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March 06, 2025
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Earliest evidence of human habitation in rainforests uncovered



Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
For years, rainforests have been considered inhospitable to early human populations, but a groundbreaking discovery now suggests that humans were living in these dense environments as far back as 150,000 years ago. A new study, published in Nature, provides compelling evidence that human groups occupied rainforests in present-day Cote d'Ivoire much earlier than previously thought, challenging long-held assumptions about the adaptability and dispersal of early Homo sapiens. While our species emerge ... read more

FLORA AND FAUNA
Tanzania receives 18 white rhinos from South Africa
Dar Es Salaam (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Tanzania received 18 white rhinos from South Africa on Tuesday as it seeks to boost conservation and tourism, local authorities said. ... more
WATER WORLD
Ocean surges in Ghana displace 1,000
Agavedzi, Ghana (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Heavy waves have since Saturday flooded Ghana's coastal Volta Region, displacing some 1,000 people and destroying homes and schools, prompting local authorities to declare a state of emergency. ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Persistent lead mining in Zambia town poisoning children: HRW; Albania slammed for inaction on 'toxic waste'
Lusaka (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
The Zambian government is allowing hazardous mining in the lead-contaminated central town of Kabwe, worsening severe health risks to children, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Orange Africa and Eutelsat Partner to Expand Satellite Internet in Africa and the Middle East
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 05, 2025
Orange Africa and Middle East (OMEA) and Eutelsat (Paris:ETL) (LSE:ETL) have entered into a strategic alliance to enhance digital connectivity through satellite broadband services across Africa and ... more
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Chad army leader's party wins overwhelming senate majority
N'Djamena (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
The party of Chad's military ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby won 43 of 46 seats in the country's first senate elections, according to final results released Tuesday. ... more
FARM NEWS
Plan B: Pakistan beekeepers widen pursuit of flowers
Sargodha, Pakistan (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
Under a dry, smoggy sky, a beekeeper in Pakistan's Punjab province carefully loads boxes filled with tens of thousands of bees onto the back of a truck. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Leak at new gas field off Senegal, Mauritania
Dakar (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Work is under way to repair a gas leak at a new offshore natural gas field off Senegal and Mauritania which poses no risk to employees, operator British energy giant BP said Wednesday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
S.Sudan general, oil minister arrested in threat to peace deal
Juba (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
South Sudan troops have arrested the oil minister and deputy head of the armed forces, both allies of Vice-President Riek Machar, as fears grew on Wednesday for the country's fragile peace agreement. ... more

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WATER WORLD
Thai court accepts invasive fish case against food giant
Bangkok (AFP) Mar 4, 2025
A Thai court on Tuesday accepted a class-action lawsuit filed by hundreds of fishermen seeking $73 million in damages from a agribusiness giant over invasive blackchin tilapia, a representative of the Thai lawyers' council said. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Ugandan army deploys to town in northeast DR Congo
Kampala (AFP) Mar 2, 2025
The Ugandan army confirmed Sunday it has sent troops to another town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local armed groups, amid fears a raging conflict could spiral into a wider war. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Jihadist ambush kills 11 soldiers in north Niger
Niamey, 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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Niger's 2024 floods killed 400, affected 1.5 mn: toll
Niamey, 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
MARSDAILY
New evidence suggests gypsum deposits on Mars may hold signs of ancient life
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 25, 2025
A research collaboration between the University of Bern and the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene in Algeria has yielded significant progress in astrobiology. Their recent study ... more
AFRICA NEWS
UN authorises evacuation of staff families from Burundi
Nairobi (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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EPIDEMICS
Sudan cholera outbreak kills 70 in a week: officials
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 27, 2025
At least 70 people have died from cholera and more than 2,200 have been infected in southern Sudan over the past week, Save the Children said Thursday, citing health ministry data. ... more
CYBER WARS
Taiwan detains Chinese ship captain for severing subsea cable
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. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
UN requests $2.5 billion for DRC humanitarian plan
United 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
AEROSPACE
46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area
Port 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
AFRICA NEWS
In Somalia, 4.4 million people risk hunger by June: report
United 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
AFRICA NEWS
S.Africa repatriates more than 120 soldiers from DR Congo
Johannesburg (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
CYBER WARS
Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut
Taipei (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
OIL AND GAS
Iraq, BP finalise deal to develop new oil fields
Baghdad (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 NEWS
Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut
Taipei (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
AFRICA NEWS
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
AFRICA NEWS
Wounded South African soldiers return home from DR Congo
Johannesburg (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
AFRICA NEWS
Sudan army says breaks siege on strategic southern state capital
Port 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
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ENERGY TECH
Geothermal systems drive global clean energy expansion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025
Geothermal energy production has long depended on specific site conditions. Traditional power plants require hot, permeable rocks along with abundant underground fluids, which has confined their dev ... more
WAR REPORT
China's Wang says 'window for peace' is opening for Ukraine crisis
Beijing (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
AFRICA NEWS
France returns sole military base to Ivory Coast
Port-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
WATER WORLD
Australia, Papua New Guinea vow to strike defence treaty
Sydney (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
AFRICA NEWS
DR Congo army urges deserters to rejoin
Beni, Dr Congo (AFP) Feb 20, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo's army Thursday urged soldiers who fled in the face of an offensive by M23 forces to rejoin their units and help prevent further territorial losses. ... more
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