africanist programme. ... more  
Five forgotten conflicts of 2024Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 The wars in the Mideast and Ukraine-Russia have dominated world headlines in 2024 but several other conflicts are ravaging countries and regions. ... more 
Gabon forest elephant forays into villages spark ireLastourville, Gabon (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in their tracks. ... more  
Compressed natural gas vehicles gain slow momentum in NigeriaLagos (AFP) Nov 26, 2024 Car mechanic Adebola Omotosho has to drive eight kilometres across Nigeria's bustling commercial hub Lagos to fill his tank with compressed natural gas. ... more |
 
'Easy, convenient, cheap': how single-use plastic rules the worldBangkok (AFP) Nov 25, 2024 Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use. ... more 
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  
Iran to launch 'advanced centrifuges' in response to IAEA censureTehran (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. ... more |
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Staggering warming expected in Middle East and North AfricaParis, France (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), already known for extreme heat and arid landscapes, face accelerated climate change that will push regional temperatures to alarming levels. A recent study w ... more  
Libya's Derna hosts theatre festival year after flash floodDerna, Libya (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 A year after a flash flood ripped through Derna and killed thousands of people, the coastal Libyan city is hosting a theatre festival with a message of hope. ... more  
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 
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 |
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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  
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  
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 |
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