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October 13, 2025
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Israel prepares for Hamas to release hostages; talks to start in Egypt



Washington DC (UPI) Oct 4, 2025
Israel is preparing for a cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas within 10 days after the militant group agreed to parts of the U.S. peace plan. During a nationally televised speech on Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said negotiators in Egypt, where talks are scheduled to start on Sunday, will work on a timeline for the release of the hostages. Netanyahu said Israel is "on the brink of a very big achievement. It's still not final. We ... read more

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AFRICA NEWS
Madagascar's president leaves country amid Gen Z protests
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 13, 2025
Madagascar's president has fled the country, according to reports, after thousands of protesters converged on the capital Monday to demand his resignation. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Madagascar installs armed forces chief chosen by mutinying unit
Antananarivo (AFP) Oct 12, 2025
Madagascar's armed forces minister on Sunday recognised as new head of the army an officer chosen by a military contingent siding with protesters demanding the departure of President Andry Rajoelina. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Tunisian activists urge closure of factory units after poisonings
Tunis (AFP) Oct 12, 2025
Activists in Tunisia on Sunday called for the closure of facilities at a chemical factory in Gabes, in the country's south, amid protests by local residents over dozens of cases of poisoning linked to the site. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Residents in southern Tunisia protest phosphate pollution
Gabes, Tunisia (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Hundreds of people in southern Tunisia's Gabes on Friday protested to demand dismantling a local phosphate processing plant after reports of respiratory distress among residents. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Dozens killed by paramilitary drone and artillery attacks in Sudan
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 11, 2025
Locals said a drone and artillery attack on a refugee shelter by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in el-Fasher, Sudan, late Friday killed at least 60. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
At least 14 soldiers killed in South Sudan as 'love triangle' turns bloody
Juba (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
At least 14 soldiers were killed and several others injured in South Sudan after a suspected "love triangle" dispute led to a deadly shootout, the army said on Wednesday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
In Simandou mountains, Guinea prepares to cash in on iron ore
Simandou Mountain Range, Guinee (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
At the foot of the Simandou mountains in southeast Guinea's lush tropical forest, thousands of workers, trucks and excavators are digging up the hills. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Turkish military ready to take part in any Gaza mission: defence ministry source
Istanbul (AFP) Oct 10, 2025
Turkey's military will take part in any mission to maintain peace in Gaza after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, a defence ministry source said on Friday. ... more

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FARM NEWS
Africa's path to low-carbon food security
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025
Africa's agrifood system produces nearly 2.9 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent each year - over a quarter of the global total. A new comparative study examining Africa and China's agricultural trajec ... more
WAR REPORT
Team of 200 US troops to 'oversee' Gaza truce: US officials
Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2025
A US military team of 200 people will be deployed in the Middle East to "oversee" the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after a peace deal brokered by President Donald Trump, senior US officials said Thursday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Dutch NGO rejects Burkina junta's claims of spying
Abidjan (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
An NGO on Wednesday denied claims by the Burkina Faso authorities that its workers had been involved in spying a day after the military regime arrested more of its staff. ... more
OIL AND GAS
ExxonMobil returns to Iraq with deal on major oil field
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
US oil giant ExxonMobil has returned to Iraq after a two-year absence, reaching an initial agreement on Wednesday that could pave the way for developing a giant oil field. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Burkina junta arrests European NGO workers for 'spying'; frees two activists press-ganged to fight jihadists
Abidjan (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
Burkina Faso's military government said Tuesday it had arrested eight members of a humanitarian group, including three Europeans, accusing them of "spying and treason". ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Year after northern Nigeria floods, survivors left high and dry
Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
A year after the floodwaters crashed through the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the place where Maryam Jidda's house used to stand is still an empty patch of mud. ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


UAV NEWS
From Donbas to the desert: Mali Tuaregs borrow Ukraine's war tactics
Dakar (AFP) Oct 7, 2025
From explosive drones to inflatable decoy vehicles, Tuareg rebels in Mali have increasingly turned to tactics learnt from Ukrainian intelligence to strike the west African country's army and its Russian allies. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel, Hamas peace talks start in Egypt
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 6, 2025
Israel and Hamas have started the first round of indirect talks in Egypt to discuss an end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza and the West Bank, which would include the exchange of hostages and prisoners of war. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Year after northern Nigeria floods, survivors left high and dry
Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 6, 2025
A year after the floodwaters crashed through the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the place where Maryam Jidda's house used to stand is still an empty patch of mud. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ethiopia hits back at 'false' Egyptian claims over mega-dam
Addis Ababa (AFP) Oct 4, 2025
Ethiopia on Saturday hit back at Egypt's "false" claim that it had triggered floods in Sudan by opening the gates of its Nile mega-dam, a regional bone of contention. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
WFP warns of 'catastophic conditions' in Somalia as funding dwindles
Nairobi (AFP) Oct 3, 2025
Millions of people in Somalia face worsening hunger as major cuts to donor aid leave the World Food Programme with a critical funding shortfall, the UN agency warned Friday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Papua New Guinea approves contentious defence treaty with Australia: PM
Sydney (AFP) Oct 2, 2025
Papua New Guinea's cabinet has approved a contentious mutual defence treaty with Australia, the Pacific country's prime minister said Thursday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with the region and counter Beijing's rising influence. ... more
MILPLEX
French navy boards Russia 'shadow fleet' ship, arrests two
Brest, France (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
France has detained two senior crew members of a tanker linked to Russia, which data showed was off the Danish coast last month during mysterious drone flights, prosecutors said on Wednesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Pacific islands youth group wins prize for climate legal action
Stockholm (AFP) Oct 1, 2025
A youth-led student group and a human-rights lawyer that took the issue of climate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) received the Right Livelihood prize on Wednesday, dubbed an "alternative Nobel". ... more
FIRE STORM
Wildfire in Namibia's flagship park contained, says minister
Windhoek (AFP) Sept 29, 2025
A massive fire that has scorched through more than a third of Namibia's best-known national park has been contained, the environment minister said Monday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
'Dozens' of civilians killed in Niger airstrikes: witnesses
Abidjan (AFP) Sept 26, 2025
Dozens of civilians were killed this week after Nigerien airstrikes against jihadists near the country's western border with Mali, witnesses told AFP on Friday. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Dozens more Zambian farmers sue over toxic mining spill
Lusaka (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
More Zambian farmers have filed a fresh lawsuit against a Chinese mining company over a toxic waste spill, following a similar case earlier this month, court documents seen by AFP Thursday showed. ... more
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Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival
Tilouguit, Morocco (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
In Morocco's High Atlas mountains, shepherds Hammou Amraoui and his son hardly need words to speak. Across peaks, they whistle at each other in a centuries-old language, now jeopardised by rural flight. ... more
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TRADE WARS
Tariffs, China competition weigh on Balkan growth: EBRD
London (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
Economic growth in southeast Europe will next year face strains from US tariffs, increased competition from China and government budget pressures, Europe's development bank forecast Thursday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Algeria says army raid kills six militants
Algiers (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
Algerian military forces have killed six militants in an operation targeting "terrorists" in the country's east, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. ... more
WATER WORLD
Seychelles votes amid concerns over hotel near marine reserve
Victoria, Seychelles (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
Citizens in the beach paradise of Seychelles vote this week in tightly fought elections amid concerns over a Qatari hotel complex being built near a world-renowned marine reserve. ... more
MILPLEX
Indian armoured vehicle factory inaugurated in Morocco
Rabat (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
A factory producing Indian infantry combat vehicles was inaugurated in Morocco on Tuesday, the two sides said, in a move underscoring the South Asian giant's widening defence footprint. ... more
WATER WORLD
Cities face risk of water shortages in coming decades: study
Paris (AFP) Sept 23, 2025
Hotspots of water scarcity could emerge by the 2020s and 2030s across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and North America, as climate change intensifies droughts, a new study said Tuesday. ... more
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