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March 18, 2025
AFRICA NEWS
Burkina military denies accusations of attacks on civilians



Abidjan (AFP) Mar 15, 2025
Burkina Faso's military rulers on Saturday dismissed accusations that the army had committed abuses against civilians in the west of the country earlier this week. "The government regrets and condemns the spread on social media of images inciting hatred and communal violence, and of false information aimed at undermining social cohesion and the peaceful coexistence of our country," government spokesperson Pingdwende Gilbert Ouedraogo wrote in a statement. Earlier in the week, social media accou ... read more

IRAQ WARS
Syria FM's Iraq visit focuses on security
Baghdad (AFP) Mar 14, 2025
Syria's interim foreign minister said in Baghdad on Friday his government was ready to "reinforce cooperation" with Iraq in the fight against remnants of the Islamic State group. ... more
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. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Sudan army makes gains as battle for Khartoum intensifies
Omdurman (AFP) Mar 17, 2025
Sudanese army forces advancing on Khartoum converged on Monday with troops in the capital's centre, a military spokesman said, increasing pressure on rival paramilitaries and inching closer to retaking the city. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Stench of death as Sudan army, paramilitaries battle for capital
Khartoum (AFP) Mar 17, 2025
In a war-ravaged neighbourhood of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the stench from a gaping sewage pit is unbearable as Red Crescent workers pull a bloated body from deep underground. ... more
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Burkina junta creates new battalions to fight jihadists
Abidjan (AFP) Mar 14, 2025
The military regime in Burkina Faso on Friday announced that it was creating new rapid response forces, recruiting 14,000 soldiers and thousands of civilian support staff, to fight jihadist violence. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Sudan paramilitary shelling kills six in key city: medic
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Mar 14, 2025
Sudanese paramilitary shelling of El-Obeid on Friday killed six people, including a child, a doctor said, just weeks after the army broke a prolonged siege of the key southern city. ... more
WOOD PILE
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coast
Lompoul, Senegal (AFP) Mar 17, 2025
Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
EU, South Africa leaders vow deeper ties amid US threats
Cape 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

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Burkina army 'tortured and massacred' civilians: local source, NGO
Abidjan (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
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
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
OIL AND GAS
Niger expels three Chinese oil executives: reports
Niamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 14, 2025
Niger's military rulers have expelled three Chinese oil executives from the country and closed down a Chinese-run hotel, media reports and an official decree indicated Friday. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
EU parliament roiled by graft probe linked to China's Huawei
Brussels, 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
OIL AND GAS
BP says gas leak stopped off coast of Senegal, Mauritania
Dakar (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
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UN atomic chief visits uranium-mining Niger
Niamey, 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
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
SHAKE AND BLOW
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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