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Central Nigerian town rebuilds religious trust in shadow of Trump's threatMangu, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 On a cool November morning, members of a local council in central Nigeria met religious leaders at the traditional ruler's palace to discuss religious harmony as US President Donald Trump revs up accusations of Christian persecution in Africa's most populous country. ... more
Hezbollah rejects any negotiations between Lebanon and IsraelBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 Hezbollah lashed out on Thursday against the prospect of any political negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and insisted that it has a right to defend itself. ... more
Ancient wallaby ancestor reveals evolutionary leap for kangaroosSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Flinders University researchers have traced the origins of kangaroo locomotion by examining fossilized limb bones from Dorcopsoides fossilis, an extinct forest-wallaby ancestor found in the Alcoota ... more
Ethiopia set to host UN's 2027 climate summit, 2026 undecidedBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Uncertainty still surrounds which country will host next year's UN climate conference: Australia or Turkey. But for 2027, there's little mystery: it will almost certainly be Ethiopia, an African diplomatic powerhouse. ... more |
Google denies removing W.Sahara border for Morocco usersNew York (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 The dotted lines illustrating the border between Western Sahara and Morocco, indicating the former's disputed territory status, have never been visible to people using Google Maps in the latter, the company told AFP on Tuesday. ... more
Ethiopia's invasive prosopis tree chokes livelihoods and landEthiopia (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia's creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the east African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of local communities. ... more
Niger junta thanks rival Libya govt for hostage liberationNiamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 Niger's junta has thanked the forces of Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar for helping to free five hostages held by fighters aiming to undo the west African country's coup, state media reported Tuesday. ... more
Climate's influence reshapes East African rift dynamicsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 Researchers from Syracuse University and the University of Auckland have demonstrated how changes in climate directly influence tectonic and volcanic processes in the East African Rift Valley, revea ... more |
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In Sudan, satellite images uncover atrocities in El-FasherCairo (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Satellite images from Sudan have played a crucial role in uncovering the atrocities committed during paramilitaries' takeover of the last army stronghold in the western Darfur region. ... more |
Kenyan prosecution welcomes detention of UK ex-soldier over woman's murderNairobi (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 Kenya's prosecution service on Saturday welcomed the detention of a British ex-soldier accused of murdering a woman in the east African country more than a decade ago. ... more
On Nigeria, domestic politics again shapes Trump's Africa agendaWashington (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 First pressuring South Africa, and now threatening Nigeria, President Donald Trump is letting US domestic politics steer his policy on Africa - boding ill for foreign governments hit with his fury. ... more
Guinean opposition leader to take exclusion from election to courtConakry (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 Exiled Guinean opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo told AFP on Thursday he would file a complaint to the West African bloc ECOWAS's courts for having been excluded from running in next month's presidential election. ... more
Cash only: how the loss and damage UN fund will pay countriesBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 A hard-won UN "loss and damage" fund to help vulnerable countries recover from the devastating impacts of climate change is finally about to come to life after years of tough negotiations. ... more |
Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mineConakry (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel the poor west African country into the ranks of the world's largest iron exporters. ... more ![]() |
Tanzania Maasai fear VW 'greenwashing' carbon credit schemeNairobi (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen - dismissed by NGOs as "greenwashing" - could destroy her community's way of life. ... more
At COP30, nations target the jet set with luxury flight taxParis (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 France, Spain and Kenya are among a group of countries spearheading a drive at the COP30 climate summit for a new tax on luxury air travel, a source close to the matter told AFP. ... more
Leaders turn up the heat on fossil fuels at Amazon climate summitBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 World leaders will meet for a second day of climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon on Friday after fiery speeches and renewed criticism of Big Oil marked the opening session. ... more
S.African court urged to allow Anglo American lead-poisoning suitJohannesburg (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 Lawyers for thousands of women and children claimed to have lead poisoning in Zambia sought this week to bring a class action suit against mining giant Anglo American, they said Friday. ... more |
Uganda kills 'herbalist' who attacked military basesKampala (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Ugandan authorities said late Tuesday that security forces had killed a "traditional herbalist" who reportedly led a coordinated attack on police and military bases over the weekend. ... more
Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Tropical countries from Cameroon to Colombia could earn tens of millions of dollars a year under a novel approach to protecting the world's rainforests being launched at the COP30 summit in Brazil. ... more
Responding to Trump, Nigeria says no tolerance for religious persecutionBerlin (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it does not tolerate religious persecution, responding to US President Donald Trump's threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians by jihadists in the country. ... more
Experts call for global panel to tackle 'inequality crisis'Cape Town (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 Wealth inequality is a global emergency that threatens democracy and social cohesion, experts warned Tuesday, urging G20 leaders meeting in South Africa this month to establish a panel to tackle the crisis. ... more |
'Rounded up': survivors say Sudan's RSF detains hundreds near El-FasherPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 A young man from one of the towns outlying the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher, Hussein was one of hundreds of men and boys captured and held by paramilitary forces that have overrun the area. ... more
Nigeria urges Trump meeting after military action threatLagos (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Nigeria on Sunday suggested a meeting between its president and US counterpart Donald Trump, after the US leader threatened military action over what he described as a threat to Nigerian Christians by jihadists. ... more
Tanzania president wins election landslide after deadly protestsDar Es Salaam (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed Saturday, after key candidates were jailed or barred from a vote that has triggered days of violent protests. ... more
'Inequality crisis' threatens democracy, experts warn G20Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 Wealth inequality is a global emergency that threatens democracy and social cohesion, experts warned Tuesday, urging G20 leaders meeting in South Africa this month to establish a panel to tackle the crisis. ... more |
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New satellite images suggest mass killings persist in Sudan's El-FasherPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 New satellite imagery suggests that mass killings are likely continuing in and around the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, Yale researchers said, days after it fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. ... more |
21 dead, 30-plus missing in Kenya landslide: ministerNairobi (AFP) Nov 1, 2025 At least 21 people died and more than 30 were still missing in a landslide on Saturday caused by heavy rains in western Kenya, the interior minister said. ... more
UN support for Morocco's plan for Western Sahara 'historic': King Mohammed VIRabat (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 Morocco's king on Friday lauded as "historic" a UN Security Council decision to support his country's plan for Western Sahara, a disputed territory that has provoked decades of conflict between Rabat and the Sahrawi independence movement Polisario, backed by Algeria. ... more
Agreement paves way for space-based mobile broadband across Middle East and NAfricaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 AST SpaceMobile and stc group have signed a ten-year commercial contract to deliver satellite direct-to-device mobile broadband throughout Saudi Arabia and selected areas in the Middle East and Afri ... more
Camels replace cows as Kenya battles droughtSamburu, Kenya (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 "God, God, God, protect them," chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious to the dry riverbed in northern Kenya where it hasn't rained since April. ... more |
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