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Ethiopia's controversial mega-dam
Ethiopia's controversial mega-dam
by  AFP

Ethiopia's massive hydro-electric dam project on a tributary of the Nile has raised regional tensions notably with Egypt, which depends on the huge river for 97 percent of its water supply, and with Sudan. - Egyptian thirst - Egypt, an arid nation of nearly 100 million people, depends on the Nile for 97 percent of its water needs, including for agriculture.

Eleven died in Gambia's worst floods in 50 years
Eleven died in Gambia's worst floods in 50 years
by  AFP

The Gambia suffered its worst flooding in "nearly half a century" late last month, killing 11 people and internally displacing more than 5,000, its disaster agency said in a report. "The suburbs in urban settlements have been the hardest hit", the agency said, with 11 deaths reported and 5,407 people internally displaced.

Burkina junta says army to win back areas lost to rebels
Burkina junta says army to win back areas lost to rebels
by  AFP

Burkina Faso's army will deploy a new strategy to push back jihadist insurgents and recapture lost territory, the defence minister said Friday. Defence Minister General Barthelemy Simpore told a press conference the army would reorganise fighting units to take back areas from rebels and allow displaced people to safely return home.

Kenya election commission says count moving too slowly
Kenya election commission says count moving too slowly
by  AFP

The head of Kenya's election commission on Friday admitted the tallying of results from the country's presidential poll was moving too slowly, blaming political parties for the delay, as national broadcasters abruptly stopped sharing provisional outcomes. But the broadcasters suddenly stopped their tallies on Thursday, with around a million votes left to go.

Ten years on, S.Africa awaits justice for slain striking miners
Ten years on, S.Africa awaits justice for slain striking miners
by  AFP

A decade after her 30-year-old brother was killed when South African police opened fire on miners striking for better wages, Nolufefe Noki is still no closer to obtaining justice. Television footage that day of police opening fire on protestors, raising a crest of dust at the foot of the hill, shocked South Africa and the world.

I.Coast's Gbagbo pushes for amnesty with eye on 2025 vote
I.Coast's Gbagbo pushes for amnesty with eye on 2025 vote
by  AFP

President Alassane Ouattara last week lifted the shadow of a jail sentence over his erstwhile bitter rival Laurent Gbagbo, but the measure may only go a short way towards lowering Ivory Coast's political temperature. Jean Alabro, a political commentator based in Ivory Coast's economic hub Abidjan, said Ouattara, 80, would have carefully "weighed" whether to pardon or amnesty Gbagbo.

Foster on ropes in South Africa as All Blacks seek end to dismal run
Foster on ropes in South Africa as All Blacks seek end to dismal run
by  AFP

The New Zealand Herald has called embattled All Blacks coach Ian Foster "a decent man who is out of his depth in a brutal business" as he prepares for a Test that could seal his fate. Senior New Zealand Herald sport writer Chris Rattue has labelled Foster "among the worst All Blacks coaches in history".

Drought tightens its grip on Morocco
Drought tightens its grip on Morocco
by  AFP

Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but isolated village in Morocco and because he just couldn't bear it any longer. But it is not just his village that is suffering -- all of the North African country has been hit.