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Israel vows to inflict biblical plagues on Yemen's HuthisJerusalem (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 Israel's defence minister vowed Thursday to inflict the biblical 10 plagues of Egypt on Yemen's Huthi rebels after they stepped up their missile attacks against Israel. ... more
Sudan says no evidence of chemical weapons use in KhartoumKhartoum (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 Sudan's army-backed government has released a report saying it found no evidence of chemical contamination two months after the United States imposed sanctions over chemical weapons allegations it denies. ... more
Yemen's Huthis say they targeted Red Sea ship with missileSanaa (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday said they had fired a missile at a tanker in the Red Sea, days after their prime minister was killed in an Israeli attack. ... more
Ethiopia's multi-billion-dollar dam promises economic boostAddis Ababa (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Ethiopia's mega-dam on the Nile, being inaugurated on Tuesday, is expected to provide a huge boost to the economy and double electricity production in a country where nearly half the population lacks power. ... more |
'Tears and pain' after deadly Sudan landslideCairo (AFP) Sept 6, 2025 In the remote mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan's western Darfur, three successive landslides struck without warning last week. ... more
At least 60 people dead in Boko Haram attack in northern NigeriaWashington DC (UPI) Sep 7, 2025 More than 60 people were killed in overnight attacks by the jihadist group Boko Haram in the northern Nigerian state of Borno, local officials said. At least five of the people killed were soldiers. ... more
Sudan recovers 270 bodies after Darfur landslide: rebel groupKhartoum (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 Sudan has recovered 270 bodies from under the mud after a landslide buried a remote mountain village in the Darfur region, a civilian leader under the rebel group controlling the area said Wednesday. ... more
Landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing hundredsKhartoum (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Sudanese authorities, the United Nations and aid groups scrambled Tuesday to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan's Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing hundreds of people. ... more |
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Landslide flattens Sudan village, kills more than 1,000: armed groupKhartoum (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 Rescue teams were struggling to reach a remote mountain village in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday after a devastating landslide buried almost the entire community killing more than 1,000 people. ... more |
Guinea lifts some media restrictions ahead of referendumConakry (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 Selected Guinea media outlets can give voice to banned parties ahead of a September referendum, the president of the country's media regulator said, reversing an earlier decision to prohibit such coverage. ... more
Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali juntaAbidjan (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta. ... more
How millennia of history vanished in Sudan's warCairo (AFP) Sept 1, 2025 In the scorched courtyard of Sudan's National Museum in Khartoum, a towering black granite statue of Kush Pharaoh Taharqa now stands alone, surrounded by shards of broken glass and shattered stone. ... more
Kenyan hunter-gatherers fight for rights; Farmers and NGOs unite to save last forests of the ComorosNarok, Kenya (AFP) Aug 29, 2025 Fred Ngusilo stooped to pick up a leather pouch, once used to collect honey, and a discarded shoe from the Mau Forest floor, painful reminders that his hunter-gatherer community once flourished in southern Kenya, before they were evicted and their homes destroyed. ... more |
Morocco tests floating solar panels to save water, generate powerTangier, Morocco (AFP) Aug 30, 2025 Sun-baked Morocco, grappling with its worst drought in decades, has launched a pilot project aimed at slowing water evaporation while simultaneously generating green energy using floating solar panels. ... more ![]() |
Jihadists take control of strategic Mali townBamako (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda have taken over the strategic town of Farabougou in central Mali, a week after seizing the town's military camp, local sources told AFP Thursday. ... more
Rwanda, Mozambique sign 'peace and security' agreementKigali (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Rwanda and Mozambique have signed a "peace and security" agreement during a visit by the southern African leader to Kigali on Wednesday, as their forces battle a long-running insurgency in Mozam ... more
Nine dead as floods sweep northern Sudan: officialPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Flash floods have killed nine people in Sudan, a civil defence official told AFP on Wednesday, after heavy seasonal rains triggered flooding and flattened homes in the Nile Valley. The offic ... more
US bids to trump China in DR Congo mining rushKinshasa (AFP) Aug 26, 2025 The United States wants to secure its supply of strategic minerals in conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, hoping to challenge China's near-monopoly on the lucrative sector. While the ... more |
'Restoring dignity': Kenya slum exchange offers water for plasticNairobi (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 Using a crutch to bear her weight, 85-year-old Molly Aluoch trudges from her mud-walled room on the outskirts of a sprawling Nairobi slum, shouldering a sack of used plastic to exchange for a sh ... more
Egyptian farmers behind world's perfumes face climate fight aloneShubra Balula, Egypt (AFP) Aug 25, 2025 For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top global perfume houses. But in recent summers, his basket has felt lighter and th ... more
Nigeria deports wanted Chinese gang leaderLagos (AFP) Aug 24, 2025 Nigeria's police service said Sunday it had extradited a Chinese gang leader wanted in his home country for organised violent crime, in an operation conducted with Interpol. A police statem ... more
Malians Flee Jihadist Attack, Guinea Suspends Parties, Burundi Arrests GeneralBamako (AFP) Aug 23, 2025 Many civilians have fled the town of Farabougou in central Mali following a jihadist attack this week on a military camp, local and military sources told AFP on Saturday. Soldiers also evacu ... more |
What we know about Boko Haram leader Niger claims to have killedAbidjan (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Niger's army has claimed to have killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Mahamadu, alias "Bakura", without providing evidence, prompting caution from experts and a denial from the jihadist group. A ... more
Evicted from their forests, Kenyan hunter-gatherers fight for their rightsNarok, Kenya (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 Fred Ngusilo stoops to pick up a leather pouch, once used to collect honey, and a discarded shoe from the Mau forest floor, painful reminders that his Ogiek hunter-gatherer community once quietl ... more
Uganda biomass use may improve through Aston University mapping dataLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 21, 2025 New research from Aston University could transform how Uganda manages its biomass resources by providing community-level data instead of national averages. Scientists at the Energy and Bioprod ... more
Landslide kills 15 in Guinea; Bridge site in China collapses 7 dead, 9 missingConakry (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 At least 15 people were killed in a landslide near the Guinean capital, Conakry, a hospital source told AFP on Thursday. The landslide happened on Wednesday night in the Maneah area after he ... more |
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Nigeria deports 60 Chinese, 39 Filipino scammersLagos (AFP) Aug 21, 2025 Nigeria has deported 102 foreigners including 60 Chinese nationals and 39 Filipinos convicted of "cyber-terrorism and internet fraud", its anti-corruption agency said Thursday. The Economic ... more |
Jihadists attack two military positions in MaliBamako (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Jihadists have attacked two military installations in Mali, according to the army and other sources, with residents telling AFP Wednesday that both areas came under serious assault. The atta ... more
Japan hosts African leaders for development conferenceYokohama, Japan (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China as the continent reels from a debt crisis exacerbated by Western aid ... more
WFP aid convoy attacked in Sudan's DarfurPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Aug 20, 2025 An aid convoy operated by the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) came under attack on Wednesday near the famine-hit Sudanese town of Mellit in North Darfur, the agency's spokesperson told AFP. ... 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 |
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