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  Merzouga, Morocco (AFP) Oct 27, 2024 In Morocco's southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals - and tourists - hailing it as a gift from the heavens. In Merzouga, an attractive tourist town some 600 kilometres (370 miles) southeast of the capital Rabat, the once-parched golden dunes are now dotted with replenished ponds and lakes. "We're incredibly happy about the recent rains," said Youssef Ait Chiga, a local tour guide leading a group of German tourists to Yasmina Lake nestled amid ... read more |
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Sundanese rebel group kills at least 120 in deadliest civil conflictWashington DC (UPI) Oct 26, 2024 More than 120 people were killed and 200 more wounded after a paramilitary group in Sudan attacked a rural village, the deadliest in the 18-month conflict. ... more 
West African social media fizzes with pro-BRICS contentParis (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 West African social media is abuzz with posts promoting a "brighter future" in partnership with non-Western powers, especially those belonging to the BRICS emerging economies meeting this week in Russia. ... more 
Mali army says killed dozens of 'terrorists'Bamako (AFP) Oct 27, 2024 Mali's army on Sunday said it had killed some 40 "terrorists" and destroyed one of their bases in two operations in the centre of the jihadist-plagued country. ... more 
Climate change-worsened floods wreak havoc in AfricaLokoja, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu's house in central Nigeria. ... more |
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In South Africa, water shortages are the new realityJohannesburg (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 Joyce Lakela runs a nursery in Tembisa, a Johannesburg township, but these days she spends most of her time trying to find water. ... more |
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Climate change worsened deadly Africa floods, scientists sayAbuja (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday. ... more  
Meteorite impact shaped early Earth and promoted lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 Billions of years ago, Earth was a harsh environment, frequently bombarded by meteorites. One of the most significant impacts occurred 3.26 billion years ago, when a meteorite the size of four Mount ... more
Activists say over 70 dead in two days of Sudan fightingKassala, Sudan (AFP) Oct 22, 2024 Sudanese volunteer rescuers reported four children were among 20 people killed in an army air strike in the capital Khartoum Tuesday, adding to dozens killed in Al-Jazira state since Sunday. ... more  
Taiwan blames China for S. Africa's order to move liaison officeTaipei (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 South Africa has ordered Taiwan's representative office to relocate outside of the capital Pretoria, a Taipei foreign ministry official said Friday, blaming Chinese pressure for the decision. ... more |
 
Researchers date Moon's oldest impact basin, revealing ancient lunar historyLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 Scientists believe they could have pinpointed the age of the Moon's largest and oldest impact basin to over 4.32 billion years ago. Like Earth, the Moon has been struck by numerous asteroids a ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Intelsat expands satellite backhaul services in Nigeria and West AfricaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2024 Intelsat, a leading operator of satellite and terrestrial networks, has launched a new satellite cellular backhaul platform in Lagos, Nigeria. The platform, based at the Open Access Datacenter (WIOC ... more  
Uganda charges three over deadly garbage landslideKampala (AFP) Oct 18, 2024 A Ugandan court on Friday charged three former city officials with manslaughter and criminal negligence over a landslide at a vast garbage dump that killed 35 people. ... more 
Chad president ousts top security officialsN'Djamena (AFP) Oct 17, 2024 Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has removed several high-ranking defence and security officials from their posts, days after dismissing the security minister. ... more  
Egyptian geese spread wings in France, threatening biodiversityStrasbourg, France (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 They came a long way from sub-Saharan Africa to eastern France - but now the Egyptian geese are quite at home there and are chasing out local ducks and swans, just one symptom of the world's biodiversity crisis. ... more |
 
Italian navy brings first migrants to Albania centreShengjin, Albania (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 A navy boat carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked at Shengjin port in Albania Wednesday, AFP journalists saw, the first arrivals under a new deal between Rome and Tirana. ... more 
Mali junta chief promoted from colonel to generalDakar (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Mali's junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita and five other key figures in the military administration have been promoted to general, according to a statement released after a cabinet meeting Wednesday. ... more
West, central Africa flooding keeps millions from school: charityDakar (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 Around 10 million children across four countries in west and central Africa are being kept out of school due to massive regional flooding, international charity Save the Children said Tuesday. ... more  
Historic southern Africa drought starving millions: UNJohannesburg (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 Millions of people across southern Africa are going hungry because of a historic drought that risks causing a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations warned Tuesday. ... more |
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Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into moneyAddis Ababa (AFP) Oct 15, 2024 With a tattered bag on his back, Dereje Enigdamekonen trawled the endless alleyways of the Merkato market in Addis Ababa, calling for the Ethiopian capital's abundant scrap. ... more
Sudan rescuers say air strike killed 23 in Khartoum marketPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Oct 13, 2024 A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said on Sunday the military carried out an air strike a day earlier on a marketplace in Khartoum, leaving 23 people dead. ... more 
Two dead in Guinea protests against Chinese mining firmConakry (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 At least two people died in clashes with security forces at a protest against a Chinese mining firm in eastern Guinea, Guinea's press agency and a local official said Monday. ... more 
Nile River pact enters into force despite Egypt objectionsNairobi (AFP) Oct 14, 2024 A landmark multinational agreement on managing the waters of the Nile River has entered into force - over the vehement objections of Egypt. ... more |
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First Satellite Greenhouse Gas Plumes Identified with NASA-Designed InstrumentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2024 Data collected by the Tanager-1 satellite, using technology designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has led to the first detections of methane and carbon dioxide emissions. The nonprofit ... more |
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Deaths of US Navy SEALs 'preventable,' investigation findsWashington (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 The deaths of two US Navy SEALs during an operation earlier this year to seize Iranian weapons bound for Yemen's Huthi rebels were "preventable," an investigation into the incident found. ... more 
2024 Nobel Peace Prize, a plea in favour of world order?Oslo (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 With wars raging around the world, the Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded Friday could honour ardent defenders of world order, such as the International Court of Justice, UNRWA or UN chief Antonio Guterres. ... more 
Rising sea threatens to swallow Senegal coastal townBargny, Senegal (AFP) Oct 11, 2024 Ndeye Yacine Dieng looked helplessly at the dilapidated state of her once large and inviting home, the latest victim of the encroaching sea in Bargny, on Senegal's western Atlantic coast. ... more
Tens of thousands flee Nigeria floodsLagos (AFP) Oct 13, 2024 Two major rivers have flooded across central Nigeria displacing tens of thousands of people, the Red Cross told AFP. ... more |
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