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  N'Djamena (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Chad announced Thursday that it was ending military cooperation with former colonial power France, just hours after a visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. "The government of the Republic of Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to end the accord in the field of defence signed with the French republic," foreign minister Abderaman Koulamallah said in a statement on Facebook. Chad is a key link in France's military presence in Africa, constituting Paris's las ... read more |
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Five forgotten conflicts of 2024Paris (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 The wars in the Mideast and Ukraine-Russia have dominated world headlines in 2024 but several other conflicts are ravaging countries and regions. ... more  
At least 15 dead, 113 missing, after Uganda landslidesKampala (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Landslides in several villages in eastern Uganda have killed 15 people and left more than 100 unaccounted for, police said on Thursday. ... more  
France urges ceasefire in Sudan war, pledges aid to ChadAdre, Chad (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 France's foreign minister on Thursday called on foreign nations to stop helping the warring sides in famine-stricken Sudan's civil war as he visited refugee camps in neighbouring Chad. ... more 
Senegal president says France should close military basesDakar (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter. ... more |
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Gabon forest elephant forays into villages spark ireLastourville, Gabon (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in their tracks. ... more |
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Staggering warming expected in Middle East and North AfricaParis, France (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), already known for extreme heat and arid landscapes, face accelerated climate change that will push regional temperatures to alarming levels. A recent study w ... more  
Trade gap focus in first visit to Spain by Iraq PMMadrid (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Spain and Iraq on Thursday strengthened economic ties as Mohammed Shia al-Sudani became the first Iraqi prime minister to visit the European country. ... more  
Compressed natural gas vehicles gain slow momentum in NigeriaLagos (AFP) Nov 26, 2024 Car mechanic Adebola Omotosho has to drive eight kilometres across Nigeria's bustling commercial hub Lagos to fill his tank with compressed natural gas. ... more  
HESS Observatory identifies highest-energy cosmic-ray electrons and positrons yet observedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 Scientists from CNRS, a German university consortium, and the Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik working at the H.E.S.S. Observatory in Namibia have detected cosmic-ray electrons and positrons with ... more |
 
'Easy, convenient, cheap': how single-use plastic rules the worldBangkok (AFP) Nov 25, 2024 Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Landslide kills nine in DR CongoBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed nine people, including a mother and her seven children, in the conflict-wracked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said Saturday. ... more  
Climate-threatened nations stage protest at COP29 over contentious dealBaku (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 The world's most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference Saturday, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open. ... more  
Iran to launch 'advanced centrifuges' in response to IAEA censureTehran (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Iran said Friday it would launch a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the UN nuclear watchdog that censures Tehran for what the agency called lack of cooperation. ... more  
Libya's Derna hosts theatre festival year after flash floodDerna, Libya (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 A year after a flash flood ripped through Derna and killed thousands of people, the coastal Libyan city is hosting a theatre festival with a message of hope. ... more |
 
Congo Basin forests shrink due to illegal loggingLibreville (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five percent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said. ... more 
Burkina freezes assets of more than 100 people over 'financing of terrorism'Abidjan (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Military-led Burkina Faso has frozen the "assets and resources" of more than 100 people, including ex-president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, and two jihadist groups over the "financing of terrorism", according to a decree sent to AFP Thursday. ... more 
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaVoi, Kenya (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work under the shade of a baobab tree. ... more
How will Senegal's new leaders use their legislative landslide?Dakar (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 As Senegal's ruling party heads for an overwhelming majority in weekend parliamentary elections, expectations are high for the new leaders to deliver on their promise of a profound political shake-up. ... more |
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USF research delves into volcanic caves for Mars life insightsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2024 An international research team, led by Bogdan P. Onac from the USF School of Geosciences, has conducted an in-depth study of volcanic caves called lava tubes. This investigation sheds light on how s ... more  
Senegal navy intercepts almost 1,000 illegal migrants in one monthMbour, Senegal (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Senegal's navy has intercepted nearly 1,000 would-be illegal migrants departing from the coast of the West African county in the last month, according to posts on its social media account. ... more  
Europe's pivotal role in bid to strike COP29 climate dealBaku (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 The European Union is key to a deal being done at UN climate talks in Baku by Friday - viewed as a bridge both with China and poorer nations - after climate sceptic Donald Trump's triumph in the US elections. ... more  
S.Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plantMiddelburg,South Africa (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world's transition to green energy. ... more |
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Taps run dry in sprawling suburb of Mauritania's capitalNouakchott (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania's capital, but is yet to have running water in her home. ... more |
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'Critically endangered' African penguins just want peace and foodCape Town (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds. ... more 
UK doubles aid to war-torn SudanLondon (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 The UK on Sunday announced a GBP 113 million ($143 million) aid boost to support more than one million people affected by the war in Sudan, doubling its current package. ... more 
World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Being an expert on global warming from an African nation prone to disaster can depress Joyce Kimutai during the creaking COP climate summits, where politics often drowns out science. ... more 
CUSP and Quadsat collaborate to launch satellite emulation services in AfricaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 Quadsat has announced a partnership with CUSP Technologies to expand its satellite network emulation services across Africa. This collaboration is part of Quadsat ... more |
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