Algeria battles intense wildfires amid heatwave/in /by
Algeria continues to battle intense wildfires amid high temperatures, with authorities saying they have mobilised significant resources to fight them.
Women sand miners toil stripped Cape Verde beach/in /by
On a rocky Cape Verde beach, Maria and Vania fill their buckets with black sand the moment that waves recede, transporting it on their heads to a stockpile where it will be sold illegally.
Ivory Coast fashion designers storm the international stage/in /by
Favoured by the likes of Beyoncé and Aya Nakamura, Ivory Coast fashion is wooing the world stage, thanks in part to showcasing on social media.
Iran accuses the United States of bombing civilian infrastructure/in /by
Iranian state media are reporting that bridges, a train station, and an airport were among the sites hit, amid renewed airstrikes.
China rescuers race to find trapped people after landslide/in /by
China launched a large-scale rescue operation after a landslide struck Pengshui County in Chongqing municipality on 17 July, burying part of a residential area and trapping an unknown number of people.
Pix of the Day, 17 July 2026/in /by
Pix of the Day, 17 July 2026
Five candidates confirmed for Sao Tome and Principe presidential race/in /by
The Constitutional Court validated, on 16 June, five of the six candidacies: the incumbent President Carlos Vila Nova, running for a second term; former Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus; the parliamentary leader of the ADI, Nito D’Abreu; as well as jurists Miques João Bonfim and Eugénio Tiny.
Cameroon launches tax recovery operation in the gold sector/in /by
This is part of a series of new measures to regain control over the gold sector to enhance its contribution to economic development.
India launches first hydrogen-powered passenger train to cut emissions/in /by
India launches its first hydrogen-powered passenger train, NaMo Green Rail, boosting clean rail transport and cutting diesel emissions.
“Shangwe, le bal”: a dance project full of joy/in /by
On a sweltering afternoon in the French city of Lyon, around 60 dancers fully ignored the heat to immerse themselves in a festive performance brought to them by Kenyan-American choreographer and dancer Wanjiru Kamuyu.