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October 17, 2025
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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. President Andry Rajoelina had been scheduled to address the island nation, which is located off Africa's southeastern coast, when his office reported a group of soldiers had joined protesters in a threat to seize state television. While Rajoelina's whereabouts are unknown, his office said he would be making a speech Monday night. The ... read more

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WATER WORLD
Rain in the Sahara? UIC researchers predict a wetter future for the desert
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
The Sahara Desert is one of the driest areas in the world. It gets just 3 inches of precipitation per year - one-tenth of the amount of Chicago's rain, sleet and snow. But by the second half o ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Thousands rally for closure of Tunisia factory blamed for health issues
Gabes, Tunisia Oct 15, 2025
Several thousand people rallied in southern Tunisia on Wednesday, calling for the closure of an ageing chemicals factory which locals have blamed for a host of poisonings and health issues. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Burkina frees three journalists, two others held
Abidjan (AFP) Oct 15, 2025
Three Burkinabe journalists arrested earlier this week were released Wednesday, while intelligence agents still hold two others, their media outlets told AFP. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Murdered Kenyan's niece calls for UK ex-soldier's extradition
London (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
The niece of a young Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a British soldier more than a decade ago urged the UK government Tuesday to extradite the suspect as soon as possible. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Madagascar military unit seizes power after president impeached
Antananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
An elite military unit told AFP Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty. ... more
CARBON WORLDS
'Widespread illegalities' in DR Congo carbon offsetting: NGO
Kinshasa (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Carbon offsetting projects in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are plagued by "widespread illegalities" and "exacerbate the risk" of rights violations, an NGO report published Tuesday said. ... more
WOOD PILE
Papua New Guinea's rainforest under major threat says new report
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Millions of hectares of virgin rainforest in Papua New Guinea are under threat due to a contentious permit scheme, environmental groups warned on Tuesday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Burkina magistrates, journalists kidnapped, missing; Former jihadist fighters join Niger army
Abidjan (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
Three appeals' court magistrates in Burkina Faso and two senior journalists from leading private daily newspapers have been kidnapped or reported missing, a media organisation, a friend and a legal source said Monday. ... more

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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
Madagascar on edge as embattled president's address delayed
Antananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Oct 13, 2025
A keenly awaited national address by Madagascar's cornered President Andry Rajoelina, who went missing as calls grew for his resignation, was delayed twice Monday as a group of armed forces tried to take control of the state-owned media. ... 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
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
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Dozens more hospitalised in Tunisia as locals blame chemical factory
Gabes, Tunisia (AFP) Oct 14, 2025
Tunisia reported on Tuesday dozens more people admitted to hospital in Gabes, whose residents have blamed pollution from a nearby chemical factory for causing respiratory distress and other health issues. ... more
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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