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Niger junta taxes consumer imports to fund anti-jihadist fight as jihadist attack kills 10 soldiersNiamey, Niger (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 Niger's military regime has introduced new taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and other imports to help fund its fight against jihadists on its territory, authorities told AFP on Friday. ... more 
France reducing diplomatic staff in Mali due to insecurity: ministryParis (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 France is reducing the number of its diplomatic staff in Mali due to a deteriorating security situation in the west African country which has been hit by a jihadist fuel blockade, a foreign ministry source said on Friday. ... more 
Pentagon chief calls on Nigeria to stop violence against ChristiansWashington (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Nigerian National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu, urging Africa's most populous nation to take steps to curb violence against Christians, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more 
Sudan's parallel war on social media; Aid workers forced to 'choose who to save'Cairo (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 The war in Sudan is increasingly being fought on the battlefield of social media, where competing factions trade fake news, doctored videos and triumphalist propaganda, hardening divisions in a country already fractured by years of conflict, analysts warn. ... more |
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Sentinel-5 debuts images of atmospheric gasesParis, France (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Launched just a little over three months ago, Copernicus Sentinel-5A has returned its first results, including a global map of ozone, maps of nitrogen dioxide over the Middle East and South Africa, ... more  
Ethiopian volcano erupts after 12,000-year dormancyAddis Ababa (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 A volcano in Ethiopia's northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres (nine miles) into the sky, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) said. ... more 
Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnappingLagos (AFP) Nov 22, 2025 Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa's most populous nation. ... more  
3,000 cattle stuck at sea for a month reach dry land in LibyaMontevideo Nov 25, 2025 Nearly 3,000 Uruguayan cattle that were stranded at sea for a month after their vessel was barred from Turkey have been unloaded in Libya, Uruguay's government said. ... more |
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NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestationMonrovia (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claims of sustainability, according to research published by NGO Global Witness Tuesday. ... more |
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A simple fiber-optic cable links reconfigurable quantum network in EdinburghLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have constructed a prototype quantum network that connects two smaller networks into an eight-user system. This configuration enables both routing of entangleme ... more  
The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon dealsMonrovia (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 When Liberia's government signed an agreement with a little-known Dubai company run by a royal sheikh in 2023, the "carbon credit" deal promised to protect vast tracts of forests and offset big polluters' emissions. ... more  
China, Zambia kick-start revamp of mineral railwayLusaka (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 China and Zambia launched Thursday a $1.4 billion project to modernise a railway line that will transport minerals from the copper-rich southern African country to Indian Ocean ports for export. ... more
Jihadists say killed Nigerian brigadier generalKano, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 An IS-aligned jihadist group Monday claimed it had killed a Nigerian brigadier general leading the fight against militant groups in the volatile Lake Chad region. ... more |
Russian army present in six African countries: state TVMoscow (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 The Russian army is operating in six African countries, state TV reported in a rare high-profile acknowledgement of the extent of Moscow's official military presence on the continent. ... more  |
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Four Nigerian security personnel killed in jihadist ambushKano, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 15, 2025 Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group ambushed Nigerian security forces in northeastern Borno state, killing two soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia members, sources said Saturday. ... more 
Mali media authorities suspend French broadcastersDakar (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Mali's media regulator the HAC has suspended French broadcasters LCI and TF1 over allegedly using "unverified statements and falsehoods" regarding jihadists in this Sahelian country, according to a decision seen by AFP Friday. ... more  
Algerian firefighters battle wildfire near Algiers after families evacuatedAlgiers (AFP) Nov 14, 2025 Algerian firefighters on Friday were battling wildfire hotspots near Tipaza, west of the capital Algiers, for a second day after fast-moving flames forced the evacuation of around 50 families, authorities said. ... more  
What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a governmentBaghdad (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Following Iraq's parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country's next leader is set to begin. ... 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  
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  
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 |
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2025's strongest solar flare triggers global radio blackoutWashington DC (UPI) Nov 11, 2025 Scientists said the sun erupted Tuesday morning, unleashing a strong X5.1-class flare in an intense outburst, causing communications disruptions. ... 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  
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  
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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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 |
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Wits expands earth science with new observatory and CORES centerLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2025 The University of the Witwatersrand has launched two initiatives positioning Africa centrally in global earth-science advancement. The Earth Observatory, housed at the Wits School of Geoscienc ... 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  
Sudan army says intercepts drone attack on key southern cityPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 The Sudanese army intercepted Saturday a drone attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces on the key southern city of El-Obeid, a military source told AFP, two days after the paramilitary group said it agreed to a US-backed truce proposal. ... more
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 |
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