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October 31, 2024
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Sundanese rebels kills over 120 in civil war; New pro-army militia in east Sudan; Mali army says killed dozens of 'terrorists'



Washington 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. The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces or RSF carried out the random attacks, reportedly against civilians in the village of al-Seraiha in Sudan's al-Gezira State Friday. State officials said Saturday at least 240 people had been injured during the attack. Local media reported heavily-armed RSF soldiers opened fire indiscriminately ... read more

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
'Peace among ourselves' crucial to save nature: UN chief
Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for "peace among ourselves" in order to save the planet, as devastating wars rage in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan. ... more
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit
Sydney (AFP) Oct 31, 2024
Papua New Guinea on Thursday declared a boycott of next month's UN climate summit, branding the global warming negotiations a "waste of time" full of empty promises from big polluters. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Senegal navy intercepts nearly 600 migrants in 10 days
Mbour, Senegal (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
Senegal's navy has intercepted nearly 600 irregular migrants in the last 10 days departing from the coast of the West African country, according to posts on its social media account. ... more
EARLY EARTH
Dinosaurs rose after cooling period triggered by ancient volcanic eruptions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024
201.6 million years ago, a mass extinction event erased around 75% of Earth's species. This event aligned with massive volcanic eruptions that split the supercontinent Pangaea, gradually shaping wha ... more
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AFRICA NEWS
Not enough funding for DR Congo climate change fight: report
Kinshasa (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
International funding is insufficient for the Democratic Republic of Congo's major rainforest to play its role in fighting climate change, a report from two research groups published on Tuesday said. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Climate change-worsened floods wreak havoc in Africa
Lokoja, 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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Rare Sahara floods bring Morocco's dried-up south back to life
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. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
New pro-army militia announces deployment in east Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
A new militia on Tuesday announced the deployment of its fighters in eastern Sudan in coordination with the country's armed forces, which have been fighting paramilitaries for over 18 months. ... more

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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
TRADE WARS
Cali's love motels adapt to host UN summit delegates
Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 26, 2024
Aggrey Rwetsiba, a Ugandan delegate to the UN's biodiversity summit in Colombia, finds himself in unusual accommodations: a motel normally destined for trysts, with rooms featuring sex swings and stripper poles. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
East DR Congo grapples with Chinese gold mining firms
Kamituga, Dr Congo (AFP) Oct 24, 2024
Italian priest Davide Marcheselli has been fighting for years against Chinese companies illegally mining gold in the town of Kitutu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Nuclear energy firm Orano halts Niger uranium production
Niamey, Niger (AFP) Oct 24, 2024
French nuclear fuel firm Orano said on Wednesday it was halting its uranium production in junta-ruled Niger from October 31, citing a "highly deteriorated" situation and its inability to operate. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine FM to visit Africa, Oman to gain backing for peace plan
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 23, 2024
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga on Wednesday starts a tour of African countries and Oman to drum up support for Kyiv's plan to end the grinding war with Russia. ... more
WATER WORLD
In South Africa, water shortages are the new reality
Johannesburg (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 say
Abuja (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
AFRICA NEWS
West African social media fizzes with pro-BRICS content
Paris (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
IRON AND ICE
Meteorite impact shaped early Earth and promoted life
Los 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
AFRICA NEWS
Activists say over 70 dead in two days of Sudan fighting
Kassala, 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 NEWS
Taiwan blames China for S. Africa's order to move liaison office
Taipei (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
MOON DAILY
Researchers date Moon's oldest impact basin, revealing ancient lunar history
London, 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
SPACEMART
Intelsat expands satellite backhaul services in Nigeria and West Africa
Los 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
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Uganda charges three over deadly garbage landslide
Kampala (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
AFRICA NEWS
Chad president ousts top security officials
N'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
TERRADAILY
Egyptian geese spread wings in France, threatening biodiversity
Strasbourg, 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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Italian navy brings first migrants to Albania centre
Shengjin, 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
AFRICA NEWS
Mali junta chief promoted from colonel to general
Dakar (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
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West, central Africa flooding keeps millions from school: charity
Dakar (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
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Historic southern Africa drought starving millions: UN
Johannesburg (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
TECH SPACE
Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into money
Addis 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
AFRICA NEWS
Sudan rescuers say air strike killed 23 in Khartoum market
Port 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
AFRICA NEWS
Two dead in Guinea protests against Chinese mining firm
Conakry (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
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