In the earthquake-hit mountains of Morocco, 13-year-old Abdessamad El Berd gets up before dawn to make the long trek to the tent city that is his new school, walking by torchlight and careful to avoid roaming dogs.His father accompanies him on the 14-kilometre (nine-mile) walk from their remote village of Tinghar to the makeshift school set …

Children trek to tent school in quake-hit MoroccoTue, 19 Sep 2023 11:46:10 GMT Read More »

In a Libyan hospital ward, trauma and grief mix with disbelief and anger among the survivors of the flood disaster that killed untold thousands in the devastated city of Derna.A tsunami-sized flash flood crashed through the Mediterranean city, razing entire neighbourhoods, after two upstream dams burst amid torrential rains on September 10.”Two years ago, the …

‘We need a state’: anger among Libya flood survivorsTue, 19 Sep 2023 10:23:22 GMT Read More »

A Sudanese activist on Monday blasted world leaders for excluding young people from key decisions affecting the future of the planet and urged them to step up the fight against climate change and poverty.Addressing a hall full of heads of state and dignitaries at a United Nations anti-poverty summit in New York, Sudanese doctor and …

Sudanese activist demands youth inclusion at UN summitMon, 18 Sep 2023 18:36:51 GMT Read More »

Large numbers of elephants from Zimbabwe’s biggest national park are moving to neighbouring Botswana in a search for water, a spokesman said Monday. “Many animals have and are moving from Hwange National Park into Botswana” Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told AFP.  Hwange National Park covers an area of more than 14,600 square kilometres …

Water shortage drives elephant migration from ZimbabweMon, 18 Sep 2023 17:38:39 GMT Read More »

A senior US official on Monday applauded tough reforms taken by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since coming to office in May, saying they provided an opportunity for Africa’s largest economy.Tinubu has ended a long-standing fuel subsidy that kept the price of petrol artificially low but cost the government billions of dollars and also freed up …

Top US official applauds Nigerian economic reformsMon, 18 Sep 2023 17:10:36 GMT Read More »

As the world faces an unprecedented number of refugees and a backlash grows in Europe, a top UN official is warning against the political push for quick fixes.Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees, said a model comes from what may be an unlikely source — the war in Ukraine, which set off an …

UN refugee chief seeks inclusion, not quick fixes, as needs growMon, 18 Sep 2023 15:43:10 GMT Read More »

Serious violations are still being committed in Ethiopia despite a peace deal in the north, UN rights experts said Monday, warning the conflict was spreading across the country and putting regional stability at risk.”Atrocities, war crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in the country,” the United Nations-backed investigators said in a statement.Last November, …

Ethiopia conflict at a ‘national scale’: UN expertsMon, 18 Sep 2023 14:16:11 GMT Read More »

It was long past midnight when Abdel Moneim Awad al-Sheikh awoke to desperate screams from outside his home in the Libyan city of Derna, only to find his building engulfed by surging flood waters.”I took nothing but my glasses and cellphone and fled as the waters shook the iron doors like an earthquake,” recounted the …

‘The earth shook’: survivors recount Libya flood horrorMon, 18 Sep 2023 12:39:28 GMT Read More »

France-born Tunisia international Hannibal Mejbri scored his first goal for Manchester United at the weekend, four years after joining the club.But while the second-half substitute celebrated, his strike did not lift the gloom at Old Trafford as United slumped to a 3-1 defeat by Brighton.His exuberant celebration drew some criticism given struggling United’s predicament, but …

African players in Europe: Tunisian’s special United goal in vainMon, 18 Sep 2023 12:01:54 GMT Read More »

Calls for compassion for migrants suffering in North Africa and those attempting to reach Europe or die trying will be at the heart of Pope Francis’s visit to Marseille this week.The pontiff is making a two-day trip to France’s second-largest city, a historic gateway for immigrants, where he is expected to insist on the causes …

Pope to defend migrants in Marseille tripMon, 18 Sep 2023 02:15:30 GMT Read More »