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  Cairo (AFP) May 8, 2025 Paramilitary drone strikes targeting Sudan's wartime capital have sought to shatter the regular army's sense of security and open a dangerous new chapter in the war, experts say. Since April 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has been at war with the army, which has lately recaptured some territory and dislodged the paramilitaries from the capital Khartoum. The latter appeared to have the upper hand before Sunday, when drone strikes began blasting key infrastructure in Port Sudan, seat o ... read more |
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UAE denies supplying Chinese weapons to Sudan paramilitariesDubai (AFP) May 9, 2025 The United Arab Emirates on Friday denied an Amnesty International report accusing it of providing Chinese-made weapons to Sudanese paramilitary forces at war with the regular army. ... more 
Drone strike on Port Sudan navy base: army sourcePort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) May 7, 2025 A drone attack targeted Sudan's biggest naval base on Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth day the country's wartime capital has come under strikes. ... more
Drone strike targets Port Sudan navy base: army sourcePort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) May 7, 2025 A drone strike targeted Sudan's biggest naval base Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack. ... more  
Endangered vultures killed in S.Africa poisoning; Japan arrests 3 with suitcases filled with hermit crabsJohannesburg (AFP) May 8, 2025 More than 120 endangered vultures died after eating an elephant carcass poisoned by suspected poachers in South Africa in one of the single largest such spiking in the region, wildlife officials said Thursday. ... more |
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Togo nationals captured with Russian forces on Ukraine front: govtLome (AFP) May 2, 2025 People from the small west African nation Togo have been "captured and detained" by Ukrainian armed forces after taking part "in military operations alongside Russian armed forces", Togolese authorities said Friday. ... more |
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Kenya court fines teens for trying to smuggle protected antsNairobi (AFP) May 7, 2025 A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country. ... more 
Jihadists disrupt crucial wood supplies in Niger capitalNiamey, Niger (AFP) May 7, 2025 Trucks, camel caravans and donkeys returning at nightfall laden with enormous cargoes of wood are becoming a rare sight in Niger's capital as jihadists encroach on forested areas. ... more  
Over 45,000 affected by Somalia flash floods since mid-April: UNNairobi (AFP) May 2, 2025 More than 45,000 people have been affected by flash floods in Somalia since mid-April, the United Nations said, with at least four people killed in the rapidly rising waters. ... more 
MSF hospital bombed in South SudanJuba (AFP) May 3, 2025 Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said one of its hospitals in South Sudan had been bombed early on Saturday, with at least seven people killed by airstrikes in the area. ... more |
 
Saharan dust clouds pose growing risk to solar power stability across EuropeParis, France (SPX) May 05, 2025 As Europe increasingly depends on solar energy to reach climate and energy independence goals, a persistent atmospheric issue is adding uncertainty to the equation: Saharan dust. Research presented ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Saharan dust clouds cast uncertainty on Europe's solar power growth Paris, France (SPX) May 05, 2025 As Europe accelerates its transition to solar energy, scientists are raising alarms about a growing natural obstacle: Saharan dust storms. New findings shared at the European Geosciences Union Gener ... more  
'No dumping ground': Tunisia activist wins award over waste scandalTunis (AFP) May 2, 2025 Tunisian environmentalist Semia Labidi Gharbi, awarded a global prize for her role exposing a major waste scandal, has a message for wealthy nations: developing countries are "no dumping ground". ... more 
Understanding Nigeria's new wave of jihadist attacksLagos (AFP) May 2, 2025 Nigeria's northeast is facing a brutal resurgence of jihadist attacks, which have killed at least 100 people in April. ... more
Nigeria governors urge army to rethink anti-jihadist strategyDamaturu, Nigeria (AFP) May 1, 2025 State governors in northeast Nigeria on Thursday called on government security forces to rethink their counter-insurgency strategy, after more than 100 people were killed last month in jihadist attacks. ... more |
Paramilitary shelling hits Sudan's presidential palace: army sourceKhartoum (AFP) May 1, 2025 Sudan's presidential palace in central Khartoum was shelled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Thursday, a military source said, the second such attack on the capital in a week. ... more  
Taiwan says Somalia blocks entry to island's passport holdersTaipei (AFP) April 30, 2025 Somalia began blocking entry to Taiwan passport holders on Wednesday, the island said, alleging China had pressured the East African country to curb travel by Taiwanese people to the region. ... more 
Burkina junta rallies supporters after claimed coup plotAbidjan (AFP) April 30, 2025 Several thousand people rallied in support of Burkina Faso's junta Wednesday, days after the military rulers said they had uncovered a "plot" to overthrow the government. ... more 
Evacuation of DR Congo troops from M23 zone beginsGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) April 30, 2025 An evacuation of hundreds of Democratic Republic of Congo troops and police trapped for months in UN bases in Goma after the city was taken by M23 rebels began on Wednesday, the ICRC said. ... more |
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Sudan paramilitaries kill at least 165 in Darfur city over 10 days: activists Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) April 30, 2025 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 165 civilians over the past 10 days in attacks on a besieged city in the war-torn country's western Darfur region, activists said on Wednesday. ... more 
UN experts demand probe of reported mass killings in MaliGeneva (AFP) April 30, 2025 UN experts on Wednesday demanded investigations into the alleged summary executions of dozens of people in Mali and the enforced disappearance of others, warning of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. ... more 
Sudan paramilitaries shell famine-hit camp, kill over 20Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) April 28, 2025 Paramilitary forces shelled a famine-hit displacement camp in western Sudan for three straight days, killing more than 20 civilians and wounding 40 others, rescuers said on Monday. ... more  
Four dead, 13 injured in Algeria landslideAlgiers (AFP) April 27, 2025 Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria's western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday. ... more |
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Niger says jihadists kill 12 soldiers near Mali borderNiamey, Niger (AFP) April 26, 2025 Niger's army said Saturday jihadists killed 12 of its soldiers in the west of the country near the Malian border. ... more |
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Hamas proposes end to war with Israel in talks in EgyptWashington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2025 The Palestinian militant group Hamas announced Saturday a proposal to end the 2 1/2-year-old war that includes full Israeli withdrawal and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. ... more  
Junta chief wins 94.85% in Gabon vote landslide: final resultsLibreville (AFP) April 25, 2025 Gabon's Brice Oligui Nguema won 94.85 percent of the vote, according to final results released on Friday, confirming the junta chief's landslide election as the central African country's president. ... more  
'Vladimir, STOP!': Trump tells Putin after deadly Kyiv strikeWashington (AFP) April 24, 2025 Donald Trump called Thursday on Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukraine, in a rare rebuke of the Russian leader after Moscow fired missiles and drones at Kyiv in the deadliest attack on the capital in months. ... more 
AU Somalia mission says needs 8,000 more peacekeepersNairobi (AFP) April 25, 2025 The African peacekeeping mission in Somalia requires an additional 8,000 troops, even as Burundi is expected to withdraw its contingent, a statement from military heads from troop-contributing countries said on Friday. ... more |
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