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Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in IraqBaghdad (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023. ... more  
Iran's foreign minister to meet IAEA chief in EgyptTehran (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet on Tuesday with United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in Egypt, the first such meeting since Tehran suspended cooperation with the agency two months ago. ... 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  
Ethiopia mega-dam overcame war, funding obstaclesNairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, inaugurated in Ethiopia Tuesday, had to overcome financial, logistical and war-related challenges, the Italian construction magnate behind the scheme told AFP. ... more |
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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 
African Union chief calls for more 'climate justice' fundsAddis Ababa (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Africa, which emits only four percent of greenhouse gases but suffers disproportionately from the impact of global warming, called Monday for more funding for adaptation in the name of "climate justice". ... more 
Mapping every street block in Africa shows road to sustainabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 08life, 2025 Using a new dataset covering more than 415 million buildings across 50 sub-Saharan nations, University of Chicago scientists have introduced a method to study urban growth at block level detail. The ... more 
Human Rights Watch urges Niger to protect civilians against IS attacksAbidjan (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Nigerien authorities must "do more to protect" civilians against deadly attacks by the Islamic State Sahel Province, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. ... more |
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Morocco earthquake survivors protest to demand housing aidRabat (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Survivors of Morocco's 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people rallied in Rabat on Monday, demanding their houses be rebuilt as part of the government's reconstruction programme. ... more |
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'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 
Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globallyNairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), inaugurated on Tuesday, ranks 15th in the world for power generation with a capacity of 5,150 megawatts (MW), according to the US-based Global Energy Monitor. ... more
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest damGuba, Ethiopia (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 Ethiopia was set to inaugurate Africa's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday that has promised to revolutionise the country's energy sector but sparked diplomatic rows with downstream neighbour Egypt. ... 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 |
 
China's Xi calls on BRICS countries to 'resist all forms of protectionism'Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the 11-nation BRICS bloc to "resist all forms of protectionism" at a virtual leaders' summit on Monday. ... more  |
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Mali files ICJ complaint accusing Algeria of downing drone; Security tightened in Guinea after opposition protest callsBamako (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 Mali said Thursday it had filed an application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Algeria, accusing it of having shot down one of its military drones. ... more  
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 
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
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 
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  
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 |
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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
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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