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  Johannesburg (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 The Democratic Republic of Congo's defence minister began a visit to South Africa Monday aimed at strengthening "strategic defence capabilities" between the two countries, South Africa's government said. The visit, due to last until Thursday, comes against the backdrop of an escalating conflict in the mineral-rich east of the DRC, where South African troops deployed with a mission of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have suffered severe losses. "This visit aims to further streng ... read more |
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Israel defence minister threatens to annex parts of GazaJerusalem (AFP) Mar 22, 2025 Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory. ... more 
Ghana ex-security chief arrested as fraud crackdown expandsAccra (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 A top Ghanaian security official was arrested over the weekend for allegedly skimming millions of dollars from a cyber-security contract, authorities said Monday, as President John Mahama continues an anti-corruption drive. ... more 
Paramilitary shelling kills five at Khartoum mosque: lawyers' groupKhartoum (AFP) Mar 24, 2025 Paramilitary shelling on a mosque in eastern Khartoum killed five people and injured dozens, a Sudanese pro-democracy lawyers' group said Monday, in the second assault on civilians since the army recaptured central Khartoum two days earlier. ... more 
Ugandan army attacks journalists covering election: RSFKampala (AFP) Mar 21, 2025 At least 18 journalists were violently attacked by Ugandan armed forces while covering a by-election, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said late on Thursday. ... more |
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'It was beautiful': Mount Kenya's glaciers melting awayMeru, Kenya (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of Africa's second-highest mountain. ... more |
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Mozambique cyclone cluster raises fears of new normJohannesburg (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 Three cyclones have battered Mozambique in three months, pounding one of the world's most impoverished regions, pushing thousands of people into distress and leaving experts wondering whether more frequent storms will become the norm. ... more 
S.Sudan carries out air strike against civilians: local officialJuba (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 South Sudan has carried out another air strike against civilians in the northwest of the country, critically wounding a child, a local official and witness said on Wednesday, amid fears of renewed conflict. ... more
Stench of death hangs over Khartoum as RSF attacks kill 50Omdourman, Sudan (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies. ... more  
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coastLompoul, Senegal (AFP) Mar 19, 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 |
 
S. Africa court bars fishing to protect endangered African PenguinsJohannesburg (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 A South African court order issued Tuesday barred for at least 10 years commercial fishing at key breeding colonies for African penguins that are facing extinction in part because of threats to their food supply. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Blaze hits major Nigeria oil pipelineLagos (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 A fire broke out at a major pipeline in southern Nigeria, Africa's largest petrol producer, police said on Tuesday, adding they had arrested two people for questioning. ... more  
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coastLompoul, 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 
Burkina military denies accusations of attacks on civiliansAbidjan (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. ... more
Sudan army makes gains as battle for Khartoum intensifiesOmdurman (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 |
Stench of death as Sudan army, paramilitaries battle for capitalKhartoum (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  
Stargazers marvel at 'Blood Moon', rare total lunar eclipseBelo Horizonte, Brazil (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning. ... more  
Syria FM's Iraq visit focuses on securityBaghdad (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 
Burkina junta creates new battalions to fight jihadistsAbidjan (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 |
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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 
Niger expels three Chinese oil executives: reportsNiamey, 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  
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 
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 |
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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 |
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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  
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  
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
Russian strikes on Odesa, east Ukraine kill eightKyiv, 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 |
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