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Khartoum Airport nears reopening after Sudan army recapture

Reconstruction work is underway at the facility after the army recaptured it in March amid the ongoing civil war.

Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks near end

Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production.

Protesters rally over Zelenskyy’s exclusion from Trump–Putin summit

Protesters in Anchorage, Alaska, opposed US President Donald Trump meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Mali arrests 2 generals, Frenchman in alleged coup plot

The national television broadcast photos of 11 people it said were members of the group that planned the coup. The security minister also identified the two Malian generals he said were part of the plot

DR Congo, Somalia top cases of conflict-related sexual violence – UN report

In Congo's Kivu alone, health workers treated more than 17,000 victims of sexual violence over just five months last year, according to the report, as battles between Congolese forces and M23 rebels intensified

Tunisia’s Women’s Day parade celebrates the traditional sefsari tunic

Women’s Day marks the anniversary of the 1956 adoption of the Personal Status Code which granted women equal rights.

Sudan’s Khartoum airport gets a new runway as it inches closer to reopening

Reconstruction work is underway at the facility after the army recaptured it in March amid the ongoing civil war.

Morocco battles fierce wildfire in Amelay forest

Teams remain on high alert to prevent the flames from spreading further as the country braces for continued high fire risk.

27 migrants drown off Lampedusa, dozens rescued

Humanitarian organizations warn that the central Mediterranean route remains one of the world’s deadliest migration corridors, with thousands dying each year in desperate attempts to reach Europe.

Debate over asset declarations: Senegal’s controversial draft law

In Senegal, a significant draft law concerning asset declarations is set for debate in the National Assembly on August 18, 2025.