Climate talks resume online as pressure to act grows
Paris (AFP) – For the first time since 2019 and following a flurry of net-zero pledges from the world’s... Read more
31 May, 2021
At least 39 dead in two attacks in eastern DR Congo
Bunia (DR Congo) (AFP) – At least 39 people have been killed in two new attacks in the eastern... Read more
31 May, 2021
West African leaders meet to discuss Mali double coup
Accra (AFP) – West African leaders were due to meet in Ghana on Sunday to discuss a response to... Read more
30 May, 2021
Polisario leader in court in Spain: what we know
Madrid (AFP) – The leader of Western Sahara’s independence movement, whose presence in Spain has angered the Moroccan government,... Read more
30 May, 2021
Ivory Coast hopes cashew 'grey gold' can conquer US market
Abidjan (AFP) – From a “triangular trade” that sees its nuts shelled in Asia before being shipped to the... Read more
30 May, 2021
Second volcano erupts near DR Congo's battered Goma city
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – A second volcano erupted Saturday near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, a... Read more
29 May, 2021
France genocide acknowledgement a 'big step' says Kagame
Kigali (AFP) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame says France’s recent acknowledgement over its role in the 1994 genocide in... Read more
29 May, 2021
Libya strongman Haftar eyes December polls as support wanes
Tripoli (AFP) – Libya’s military strongman Khalifa Haftar is polishing his political image ahead of elections, after a crippling... Read more
29 May, 2021
Russia insists CAfrica 'instructors' are unarmed
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Six hundred Russian soldiers requested by the Central African Republic this month are... Read more
28 May, 2021
Mali strongman Goita reaches out amid international pressure
Bamako (AFP) – Malian Colonel Assimi Goita on Friday said a new prime minister will be appointed within days,... Read more
28 May, 2021
