Invasive species costing Africa $3.66 tn a year: study
Paris (AFP) – Invasive species introduced by human activity are costing African agriculture some $3.66 trillion every year —... Read more
20 May, 2021
Migrants mass at Spain-Morocco border as Europe says 'won't be intimidated'
Ceuta (Spain) (AFP) – A steady stream of migrants tried to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta Wednesday,... Read more
19 May, 2021
I. Coast court jails 22 for trafficking children to cocoa farms
Abidjan (AFP) – Twenty-two people have been jailed for trafficking children to work on Ivory Coast’s lucrative cocoa plantations,... Read more
19 May, 2021
Malnutrition strikes children in DR Congo's fragile Kasai region
Mbuji-Mayi (DR Congo) (AFP) – Claudine Kamwanya’s twins are barely two but have the ethereal look of the very... Read more
19 May, 2021
Shippers call for coalition against Gulf of Guinea pirates
Lagos (AFP) – Major international shipping and maritime companies have called for a coalition to combat piracy in the... Read more
19 May, 2021
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 to be held in Cape Town
Paris (AFP) – The South African city of Cape Town will host the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens, World... Read more
18 May, 2021
DR Congo army says killed 22 militiamen in under-siege east
Beni (DR Congo) (AFP) – DR Congo’s army said Tuesday its troops have killed 22 rebels since May 6... Read more
18 May, 2021
Dutch slavery exhibition confronts brutal past
Amsterdam (AFP) – A set of leg irons that once chained slaves by the ankles for punishment. A pair... Read more
18 May, 2021
Morocco intervenes after record migrant influx to Spanish enclaves
Fnideq (Morocco) (AFP) – Moroccan security forces intervened Tuesday after a record 6,000 migrants crossed largely unimpeded into a... Read more
18 May, 2021
Egypt says prioritising vaccination of tourism workers
Dubai (AFP) – Egypt is prioritising the vaccination of tourism workers to support the sector’s recovery and is on... Read more
18 May, 2021
