CONAKRY — Almost two weeks after a huge fire in Guinea's main fuel depot brought death and destruction, anger is growing as the economy is reeling, with inflation rising, petrol rationed and no trucks moving merchandise.
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Israel pounded south and central Gaza on Friday as Egypt was to host a high-level Hamas delegation for talks to try and end the nearly 12-week war that has devastated the besieged Palestinian territory.
YUMA, ARIZONA — As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new pollution problem is rearing its head: What to do with old or worn-out solar panels?
Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso nearly 32 years after the West African nation fell out with former colonial ruler France. Moscow closed its embassy in 1992.
ABIDJAN — In the kitchen of his Abidjan restaurant, Ivory Coast chef Charlie Koffi prepares his country's staggering tropical bounty with the techniques of fine French cuisine. And he's far from alone.
RABAT, MOROCCO — Morocco coach Walid Regragui said he wants his team to break "the curse of the African Cup" as he named his 27-man squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday.
NAIROBI — The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces arrived Thursday in Ethiopia after stopping in Uganda on his first trips abroad since war erupted with Sudan's army in April.
MONROVIA — The death toll from an oil tanker explosion in central Liberia has risen to more than 40, the country's chief medical officer said Thursday.
ADRÉ — Sitting outside her makeshift shelter in eastern Chad, Sudanese refugee Mariam Adam Yaya warmed up tea on some firewood in a bid to quell her hunger.
TOKYO - In prim and proper Japan, all it took to prompt a prestigious department store chain into an earnest, public apology in the aftermath of Christmas were complaints over mangled $40 cakes.
OUAGADOUGOU — Burkina Faso's former foreign minister-turned-opposition-leader has been missing for three days after being taken away from his house by people who said they were police, his party said on Wednesday.
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories - Power cuts have become a fact of life in war-torn Gaza. But thanks to embedded SIM cards, Palestinians can still access the internet and stay in touch with loved ones abroad.
NEW YORK — US rapper Kanye West apologized to the Jewish community Tuesday, after a series of antisemitic comments that sparked outrage and led to the star being dropped from lucrative commercial deals and banned from social media.
LUSAKA— Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigned Tuesday, the president's office announced, hours after he was embroiled in a social media frenzy over alleged dealings with a Chinese businessman.
CONAKRY — The explosion and fire at Guinea's main fuel depot that killed 24 people and injured 454 has been "completely extinguished" nine days after it started, the government said in a statement to AFP.
WASHINGTON — A U.S. import ban on certain Apple smartwatch models came into effect Tuesday, after the Biden administration opted not to veto a ruling on patent infringements.
KAMPALA — Militants from the Allied Democratic Forces, ADF, jihadist group burned a grandmother and two children to death on Christmas Day in western Uganda, local officials said Tuesday.
KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said Tuesday that it will outlaw an opposition-led demonstration planned for Wednesday to protest alleged "irregularities" in last week's elections.
TUNIS, TUNISIA — Mohamed Amine Htiouich began honing his metal engraving skills as a teenager. Now the 37-year-old Tunisian is training the next generation in the ancient art, recently recognized by UNESCO.
RABAT, MOROCCO — Nearly a million low-income Moroccan families are due to receive government aid, authorities announced on Monday, launching the kingdom's first and much-awaited social benefits program.
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