Tunisia and Algeria recorded some of the hottest temperatures in the world on Tuesday, as an extreme heat wave spiked across the Mediterranean region. The coastal region of Chlef recorded a high of 47.4°C (117 degrees Fahrenheit), with a number of other Algerian stations reporting highs in excess of 44°C…
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Defense officials in Spain say dozens of soldiers have been dispatched to help with firefighting efforts in the Canary Islands, where some 4,000 people have been evacuated from the island of La Palma as wildfires claimed at least 4,500 hectares and threatened communities in Punta Gorda. Additional fires, including the…
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The deployment of South African Development Community (SADC) troops to Democratic Republic of Congo, where they are to provide security and assist in ending the violent conflict with M23 rebels in the country’s eastern provinces, topped the agenda at an SADC summit held by videoconference on Tuesday. Leaders and high-level…
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In Sierra Leone, a watchdog group responsible for monitoring elections has reported irregularities in voting results, announced on June 27, that returned incumbent President Julius Maada Bio to another term with 56.2% of the tally. National Election Watch said in a statement that it “has noted large inconsistencies in turnout and…
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The !Kung San people of Botswana and the Bofi, living in Central African Republic (C.A.R.), are among 12 communities on the African continent that researchers studied to determine that women also hunt within their cultures, despite long-standing assumptions about the division of labor in hunter-gatherer societies. They’re among 63 separate…
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Violent protests across France continued into a fourth night on Friday, following the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old male in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris. Video of the incident showed police threatening the victim, identified as a French national of Algerian and Moroccan descent named Nahel M., and…
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British Home Secretary Suella Braverman says the United Kingdom remains committed to its migration policies and will appeal Thursday’s Court of Appeal decision that the U.K. policy on deporting migrants to Rwanda is unlawful. “The Prime Minister and I have made a promise to the British people to stop the…
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President Julius Maada Bio has been elected to another term in Sierra Leone, where the country’s electoral commission declared him the winner of Saturday’s election with 56.2% of the vote. It was enough to ensure that the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) candidate will not face a runoff election. Main…
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The United States has imposed travel visa restrictions on Ugandans who are involved in “undermining the democratic process in Uganda,” a move the U.S. Department of State says is a response to human rights abuses and corruption. The new measures directed by President Joe Biden follow the implementation of Uganda’s…
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South African authorities are asking people to share their experiences with seismic researchers following an early-morning earthquake on Sunday, the strongest to hit the Johannesburg region in at least six years. The epicenter of the quake was in the Boksburg area, a few kilometers outside the East Rand Proprietary Mine,…
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At least 54 soldiers died in last month’s attack on Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces personnel serving in Somalia, according to findings from the investigation released at the weekend. The attack occurred in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia, about 120 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, where Ugandan troops serve with an…
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Nigeria’s new president began his tenure on Tuesday, following an inaugural ceremony in Abuja in which he vowed to step up security efforts and address jobs and the economy. “My primary foreign policy objective must be the peace and stability of the West African subregion and the African continent,” said…
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Uganda has not yet confirmed the death toll in Thursday’s attack on Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces personnel serving in Somalia, although al-Shabaab extremists say more than 130 UPDF members died. The attack occurred in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia, about 120 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, where Ugandan troops serve…
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Namibian authorities have reported a fatal case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and said they’re following at least 27 contacts for possible exposure, with two dozen health workers counted among them. The male patient fell ill in Gobabis, a town not far from Namibia’s eastern border with Botswana, according to…
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Namibia’s journalists are proud of their ranking in this year’s World Press Freedom Index, with the highest rating of any African country and 22 in the world overall. But there’s still plenty of room for improvement, they say, and the annual Reporters Without Borders rating still shows a drop from…
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