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  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 |
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Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port kills four: KyivKyiv, 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  
EU, South Africa leaders vow deeper ties amid US threatsCape Town (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 The European Union and South Africa vowed to deepen cooperation at a summit on Thursday as both grapple with aid and trade threats from the new US administration. ... more 
Burkina army 'tortured and massacred' civilians: local source, NGOAbidjan (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Burkina Faso's army and allied volunteer militias "tortured and massacred" civilians in a revenge attack in the west of the country this week, an NGO official and a local source told AFP on Thursday. ... more 
France begins handover of military bases to Senegal: embassyDakar (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 |
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EU parliament roiled by graft probe linked to China's HuaweiBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 A new graft scandal rocked the European Parliament after police carried out raids Thursday in Belgium and Portugal, detaining multiple suspects in a probe into suspicions of corruption under the guise of lobbying for the benefit of Chinese tech giant Huawei. ... more |
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BP says gas leak stopped off coast of Senegal, MauritaniaDakar (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 A natural gas leak that was ongoing for three weeks at a new field off the coasts of Senegal and Mauritania has been stopped, its operator BP said Thursday. ... more  
UN atomic chief visits uranium-mining NigerNiamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 International Atomic Energy Agency Director General (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on Thursday urged greater cooperation with Niger while on a visit to the junta-led Sahel nation, a leading source of uranium. ... more  
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Establish Joint Venture for European Satellite Mobile ServicesLondon, 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 
S.Sudan heatwave 'more likely' due to climate change: studyNairobi (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 |
Greenpeace, locals protest over gas leak off Senegal, MauritaniaDakar (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  Available on Amazon Books |
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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  
South Africa, Indonesia say US withdrawing from climate finance dealJohannesburg (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  
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 
Chad army leader's party wins overwhelming senate majorityN'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 |
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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 
S.Sudan general, oil minister arrested in threat to peace dealJuba (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  
Tanzania receives 18 white rhinos from South AfricaDar 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  
Plan B: Pakistan beekeepers widen pursuit of flowersSargodha, 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 |
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Ocean surges in Ghana displace 1,000Agavedzi, 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 
Thai court accepts invasive fish case against food giantBangkok (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  
Earliest evidence of human habitation in rainforests uncoveredBerlin, 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 
Ugandan army deploys to town in northeast DR CongoKampala (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 |
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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 |
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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  
New evidence suggests gypsum deposits on Mars may hold signs of ancient lifeBerlin, 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 
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  
Sudan cholera outbreak kills 70 in a week: officialsPort 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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