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Australia, Papua New Guinea delay mutual defence treatySydney (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 Australia and Papua New Guinea will not sign a long-awaited mutual defence treaty as expected on Wednesday, the two countries said. ... more  
Paramilitary drones hit key sites in Sudan's south: army officialKhartoum (AFP) Sept 14, 2025 Multiple paramilitary drones attacked key army positions and civilian infrastructure in Sudan's south on Sunday, an army official told AFP, just a week after similar strikes hit the capital. ... more 
International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effectUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world's oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems. ... more 
Suspected jihadists kill soldiers in Niger: sourcesAbidjan (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 Suspected jihadists have killed at least 20 soldiers in a series of attacks in western Niger this week, sources said. ... more |
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Baby gorilla to return to Nigeria after Istanbul airport rescueIstanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 Shinning down a lamp-post, the tiny gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo he's called home since being rescued from traffickers. ... more  
S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UNGeneva (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 Severe flooding sweeping through large parts of South Sudan has displaced around 100,000 people in recent weeks, the UN said Friday, warning the number could quadruple by the end of the year. ... more 
S.Africa court jails 7 Chinese nationals for human traffickingJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Malawians, some as young as 14, to work in a Johannesburg sweatshop. ... more 
Kony defence urges ICC judges to halt caseThe Hague (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 The main defence lawyer for Ugandan rebel chief Joseph Kony Wednesday urged International Criminal Court judges to freeze the case against his client, as he cannot challenge evidence in his absence. ... more |
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Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali juntaAbidjan (AFP) Sept 19, 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 |
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Tariff uncertainty delays World Cup orders for China's merch makersYiwu, China (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 Tariff fears are hurting World Cup merchandise orders at Shang Yabing's Chinese knitwear factory, where racks of scarves bear the logos of national teams from Ireland to Tanzania. ... more 
Zambian farmers sue Chinese mining firms over toxic spillLusaka (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 Almost 200 people affected by a major toxic spill at a northern Zambian mine have filed an $80-billion lawsuit against the Chinese firm that owns the mine, according to legal documents seen by AFP Wednesday. ... more  
Iraq signs $1bn investment deals with World Bank's IFCBaghdad (AFP) Sept 13, 2025 Iraq signed on Saturday investment deals worth $1 billion in its energy, agriculture and finance sectors with the World Bank's private sector arm, as the country seeks to build on its economic recovery following years of unrest. ... more 
African Union climate summit says forming mining coalitionNairobi (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 The African Union has announced plans to form a coalition of mineral-producing nations to manage the global rush for critical minerals after holding a climate summit, ... more |
HRW calls for investigation into Zambia toxic mine spillJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 Human Rights Watch said Thursday Zambia must investigate the health fallout of a major toxic spill at a Chinese-owned mine dam after reports of risks from heavy metal poisoning. ... more  |
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S.Africa top court hears landmark case on Shell offshore explorationJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 South Africa's top court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case pitting environmentalists and coastal communities against energy giant Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Indian Ocean coast. ... more  
Ethiopians dream of an electric car futureAddis Ababa (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 Kemeriya Mehammed Abduraheman set her sights on an electric car four months ago, joining more than 100,000 Ethiopians who have made the green switch. ... more 
Mozambique forces killed 16 fishermen: conflict monitorJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Conflict monitoring group ACLED said Wednesday its sources in Mozambique reported that troops shot and killed at least 16 fishermen in an area where they are chasing Islamist insurgents. ... 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 |
 
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  
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 
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 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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Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam Guba, 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  
'Blood Moon' rises as Kenya looks to the stars for tourismSamburu, Kenya (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 Under the Kenyan stars tourists and tribal dancers looked up at the rust red "blood moon" as the east African country launched a new tourism initiative promoting the country's night skies. ... more
Kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic Tsurkov released in IraqBaghdad (AFP) Sept 10, 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
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 |
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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 |
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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 
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
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 
'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 |
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