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March 13, 2025
MISSILE NEWS
Russian strikes on Odesa, east Ukraine kill eight



Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
A Russian ballistic missile strike overnight on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed four people and damaged a Barbados-flagged cargo ship, authorities said Wednesday. The attack late Tuesday came as Ukraine endorsed an American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and agreed to immediate negotiations with Russia. Ukrainian officials said the attack occurred as the ship was being loaded with a grain consignment intended to be sent to Algeria. "Unfortunately, four people died - citize ... read more

AFRICA NEWS
France begins handover of military bases to Senegal: embassy
Dakar (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
France on Friday began handing over military bases in Senegal, as part of a withdrawal of troops from the west African nation where it has had a presence since 1960. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port kills four: Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
A Russian ballistic missile strike overnight on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed four people and damaged a Barbados-flagged cargo ship, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. ... more
VSAT NEWS
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Establish Joint Venture for European Satellite Mobile Services
London, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2025
Vodafone Group Plc (LSE: VOD), a leading telecommunications provider in Europe and Africa, and AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company developing the first space-based cellular broadband ne ... more
FROTH AND BUBBLE
Smog bound Indian cities dominate global pollution rankings: report
Paris (AFP) Mar 11, 2025
Despite an improvement in 2024, India again dominated global rankings for the cities with the most dangerous particle smog while Chad was the most polluted country, according to a report published Tuesday. ... more
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Cyclone kills six people in Mozambique
Maputo (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
The latest cyclone to hit northern Mozambique has claimed at least six lives and destroyed more than 900 homes, authorities said Wednesday, as the storm weakened. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
IMF approves new aid program for Egypt
Washington (AFP) Mar 11, 2025
The International Monetary Fund has approved an additional $1.3 billion assistance program for Egypt under its Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) meant to mitigate the impact of climate change, the organization said Tuesday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Zimbabwe national parks slam mining project in rhino reserve
Harare (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
A proposed coal mining project in Zimbabwe's Hwange Park, renowned for its safaris, poses a threat to its endangered black rhino population, the southern African country's national parks management authority said Thursday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
S.Sudan heatwave 'more likely' due to climate change: study
Nairobi (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
Man-made climate change increased the likelihood of the heatwave gripping South Sudan, a study said Friday, saying soaring temperatures were disproportionately affecting women and girls. ... more

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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
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
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
OIL AND GAS
Greenpeace, locals protest over gas leak off Senegal, Mauritania
Dakar (AFP) Mar 7, 2025
Greenpeace condemned BP on Thursday for a gas leak that has been ongoing for several weeks at a new field the British oil giant operates off Senegal and Mauritania. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Guinea opens appeal of former defence minister Diane
Conakry (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
Guinea's anti-graft court on Thursday began hearing the appeal of Mohamed Diane, a highly influential defence minister under former president Alpha Conde as he fights to overturn a five-year jail term for embezzlement. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
South Africa, Indonesia say US withdrawing from climate finance deal
Johannesburg (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa and Indonesia said Thursday. ... more
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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
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
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
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
ABOUT US
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 15 ... 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
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
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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
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