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March 25, 2025
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Sudan army strike on Darfur market kills hundreds: monitor



Khartoum (AFP) Mar 25, 2025
A Sudanese war monitor accused the army Tuesday of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country's western Darfur region. The Emergency Lawyers group of volunteer legal professionals who have documented atrocities on both sides of Sudan's nearly two-year war said army warplanes carried out "an indiscriminate air strike on Tora market in North Darfur, killing hundreds of civilians and seriously wounding dozens". It did not specify when the strike occurred. AFP could n ... read more

AFRICA NEWS
S.Africa and DRC discuss boosting 'defence capabilities'
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. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Paramilitary shelling kills five at Khartoum mosque: lawyers' group
Khartoum (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
AFRICA NEWS
Four political activists abducted in Burkina Faso: NGO
Abidjan (AFP) Mar 23, 2025
Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army and allied militias, have been kidnapped, their group said on Sunday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Ghana ex-security chief arrested as fraud crackdown expands
Accra (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
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Ugandan army attacks journalists covering election: RSF
Kampala (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
AFRICA NEWS
Sudan army says retakes presidential palace from RSF
Khartoum (AFP) Mar 21, 2025
Sudan's army said it recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday after a fierce battle. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
13 soldiers killed in jihadist attacks in Niger: army
Niamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 20, 2025
Thirteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with jihadist groups, the army said Wednesday. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
Leading ethnic Fulani figure shot dead in Mali
Bamako (AFP) Mar 19, 2025
A prominent figure in Mali's ethnic Fulani community who managed a livestock market in Bamako was murdered in front of his home by unknown assailants, his son told AFP on Wednesday. ... more

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ICE WORLD
'It was beautiful': Mount Kenya's glaciers melting away
Meru, 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
SHAKE AND BLOW
Mozambique cyclone cluster raises fears of new norm
Johannesburg (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
AFRICA NEWS
S.Sudan carries out air strike against civilians: local official
Juba (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
AFRICA NEWS
Stench of death hangs over Khartoum as RSF attacks kill 50
Omdourman, 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
TECH SPACE
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coast
Lompoul, 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
WATER WORLD
S. Africa court bars fishing to protect endangered African Penguins
Johannesburg (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
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OIL AND GAS
Blaze hits major Nigeria oil pipeline
Lagos (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
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
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. ... 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
SOLAR SCIENCE
Stargazers marvel at 'Blood Moon', rare total lunar eclipse
Belo 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
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
AFRICA NEWS
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
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
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
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
CIVIL NUCLEAR
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
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
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