Iran scrambles to induce rain as years-long drought triggers water crisis/in /by
A cloud-seeding flight was conducted on Saturday over the country's largest lake, officials said. Tehran is now in its sixth year of drought. High temperatures over the summer led to power outages
First strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters/in /by
Winter's first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza's sprawling Muwasi tent camp on Saturday, as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of war
UN officials warn of worsening situation in Sudan/in /by
Officials from the UN refugee agency, World Health Organization and UNMAS (United Nations Mine Action Service) on Friday delivered stark warnings over the deteriorating situation in Sudan
Haitian town buries its Hurricane Melissa victims/in /by
Eighteen caskets, topped with bright yellow and orange flowers, were carried into a public plaza where a crowd gathered to say their goodbyes in Petit-Goave, southern Haiti
Timbuktu’s ancient manuscripts return after years away/in /by
Thirteen years ago, when al-Qaida-connected fighters swept into the city, staff and local families smuggled tens of thousands of manuscripts south to Bamako for safety
COP30: UN urges protection for climate migrants/in /by
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on global leaders to protect the rights and dignity of those living on the frontlines of the climate crisis, including migrants and displaced persons, Indigenous Peoples, and traditional and local communities
Benin adopts constitutional amendment to create Senate, extend presidential term/in /by
Benin's National Assembly has adopted a constitutional amendment extending presidential and legislative terms from five years to seven. It also creates a Senate, made up of between 25 to 30 members.
DRC and M23 sign framework peace deal to end fighting in eastern Congo/in /by
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have signed a framework peace deal aimed in the at ending fighting in eastern Congo.
CAR’s top court clears Touadera to stand in December presidential election/in /by
Central African Republic’s top court has cleared President Faustin Archange Touadera to stand in next month’s presidential election.
Tanzania launches inquiry into post-election killings, President Hassan tells parliament/in /by
Tanzania is launching an inquiry into last month’s post-election killings, President Samia Suluhu Hassan told parliament on Friday.