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US to discuss base with Mauritius as UK returns islandsWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 The United States said Tuesday it would hold talks with Mauritius on retaining its military presence on an Indian Ocean archipelago being returned by Britain in a deal earlier denounced by President Donald Trump. ... more  
Drone attack on Sudan market kills 28: rights groupKhartoum (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 A drone attack on a crowded market in central Sudan killed 28 people, a rights group reported Monday, as the army and its paramilitary rivals traded aerial strikes in their battle for territory. ... more  
Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientistsParis, France (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 The world's main coffee-growing regions are roasting under additional days of climate change-driven heat every year, threatening harvests and contributing to higher prices, researchers said Wednesday. ... more  
S.Africa to deploy troops to crime hotspots within 10 days, minister saysJohannesburg (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 Crime-weary South Africa will deploy army units alongside police within 10 days to tackle rampant crime fuelled by drugs gangs and illegal miners, the police minister said Tuesday. ... more |
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Nigeria probes Temu over personal data misuseLagos (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 Nigeria's Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has launched an investigation into Chinese low-cost online shopping platform Temu for suspected violations of the west African country's privacy rules. ... more  
Floods wreak havoc in Morocco farmlands after severe droughtKenitra, Morocco (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 In the Moroccan village of Ouled Salama, 63-year-old farmer Mohamed Reouani waded through his crops, now submerged by floodwaters after days of heavy downpours. ... more 
Cyclone Gezani kills four in Mozambique: officialsMaputo (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 Cyclone Gezani has killed at least four people in Mozambique, authorities in the southern African country said Saturday, days after it left a trail of death and destruction across Madagascar. ... more 
Senegal Navy searches for three missing sailorsDakar (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 Senegal's Navy launched a massive search effort for three sailors missing after their patrol boat capsized in inclement weather. ... more |
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French flood alert system says working at record paceParis, France (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 The flood alert system in France has been working at a record pace as relentless rain over the past month has saturated soils, the head of the agency told AFP on Saturday. ... more 
Nigeria announces arrival of 100 US soldiersLagos (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 Some 100 US soldiers are being deployed to Nigeria as part of increased military cooperation to fight insecurity in the West African country, the Nigerian defence ministry announced Monday. ... more 
Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59Toamasina, Madagascar (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country's disaster agency said on Monday. ... more 
Morocco to spend $330 million on regions ravaged by floods: govtRabat (AFP) Feb 12, 2026 Morocco plans to spend some $330 million on regions hit hardest by weeks of flooding across the country's north that have battered its key agricultural zones, the government said Thursday. ... more |
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China to scrap tariffs for most of Africa from May: XiBeijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 Beijing's scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media. ... more 
Burkina jihadist attacks on army leave at least 10 deadAbidjan (AFP) Feb 15, 2026 Suspected Islamist militants attacked an army unit in northern Burkina Faso Sunday, the latest in a series of alleged jihadist attacks that have killed at least 10 people in four days, security sources told AFP. ... more 
Death toll in Madagascar cyclone rises to 38, 12,000 displacedAntananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Feb 12, 2026 At least 38 people were killed when a cyclone slammed into Madagascar's second-largest city this week, authorities said Thursday, as Mozambique braced for the storm's arrival. ... more 
US deploys 200 troops to train Nigerian militaryWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 The United States will deploy 200 troops to Nigeria to train its armed forces in their fight against jihadist groups, Nigerian and US officials said Tuesday, as Washington increases military cooperation with the West African country. ... more |
 
Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of lifeSisimiut, Denmark (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February, the sea ice in southwestern Greenland has yet to freeze, threatening traditional livelihoods like his. ... more 
Burkina Faso dissolves all political partiesAbidjan (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 Junta-led Burkina Faso's parliament has dissolved all political parties, whose activities have been suspended since the military rulers seized power more than three years ago. ... more  
SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to Moon, Musk saysWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the backburner to prioritize establishing a settlement on the Moon, founder Elon Musk said Sunday. ... more 
Somalia signs defence agreement with Saudi ArabiaMogadishu (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 Somalia Monday signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia, as the Horn of Africa becomes an arena for proxy wars between Gulf monarchies, with Abu Dhabi at loggerheads with Riyadh. ... more |
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Morocco flood evacuees still shaken, waiting to return home Kenitra, Morocco (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 It was through a call from her local mosque's loudspeakers that Kasia El Selami learnt it was time to flee as floodwaters rose in her Moroccan village of Ouled Ameur. ... more 
Anger mounts in Senegal over sanitary pad scandalDakar (AFP) Feb 4, 2026 Anger is mounting in Senegal over the alleged use of expired materials in sanitary pads and diapers by a leading Chinese firm, which denies any wrongdoing or bribery. ... more
Tropical cyclone kills seven in MadagascarAntananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 A tropical cyclone that hit Madagascar at the weekend killed seven people and forced more than 20,000 to leave their homes, authorities said Monday. ... more  
Hundreds dead in DR Congo landslide; Indonesia landslide toll rises to 53Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 1, 2026 The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Sunday it feared 'at least 200 dead' in a 'massive' landslide that struck a militia-held mine in the country's east. ... more |
US expands military base in Kenya to boost regional securityNairobi (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 The United States has launched a $70-million runway expansion project at a military base in Kenya near the border with Somalia, aimed at boosting counter-terrorism operations in the Horn of Africa. ... more  
Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern MozambiqueLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Weeks of intense rain in December and January swelled rivers and overwhelmed key reservoirs in southern Mozambique, sending floodwaters across broad floodplains and into heavily populated areas alon ... more 
G.Bissau junta leader promoted to highest army rank as Uganda army chief apologises X postBissau (AFP) Jan 29, 2026 Guinea-Bissau's junta leader General Horta N'Tam has been promoted to the rank of major general - the highest in the country's armed forces, according to a decree he signed and published himself on Thursday. ... more 
Drone attacks on Ethiopia's restive Tigray kill oneAddis Ababa (AFP) Jan 31, 2026 Two drone attacks in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Saturday targeted trucks and killed a driver, as fears grew of a fresh conflict between local and federal forces. ... more |
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Tunisia's famed blue-and-white village threatened after recordhgainsSidi Bou Said, Tunisia (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 Perched on a hill overlooking Carthage, Tunisia's famed blue-and-white village of Sidi Bou Said now faces the threat of landslides, after record rainfall tore through parts of its slopes. ... more
UN appeals for more support for flood-hit MozambicansGeneva (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 The United Nations warned Friday of severe overcrowding in temporary accommodation shelters hosting an estimated 100,000 people displaced by flooding in Mozambique, and appealed for more international support. ... more  
Rubio warns Iraq on Iran ties as Maliki sets returnWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 26, 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iraq on Sunday against a pro-Iranian government as the expected return of Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister stirs Washington's concern. ... more
Trump warns US to end support for Iraq if Maliki returnsWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 27, 2026 President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to end all US support for Iraq if Nouri al-Maliki, a former prime minister with ties to Iran, returns to the post. ... more |
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