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  Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 DR Congo on Tuesday filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing them of illegally using "blood minerals" in its supply chain. The Democratic Republic of the Congo alleges that Apple has bought contraband supplies from the country's conflict-racked east and Rwanda, zones in which the materials are alleged to be mined illegally and then integrated into global supply chains before ending up in tech devices. Apple's French and Belgian units also deployed decepti ... read more |
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Mali army says captured Islamic State group figureDakar (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 Mali's army on Monday claimed it had captured a "top leader" in the Sahel branch of the Islamic State group and killed several fighters in an operation a day earlier in the east of the country. ... more  
Cyclone Chido toll at 34 dead in Mozambique; as France enacts nighttime curfew on MayotteMaputo (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 Cyclone Chido claimed at least 34 lives after sweeping across Mozambique, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management announced Tuesday. ... more  
Ugandan landslide fears force relocation of 5,000 householdsKampala (AFP) Dec 15, 2024 Uganda will relocate more than 5,000 households in landslide-hit east Uganda as a massive fissure threatens to trigger another deadly disaster, the government said on Sunday. ... more  
Four Zimbabwe rhinos die after drinking polluted waterHarare (AFP) Dec 14, 2024 Four white rhinos have died in Zimbabwe after drinking from a sewage-polluted lake that is also the main supplier of water to the nearby capital, the wildlife authority said Saturday. ... more |
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Airbus completes delivery of Space42 Thuraya 4 satellite for December launchParis, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 Space42's latest telecommunications satellite, Thuraya 4, designed and built by Airbus, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is set to launch into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 ro ... more |
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Blinken presses Iraq on Iran-backed groups, seeing Syria windowAqaba, Jordan (AFP) Dec 14, 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Iraq to crack down on Iranian-backed militias, seeing an opening after the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad put Tehran on the back foot, a US official said. ... more 
Niger junta suspends BBC for three monthsAbidjan (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Niger on Thursday announced it was suspending BBC radio for three months, with the British broadcaster joining the growing list of Western media sanctioned by military juntas in the Sahel. ... more 
HRW condemns 'atrocities' against Mali civilians since UN withdrawalDakar (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned "atrocities" committed against civilians by Mali's army, the Russian mercenary group Wagner, and Islamist armed groups since UN peacekeepers withdrew a year ago. ... more  
NGOs accuse Uganda oil project of 'serious human rights violations'Nairobi (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 International human rights groups alleged "serious human rights violations" around an oil mega-project being developed in Uganda and Tanzania by the French company TotalEnergies and Chinese firm CNOOC, in a wide-ranging report released Thursday. ... more |
 
Wildfire in Malibu destroys homes, sends thousands fleeingMalibu, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's most desirable areas, and forcing thousands to evacuate. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Amnesty accuses DR Congo army of 'possible crimes against humanity'Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Amnesty International in a statement Wednesday accused senior Congolese army officers of "possible crimes against humanity" in a massacre in the northeastern city of Goma that killed 56 people last year. ... more 
10 Niger soldiers killed in 'terrorist attack' near Burkina Faso: armyNiamey, Niger (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Ten soldiers were killed and another seven wounded in a "terrorist attack" in western Niger near the border with Burkina Faso, the army said in its operational bulletin on Wednesday. ... more 
Malibu wildfire grows as thousands still evacuatedMalibu, United States (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 A wildfire burning through Malibu that has sent thousands of people fleeing for safety, including Hollywood celebrities, forged west on Wednesday, as firefighters battled to save homes from the blaze. ... more 
Air strike on market kills over 100 as fighting rages across SudanPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 A Sudanese military air strike on a market in North Darfur killed more than 100 people, a pro-democracy lawyers' group said Tuesday, as fighting raged across the war-torn country. ... more |
 
Russia's military bases in Syria under threatMoscow (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 The rebel offensive that ousted Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has left Russia's military bases in Syria under threat. ... more 
French fighter jets leave Chad: French sourcesParis (AFP) Dec 10, 2024 French fighter aircraft left Chad for good on Tuesday after N'Djamena decided last month to end military cooperation with the former colonial power, the French military said. ... more 
Air strike on Khartoum mosque kills 7: Sudan lawyers' groupPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 A Sudanese military air strike on a north Khartoum mosque killed seven civilians on Friday, pro-democracy lawyers said, in the 19th month of a war marked by widespread abuses. ... more
Hundreds in Chad call for French forces to leaveN'Djamena (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Hundreds of people staged a rally in N'Djamena on Friday to support a Chad government call last week to scrap military cooperation with former colonial power France. ... more |
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Iraq PM says keeping up diplomacy to 'contain crisis' in SyriaBaghdad (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Friday said his country was pressing diplomatic efforts aimed at "containing the crisis in Syria due to its clear impact on Iraqi security". ... more  
Survey shows decline in Uganda's lions but hyenas thriveSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 A comprehensive survey led by Griffith University, Southern University of Science and Technology (China), and Northern Arizona University has revealed alarming declines in lion populations across Ug ... more 
Rio Tinto's Bougainville mine poses ongoing threats: reportSydney (AFP) Dec 7, 2024 A long-abandoned Papua New Guinea mine once operated by Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto poses environmental and safety concerns for nearby communities, who live under the threat of landslides, a new report shows. ... more  
Syrian rebel leader calls on Iraqi PM to distance country from Syria warBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Syrian rebel chief Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, whose fighters have launched a lightning offensive, on Thursday urged Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani of neighbouring Iraq to keep his country distant from Syria's war. ... more |
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Iraq PM denies wiretapping allegations as 'lie of the century'Baghdad (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday denied allegations that members of his office were responsible for wiretapping the phones of MPs and other politicians - accusations that have sparked months of uproar. ... more |
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'Can't leave them to it': ex-child soldier urges help for Sudan kidsNairobi (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 A former child soldier has urged the world to do more to help children devastated by Sudan's brutal civil war, telling AFP on Thursday that "we can't just leave them to it". ... more  
Egypt to float up to four army-owned firms: PMCairo (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 Egypt plans to float up to four military-owned companies on the stock market as part of a broader privatisation plan to attract investment and boost the economy, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday. ... more 
New militias sow future danger for war-weary SudanCairo (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 Mohamed Idris, 27, has despaired of ever finding a job in war-torn Sudan. Instead, he's now set his sights on a training camp on the Eritrean border, hoping to join a militia. ... more 
'World on fire': UN seeks $47 bn for aid in 2025Geneva (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 The UN appealed Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning surging conflicts and the climate crisis will leave hundreds of millions of people in need. ... more |
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