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France discussing 'unjustified' arrest of citizen in MaliParis (AFP) Aug 16, 2025 /> France's foreign ministry said Saturday that it was in talks with Mali over the arrest of a Frenchman accused of working with intelligence services to "destabilise" the country, calling the clai ... more 
UAE rejects Sudan claim it destroyed Emirati plane full of mercenaries; Sudan's PM in Egypt on first foreign visitDubai (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 The United Arab Emirates rejected on Thursday an announcement from Sudan's armed forces saying they had destroyed an Emirati plane ferrying Colombian mercenaries into the country to back paramilitary rivals. ... more  
Fossil discoveries in southern Africa reveal life before catastrophic Permian extinctionSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025 An international research team has spent more than 15 years unearthing fossils across southern Africa to better understand life in the Permian period, which began 299 million years ago and ended 252 ... more  
Hundreds of houses damaged in northeast Nigeria floodMaiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Torrential rains sparked intense floods and damaged hundreds of homes in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum, emergency authorities and a local resident told AFP on Friday. Weather autho ... more |
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'Like hell': Indoor heat overwhelms Saudi Arabia's cooks, bakersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Baker Eid Ahmed just can't get away from Saudi Arabia's notorious heat: he makes bread next to a sweltering oven for 13 hours a day, only to step outside into summer temperatures that can soar p ... more  
Tourism deal puts one of Egypt's last wild shores at riskWadi Al-Gemal National Park, Egypt (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 /> In Egypt's Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea's last wild shores. Off Ras Hankorab, the endangere ... more  
Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOsMutsamudu, Comoros (AFP) Aug 18, 2025 /> Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan. On the most mountainous and densely populated island in ... more 
Ivory Coast village reburies relatives as rising sea engulfs cemeteryGrand-Lahou, Ivory Coast (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Fisherman Alphonse Akadie was forced to exhume the bodies of his relatives last year from the village cemetery in Ivory Coast to avoid their remains being carried off into the ocean. Over th ... more |
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Mali junta accuses foreign powers of destabilisation plotDakar (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> The authorities in Mali on Thursday said a French national had been arrested on suspicion of working for French intelligence services, and accused "foreign states" of trying to destabilise the c ... more |
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4.4 million Somalis face severe hunger: disaster agencyNairobi (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> More than four million people in Somalia face "acute food insecurity", while over 100,000 have been displaced by conflict since June, its disaster authorities said Thursday. Somalia is grapp ... more  
New Ethiopian fossil find reveals unknown Australopithecus species alongside early HomoLas Vegas NV (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 The discovery of a previously unknown Australopithecus species, found alongside the earliest known Homo fossils, is reshaping understanding of human evolution, according to new UNLV-led research in ... more  
Global food system reforms urged to reverse land degradation and climate threatsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 In a new paper in Nature, 21 scientists outline strategies to transform global food systems as a top priority to curb land degradation, mitigate climate change, and protect biodiversity. Their model ... more 
Malian army roots out alleged anti-junta plottersBamako (AFP) Aug 11, 2025 Mali's junta has carried out arrests to quash an alleged plot to overthrow the government within the army's ranks, sources told AFP, but the circumstances of the detentions remain unexplained. ... more |
Niger magistrates call strike after junta dissolved unionsNiamey, Niger (AFP) Aug 15, 2025 /> Niger magistrates called for a strike on Friday after the military government dissolved judicial unions and dismissed two of their members. The junta, which seized power in the west African ... more  |
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Cannabis leaves yield rare flavoalkaloids with pharmaceutical promiseLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 Analytical chemists at Stellenbosch University report the first evidence of flavoalkaloids in Cannabis leaves, a rare class of phenolics. Using three South African strains, they cataloged 79 phenoli ... more  
Court halts TotalEnergies South African oil explorationJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 14, 2025 /> A South African court has refused environmental authorisation for planned offshore drilling by French energy giant TotalEnergies near the foot of Africa, in a ruling seen by AFP Thursday. T ... more  
Zambia rejects claims of toxins after Feb mine spill; Over 600 pilgrims sick from Iraq chlorine gas leakLusaka (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 The Zambian government rejected as alarmist Thursday US government claims that dangerous pollution remained after a copper dam spill six months ago, saying there was no need to cause panic. ... more 
Malnutrition in Sudan's El-Fasher kills 63 in a week: health officialPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Aug 10, 2025 Malnutrition has killed 63 people, mostly women and children, in just one week in Sudan's besieged city of El-Fasher, a senior health official said Sunday, as fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries intensifies in the western region. ... more |
Portuguese navy boosts patrols after rare migrant landingLisbon (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 Portugal's Navy said Saturday it has increased patrols along the country's southern coast following the arrival of a migrant boat, a rare destination among migrant routes from North Africa to Europe. ... more 
Spain busts criminal ring shipping hazardous waste to GhanaMadrid (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 Spanish police have broken up a criminal network accused of illegally exporting hazardous waste to Ghana, authorities said Friday. ... more  
S.African president spoke to Zelensky after call with PutinJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 South Africa's president said he spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky Friday, a day after he had a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss "peace process efforts". ... more 
Nigerian scientists await return of Egusi seeds sent to spaceAbuja (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 If Earthlings are ever going to colonise Mars, they won't be able to do so on an empty stomach - and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot. ... more |
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Lioness present in northeast C.Africa for first time in years; New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karstLibreville (AFP) Aug 8, 2025 A conservation group says it has photographic evidence of the presence of a female lion in a national park in northeastern Central African Republic for the first time in six years. ... more
Mozambique insurgency grows at 'sensitive' time for TotalEnergies' returnMaputo (AFP) Aug 9, 2025 Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have multiplied their attacks in the past weeks, causing mass displacements ahead of the possible resumption of construction on TotalEnergies' huge natural gas project in the region. ... more 
DR Congo-M23 talks taking longer than expected; ICC unseals Libya war crimes warrantDoha (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 Talks on measures to build confidence between M23 rebels and the Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of formal peace talks are taking longer than expected, an official with knowledge of the issue said Thursday. ... more
Sudan's PM in Egypt on first foreign visitCairo (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris arrived in Cairo on Thursday morning for his first official foreign visit since assuming office in May, as his country's army remains gripped by a brutal war with paramilitaries. ... more |
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Turkey, Senegal discuss defence industry, security cooperationIstanbul (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed defence and security cooperation with Senegal's visiting prime minister Ousmane Sonko on Thursday, hailing Turkey's growing ties with Africa. ... more |
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UAE denies 'false' Sudan claim of destroying Emirati plane carrying mercenariesDubai (AFP) Aug 7, 2025 The United Arab Emirates rejected on Thursday an announcement from Sudan's armed forces saying they had destroyed an Emirati plane carrying Colombian mercenaries. ... more 
A French sailor's personal 'Plastic Odyssey'Paris Aug 7, 2025 Simon Bernard's private war on plastic pollution began in 2016. ... more  
Chikungunya in China: What you need to knowBeijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 Cases of chikungunya fever are rising in southern China, prompting local authorities to take measures to curb its spread. ... more
Nigeria issues flood alert for over half of its 36 statesLagos (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 Nigerian weather forecasters on Wednesday warned that parts of 21 of the country's 36 states are likely to experience flooding in coming days due to heavy rains, as Lagos officials warned residents in some areas to evacuate. ... more |
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