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  Taipei (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 Taiwan has ordered a Chinese cargo ship captain to be detained for severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island, a court said Thursday. The Togolese-registered ship Hongtai was detained by the coast guard on Tuesday after a subsea cable serving Taiwan's Penghu island group in the sensitive Taiwan Strait was cut. The Hongtai, using a flag of convenience, was crewed by eight Chinese nationals and had Chinese funding, the coast guard said. The captain, surnamed Wang, was a flight risk and ... read more |
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46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential areaPort Sudan (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday. ... more  
Jihadist ambush kills 11 soldiers in north NigerNiamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 1, 2025 An attack claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists killed 11 soldiers in northern Niger near the Algerian border, local sources and media reported Saturday. ... more  
Niger's 2024 floods killed 400, affected 1.5 mn: tollNiamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 1, 2025 Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year's exceptionally torrential rains, according to a final toll announced on Saturday. ... more 
UN authorises evacuation of staff families from BurundiNairobi (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 The United Nations has authorised the evacuation of families of its international staff from Burundi following violence in DR Congo, according to a letter seen by AFP Friday. ... more |
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UN requests $2.5 billion for DRC humanitarian planUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 The DR Congo government and the United Nations on Thursday appealed for $2.54 billion in humanitarian assistance this year, aimed at aiding millions affected by conflict, epidemics and natural disasters. ... more |
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In Somalia, 4.4 million people risk hunger by June: reportUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Nearly 4.4 million people will be at risk of hunger in Somalia by June due in particular to drought, a UN-supported report said Wednesday. ... more 
S.Africa repatriates more than 120 soldiers from DR CongoJohannesburg (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 South Africa completed Wednesday the evacuation of 127 troops from the front lines of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, four of whom were critically wounded, the military said. ... more 
Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cutTaipei (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island, the coast guard said. ... more  
Iraq, BP finalise deal to develop new oil fieldsBaghdad (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Iraq and energy giant BP finalised an agreement to develop oil fields in the northern province of Kirkuk, Iraqi authorities and the British company said Tuesday. ... more |
 
Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cutTaipei (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island, the coast guard said. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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HRW accuses army-aligned force of attack on central Sudan village Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Human Rights Watch accused a Sudanese army-aligned force on Tuesday of an attack on a village in the centre of the war-torn country that left at least 26 people dead. ... more 
Wounded South African soldiers return home from DR CongoJohannesburg (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 South African troops seriously wounded in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home for treatment, the military said on Tuesday. ... more
Sudan army says breaks siege on strategic southern state capitalPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 23, 2025 The Sudanese army said Sunday it had broken a paramilitary siege on a key southern state capital, the latest in a series of military gains across the country. ... more  
China's Wang says 'window for peace' is opening for Ukraine crisisBeijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2025 China's foreign minister has told his G20 counterparts that a "window for peace" is opening for the Ukraine crisis, days after top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia. ... more |
France returns sole military base to Ivory CoastPort-Bouet, Ivory Coast (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 France returned on Thursday its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking an end to decades of French presence at the site. ... more  
Australia, Papua New Guinea vow to strike defence treatySydney (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Australia said Thursday it will strike a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea, bolstering ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China. ... more
Niger junta poised to keep power for five yearsNiamey, Niger (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Niger's junta will stay in power for at least half a decade more if it accepts a plan presented on Thursday, which does not bar the country's ruling generals from running in any future election. ... more 
Guinea opposition condemns 'kidnapping' of leading figureConakry (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 A leading critic of Guinea's ruling junta was whisked from his home by gunmen who broke in through the ceiling early on Wednesday morning, his wife told AFP. ... more |
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French nuclear giant Orano triples profitsParis (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 French nuclear giant Orano said Wednesday it had nearly tripled its profits in 2024 thanks to contracts with Japanese utilities and a rise in the price of uranium. ... more 
Chad says nearly 300 militants killed in Boko Haram offensiveN'Djamena (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Chad's army said that it had killed nearly 300 Boko Haram militants and lost 27 army employees in a four-month campaign against the jihadist group that ended on Tuesday. ... more  
Meta plans undersea cable to link five continentsParis (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry data, including for developing artificial intelligence. ... more  
Does the universe behave the same way everywhere? Rome, Italy (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 "The cosmological principle is like an ultimate kind of statement of humility," says James Adam, an astrophysicist at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, and lead author o ... more |
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U.N. calls for $6B to fight famine in war-torn SudanWashington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2025 The United Nations called for global action Monday and $6 billion to fight famine and sexual violence in war-torn Sudan where "civilians are paying the highest price" following nearly two years of conflict. ... more |
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Nigeria airforce kills 6 civilians in northeast by mistakeKano, Nigeria (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 An army jet killed at least six civilians after mistakenly attacking them while pursuing gangs in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, residents told AFP on Sunday. ... more  
Tunisian startup takes on e-waste challengeTunis (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Engineer turned social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia's capital, the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's mounting electronic waste problem. ... more  
US aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship in MediterraneanWashington (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, the US Navy said Thursday. ... more
France set to hand over sole military base in Ivory CoastAbidjan (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 In a few days, France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in west Africa, and both sides say the run up is proceeding seamlessly without any rancour. ... more |
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