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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 20, 2024 Africa's coastlines are undergoing significant transformations due to rising sea levels, climate-induced extreme weather, urbanization, and growing coastal populations. These changes pose major challenges to infrastructure, agriculture, and public health, demanding robust monitoring and adaptive strategies to ensure sustainable development. Digital Earth Africa has unveiled a Coastlines Monitoring Service dashboard that leverages satellite Earth observation data to track coastal erosion and growth ... read more |
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UAE says will not arm Sudan paramilitary RSF: White HouseWashington (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 The United Arab Emirates has informed the United States that it will not arm paramilitaries in Sudan's brutal civil war, US lawmakers long critical of the Gulf power's role quoted the White House as saying on Thursday. ... more  
Cyclone Chido death toll in Mozambique rises to 73Maputo (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 Cyclone Chido has killed at least 73 people in Mozambique, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management said Thursday, raising the death toll from the figure of 45 it announced the day before. ... more 
Mali junta renames colonial French street namesBamako (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 Mali followed fellow junta-ruled Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names. ... more  
Somalia struggles to rid itself of plastic despite banMogadishu (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 Somalia took the ambitious step of banning single-use plastic bags this year, but in a country with many economic challenges, it has proved hard to implement. ... more |
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Mali army says captured Islamic State group figureDakar (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 Mali's army on Monday claimed it had captured a "top leader" in the Sahel branch of the Islamic State group and killed several fighters in an operation a day earlier in the east of the country. ... more |
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BBC vows to keep up reporting after Niger suspends radioLondon (AFP) Dec 13, 2024 The BBC said on Friday it would continue to report on the Sahel region after the military junta in Niger suspended BBC radio for three months. ... more  
Ugandan landslide fears force relocation of 5,000 householdsKampala (AFP) Dec 15, 2024 Uganda will relocate more than 5,000 households in landslide-hit east Uganda as a massive fissure threatens to trigger another deadly disaster, the government said on Sunday. ... more  
US flags concern on Russia, overcapacity in China talksWashington (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 US officials recently raised concern over Chinese firms' support for Russia, the Treasury Department said Monday, as they met Chinese counterparts in final efforts to shore up communications before Donald Trump returns to power. ... more  
Fate of Russian military bases in Syria undecided as Israeli strikes destroys Syrian ammo dumpMoscow (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 The fate of Russian military bases in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was still unclear on Monday, the Kremlin admitted. ... more |
China FM says 'deeply concerned' about Syria in talks with Egypt counterpartBeijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2024 China's foreign minister Wang Yi told his Egyptian counterpart on Friday that Beijing is "deeply concerned" about the situation in Syria, as the two top diplomats met in the Chinese capital. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Airbus completes delivery of Space42 Thuraya 4 satellite for December launchParis, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 Space42's latest telecommunications satellite, Thuraya 4, designed and built by Airbus, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is set to launch into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 ro ... more  
Blinken presses Iraq on Iran-backed groups, seeing Syria windowAqaba, Jordan (AFP) Dec 14, 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Iraq to crack down on Iranian-backed militias, seeing an opening after the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad put Tehran on the back foot, a US official said. ... more 
Four Zimbabwe rhinos die after drinking polluted waterHarare (AFP) Dec 14, 2024 Four white rhinos have died in Zimbabwe after drinking from a sewage-polluted lake that is also the main supplier of water to the nearby capital, the wildlife authority said Saturday. ... more
Niger junta suspends BBC for three monthsAbidjan (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Niger on Thursday announced it was suspending BBC radio for three months, with the British broadcaster joining the growing list of Western media sanctioned by military juntas in the Sahel. ... more |
HRW condemns 'atrocities' against Mali civilians since UN withdrawalDakar (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned "atrocities" committed against civilians by Mali's army, the Russian mercenary group Wagner, and Islamist armed groups since UN peacekeepers withdrew a year ago. ... more  
NGOs accuse Uganda oil project of 'serious human rights violations'Nairobi (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 International human rights groups alleged "serious human rights violations" around an oil mega-project being developed in Uganda and Tanzania by the French company TotalEnergies and Chinese firm CNOOC, in a wide-ranging report released Thursday. ... more  
Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeingMalibu, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's most desirable areas, and forcing thousands to evacuate. ... more 
Amnesty accuses DR Congo army of 'possible crimes against humanity'Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Amnesty International in a statement Wednesday accused senior Congolese army officers of "possible crimes against humanity" in a massacre in the northeastern city of Goma that killed 56 people last year. ... more |
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10 Niger soldiers killed in 'terrorist attack' near Burkina Faso: armyNiamey, Niger (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Ten soldiers were killed and another seven wounded in a "terrorist attack" in western Niger near the border with Burkina Faso, the army said in its operational bulletin on Wednesday. ... more 
Malibu wildfire grows as thousands still evacuatedMalibu, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 A wildfire burning through Malibu that has sent thousands of people fleeing for safety, including Hollywood celebrities, forged west on Wednesday, as firefighters battled to save homes from the blaze. ... more
Air strike on market kills over 100 as fighting rages across SudanPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 A Sudanese military air strike on a market in North Darfur killed more than 100 people, a pro-democracy lawyers' group said Tuesday, as fighting raged across the war-torn country. ... more 
Russia's military bases in Syria under threatMoscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 The rebel offensive that ousted Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has left Russia's military bases in Syria under threat. ... more |
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French fighter jets leave Chad: French sourcesParis (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 French fighter aircraft left Chad for good on Tuesday after N'Djamena decided last month to end military cooperation with the former colonial power, the French military said. ... more |
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Air strike on Khartoum mosque kills 7: Sudan lawyers' groupPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 A Sudanese military air strike on a north Khartoum mosque killed seven civilians on Friday, pro-democracy lawyers said, in the 19th month of a war marked by widespread abuses. ... more
Hundreds in Chad call for French forces to leaveN'Djamena (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Hundreds of people staged a rally in N'Djamena on Friday to support a Chad government call last week to scrap military cooperation with former colonial power France. ... more 
Iraq PM says keeping up diplomacy to 'contain crisis' in SyriaBaghdad (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Friday said his country was pressing diplomatic efforts aimed at "containing the crisis in Syria due to its clear impact on Iraqi security". ... more  
Survey shows decline in Uganda's lions but hyenas thriveSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 A comprehensive survey led by Griffith University, Southern University of Science and Technology (China), and Northern Arizona University has revealed alarming declines in lion populations across Ug ... more |
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