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At Least 70 Drown Off Mauritania After Boat Capsizes

August 29, 2025August 29, 2025Ruth Maclean and Saikou JammehComments Off on At Least 70 Drown Off Mauritania After Boat Capsizes

Around 150 people boarded a boat in Gambia that was thought to have been headed for Europe. The boat capsized after traveling about 380 miles.

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Relics From an Ancient Egyptian ‘Party Town’ Are Pulled Out of the Sea

August 28, 2025Jenny GrossComments Off on Relics From an Ancient Egyptian ‘Party Town’ Are Pulled Out of the Sea

Remnants of a 2,000-year-old sunken city, Canopus, were lifted from waters off Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the city might have been larger than thought.

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China Finds Buyers for Surplus Solar: Africa’s Energy-Hungry Countries

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on China Finds Buyers for Surplus Solar: Africa’s Energy-Hungry Countries

Overproduction in China has led to slashed prices, and buyers on the continent are taking advantage to sharply increase investments in clean energy.

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Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble.

August 22, 2025August 25, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble.

A reassessment of the iconic species has “some dramatic implications for how we view giraffe conservation across Africa,” a new study concludes.

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Tiébilé Dramé, Voice for Rights in Mali, Is Dead at 70

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on Tiébilé Dramé, Voice for Rights in Mali, Is Dead at 70

A former foreign minister, he founded an opposition political party and then served in the government as an unflagging negotiator with northern rebels.

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Uganda Agrees to Take Deportees From U.S.

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025Eve SampsonComments Off on Uganda Agrees to Take Deportees From U.S.

The East African country said it had reached a deal to accept an unspecified number of deportees, who would not include people with criminal records or unaccompanied minors.

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Unregulated Sexual Stimulants Flood West Africa

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025Elian Peltier and Arlette BashiziComments Off on Unregulated Sexual Stimulants Flood West Africa

Unregulated sexual stimulants claiming to be herbal remedies or pharmaceuticals are flooding the region. Officials are scrambling to address the issue.

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African Union Endorses Call to Abandon the Mercator Map

August 19, 2025August 21, 2025Saikou JammehComments Off on African Union Endorses Call to Abandon the Mercator Map

A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of the continent and its size.

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Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know

August 19, 2025August 20, 2025Stephanie NolenComments Off on Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know

Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China, France and other places that have not seen major outbreaks before.

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A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025Apoorva Mandavilli and Taiwo AinaComments Off on A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply

The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.

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