France shuts down last military base in Senegal after 65 years/in /by
“Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country, and sovereignty does not accept the presence of military bases in a sovereign country,” President Faye said.
Low turnout for municipal elections in Togo: Silent boycott or just a slow start?/in /by
Polling stations in Togo opened on July 17, 2025 for the country's municipal elections. But by mid-morning, just a trickle of voters had been to cast their votes in the capital Lomé. Are voters boycotting the poll or just not interested?
US flagship HIV and AIDS programme saved from spending cuts – for now/in /by
Republican Senators took out a $400 million cut to PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief programme, from a new bill that seeks to massively curb US government spending. The amendment still needs to be approved and go back to the House of Representatives for another round of voting.
Rare dinosaur skeleton sells for $30 million at Sotheby’s ‘Geek Week’ auction/in /by
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for more than $30 million.
U.S. deports 95 Haitians amid policy shift as repatriates face uncertain future/in /by
As Haiti continues to grapple with political instability, violence, and economic hardship, the return of deportees adds another layer of pressure on a country struggling to reintegrate its nationals.
Haitians mark annual Voodoo-Christian pilgrimage amid gang violence/in /by
Faithful gathered in Port-au-Prince, instead of Saut d’Eau, after gangs took control of the city.
New US law targets fentanyl-related copycat drugs driving overdose deaths/in /by
US President Donald Trump says a bill he signed on Wednesday will toughen prison sentences by permanently reclassifying illegal, fentanyl-related drugs as Schedule 1 narcotics.
Togo holds first local elections since controversial power shift/in /by
Voters are expected to elect leaders of the country's 117 municipalities. President Faure Gnassingbe, 59, is not formally on the ballot himself, yet the poll will be a test of Gnassingbe's popularity with calls to widespread anti-government protests on July 16 and 17.
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visits Mauritania for talks on migration, trade and regional security/in /by
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visits Mauritania to boost cooperation on migration. Sanchez stressed the role 'safe and orderly' migration plays in Spain's economy but his visit comes amidst anti-immigrant unrest in Murcia after an attack on an elderly man last week.
12 countries adopt measures to pressure Israel to end military action in Gaza/in /by
A bloc of 12 countries meeting in Colombia to discuss how to respond to the conflict in Gaza have agreed to a series of measures aimed at pressuring Israel to stop its military action in the Palestinian territory.