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| Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Establish Joint Venture for European Satellite Mobile Services   London, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 Vodafone Group Plc (LSE: VOD), a leading telecommunications provider in Europe and Africa, and AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company developing the first space-based cellular broadband network directly accessible by standard mobile devices, have announced a strategic agreement to form a new European satellite service business, "SatCo." SatCo aims to deliver seamless satellite-based mobile broadband services to mobile network operators (MNOs) across Europe, ensuring full geographic cover ... read more |  |  France begins handover of military bases to Senegal: embassy Dakar (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 France on Friday began handing over military bases in Senegal, as part of a withdrawal of troops from the west African nation where it has had a presence since 1960. ... more   Zimbabwe national parks slam mining project in rhino reserve Harare (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 A proposed coal mining project in Zimbabwe's Hwange Park, renowned for its safaris, poses a threat to its endangered black rhino population, the southern African country's national parks management authority said Thursday. ... more   S.Sudan heatwave 'more likely' due to climate change: study Nairobi (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 Man-made climate change increased the likelihood of the heatwave gripping South Sudan, a study said Friday, saying soaring temperatures were disproportionately affecting women and girls. ... more   Persistent lead mining in Zambia town poisoning children: HRW; Albania slammed for inaction on 'toxic waste' Lusaka (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 The Zambian government is allowing hazardous mining in the lead-contaminated central town of Kabwe, worsening severe health risks to children, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. ... more | 



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|   Available on Amazon Books   Plan B: Pakistan beekeepers widen pursuit of flowers Sargodha, Pakistan (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Under a dry, smoggy sky, a beekeeper in Pakistan's Punjab province carefully loads boxes filled with tens of thousands of bees onto the back of a truck. ... more |  |  Greenpeace, locals protest over gas leak off Senegal, Mauritania Dakar (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 Greenpeace condemned BP on Thursday for a gas leak that has been ongoing for several weeks at a new field the British oil giant operates off Senegal and Mauritania. ... more   South Africa, Indonesia say US withdrawing from climate finance deal Johannesburg (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa and Indonesia said Thursday. ... more   Leak at new gas field off Senegal, Mauritania Dakar (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Work is under way to repair a gas leak at a new offshore natural gas field off Senegal and Mauritania which poses no risk to employees, operator British energy giant BP said Wednesday. ... more   S.Sudan general, oil minister arrested in threat to peace deal Juba (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 South Sudan troops have arrested the oil minister and deputy head of the armed forces, both allies of Vice-President Riek Machar, as fears grew on Wednesday for the country's fragile peace agreement. ... more | 


|  Guinea opens appeal of former defence minister Diane Conakry (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Guinea's anti-graft court on Thursday began hearing the appeal of Mohamed Diane, a highly influential defence minister under former president Alpha Conde as he fights to overturn a five-year jail term for embezzlement. ... more    |  |  Thai court accepts invasive fish case against food giant Bangkok (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 A Thai court on Tuesday accepted a class-action lawsuit filed by hundreds of fishermen seeking $73 million in damages from a agribusiness giant over invasive blackchin tilapia, a representative of the Thai lawyers' council said. ... more   Ugandan army deploys to town in northeast DR Congo Kampala (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 The Ugandan army confirmed Sunday it has sent troops to another town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local armed groups, amid fears a raging conflict could spiral into a wider war. ... more   Jihadist ambush kills 11 soldiers in north Niger Niamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 1, 2025 An attack claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists killed 11 soldiers in northern Niger near the Algerian border, local sources and media reported Saturday. ... more   Niger's 2024 floods killed 400, affected 1.5 mn: toll Niamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 1, 2025 Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year's exceptionally torrential rains, according to a final toll announced on Saturday. ... more | 


|  New evidence suggests gypsum deposits on Mars may hold signs of ancient life Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2025 A research collaboration between the University of Bern and the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene in Algeria has yielded significant progress in astrobiology. Their recent study ... more   UN authorises evacuation of staff families from Burundi Nairobi (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 The United Nations has authorised the evacuation of families of its international staff from Burundi following violence in DR Congo, according to a letter seen by AFP Friday. ... more   Sudan cholera outbreak kills 70 in a week: officials Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 At least 70 people have died from cholera and more than 2,200 have been infected in southern Sudan over the past week, Save the Children said Thursday, citing health ministry data. ... more   Taiwan detains Chinese ship captain for severing subsea cable Taipei (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 Taiwan has ordered a Chinese cargo ship captain to be detained for severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island, a court said Thursday. ... more |  |  UN requests $2.5 billion for DRC humanitarian plan United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 The DR Congo government and the United Nations on Thursday appealed for $2.54 billion in humanitarian assistance this year, aimed at aiding millions affected by conflict, epidemics and natural disasters. ... more   46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area Port Sudan (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday. ... more   In Somalia, 4.4 million people risk hunger by June: report United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Nearly 4.4 million people will be at risk of hunger in Somalia by June due in particular to drought, a UN-supported report said Wednesday. ... more   S.Africa repatriates more than 120 soldiers from DR Congo Johannesburg (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 South Africa completed Wednesday the evacuation of 127 troops from the front lines of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, four of whom were critically wounded, the military said. ... more | 


|   Available on Amazon Books   Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut Taipei (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island, the coast guard said. ... more |  |  Iraq, BP finalise deal to develop new oil fields Baghdad (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Iraq and energy giant BP finalised an agreement to develop oil fields in the northern province of Kirkuk, Iraqi authorities and the British company said Tuesday. ... more   Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut Taipei (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island, the coast guard said. ... more   HRW accuses army-aligned force of attack on central Sudan village Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Human Rights Watch accused a Sudanese army-aligned force on Tuesday of an attack on a village in the centre of the war-torn country that left at least 26 people dead. ... more   Wounded South African soldiers return home from DR Congo Johannesburg (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 South African troops seriously wounded in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home for treatment, the military said on Tuesday. ... more | 
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