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The "Friends of the Tree" group works to raise awareness about green areas around the capital Tripoli that are quickly disappearing because of drought, human activity and desertification.

Apr 28, 2023

Late Wednesday, the army said it had agreed to talks in Juba, capital of neighbouring South Sudan, on extending the three-day truce which expires on Friday "at the initiative of IGAD", the East African regional bloc.

Apr 27, 2023

The WWA study concentrated on the three areas worst hit by the drought: southern Ethiopia, Somalia and eastern Kenya.

Apr 27, 2023

The nearly one-hour discussion, which reportedly included Xi advocating for peace negotiations, was met by Russian accusations that Ukraine was undermining efforts to end the fighting.

Apr 27, 2023

The fighting pits army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his fellow 2021 coup leader and former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Apr 27, 2023

The Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 promises harsh penalties against anyone who engages in same-sex activity.

Apr 27, 2023

The Indonesian foreign ministry said 560 nationals had been successfully evacuated from Sudan to Saudi Arabia, though it was not clear if all of them were on the same boat that reached Jeddah on Wednesday morning.

Apr 27, 2023

Under Prime Minister Viktor Orban's anti-migration agenda, they face a system that feels geared against them -- from the struggle to find schooling to being squeezed out of accommodation in the capital.

Apr 27, 2023

A little further on, residents pointed to the top of a hill near the town, describing it as an "M23 position".

Apr 27, 2023

Andre de Ruyter said an estimated one billion rand ($55 million) "is stolen from Eskom" each month.

Apr 27, 2023

The 72-hour ceasefire brokered by the United States was already struggling to hold after the regular army launched renewed air strikes against rival paramilitary forces in the capital Khartoum late on Tuesday.

Apr 26, 2023

As the death toll hit 90 on Tuesday, police said investigators were pausing the search for bodies because the morgues were full, with children accounting for more than half the victims.

Apr 26, 2023

Myke and her youngsters "have been waiting under the sun for four days", she told AFP on the side of a road southeast of Khartoum.

Apr 26, 2023

Roizman is Russia's last prominent opposition figure who is still in the country and not behind bars.

Apr 26, 2023

The video, set to dramatic music, then depicts armed men in full combat gear walking across a battlefield in thick fog.

Apr 26, 2023

The discovery last week of mass graves topped with crucifixes -- many housing the remains of children apparently starved by their parents -- has shocked Kenya.

Apr 26, 2023

Ramaphosa said he was "disappointed at the (EU's) acts of... protectionism against" the country's agricultural products, "most recently against our citrus".

Apr 26, 2023

Police sources told AFP late Monday that the death toll was now 73, with a number of people rescued and taken to hospital.

Apr 25, 2023

On the first anniversary of the war in February, the UN General Assembly voted by an overwhelming majority to repeat its demand for the "immediate" withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.

Apr 25, 2023

Fighting for the town, once known for its salt mines and sparkling wine production, has grinded on for 10 long months.

Apr 25, 2023

A major search is under way near the coastal town of Malindi where dozens of bodies were exhumed over the weekend, sending shockwaves through the country as President William Ruto vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements.

Apr 25, 2023

Fighting broke out in Sudan on April 15 between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Apr 25, 2023

Attacks blamed on suspected jihadists are on the rise in Burkina Faso, which is battling an insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali.

Apr 24, 2023

Raab's resignation gives Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a headache some two weeks before local elections at which the Conservatives are expected to lose seats.

Apr 21, 2023

"The vehicle experienced multiple engines out during the flight test, lost altitude, and began to tumble," SpaceX said.

Apr 21, 2023

The UN's refugee agency said the majority of those arriving were women and children, who were currently sheltering out in the open.

Apr 21, 2023

Museveni has faced widespread calls to reject what has been criticised as among the world's harshest anti-gay legislation.

Apr 21, 2023

Lavrov, who also met Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and his predecessor Raul Castro on Thursday, blasted US sanctions against Cuba as "illegal and illegitimate."

Apr 21, 2023

Oumar Traore -- chief of staff of Colonel Assimi Goita, the Sahel country's transitional president -- was among four people who died in the attack on Tuesday near the Mauritanian border.

Apr 21, 2023