Africa
Argument over coal phase-out holds up UN climate conference deal
Last-minute wrangling over commitments to phase out coal power held up a deal at the U.N. climate conference on Saturday that conference ...Togo says repelled possible militant attack near Burkina Faso border
Togolese security forces repulsed an attack this week by unidentified armed men who had crossed its northern border with Burkina Faso, the ...World powers meet to push for elections in politically fragile Libya
World powers meet in France on Friday to push for elections in Libya by year-end and endorse efforts to remove foreign forces ...World heading for 2.4C of warming after latest climate pledges -analysts
New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 degrees Celsius of global warming this century, far ...Sudan internet cuts complicate civil disobedience campaign against coup
Sudanese pro-democracy groups on Sunday launched two days of civil disobedience and strikes in protest against last month’s military coup, although participation ...Sudanese talks make progress, source says, as international pressure grows
Talks between Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the leaders of an Oct. 25 military coup are making progress, a source close ...Young activists to take spotlight for a day at UN climate talks
Activists will take over the UN climate summit in Scotland on Friday, capping off a week of dizzying government speeches and pledges ...Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 ...Up to 100 missing in collapsed Nigerian highrise
Up to 100 people were missing after a luxury residential highrise under construction in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos collapsed on Monday, trapping ...Ethiopia’s PM defiant as rival Tigray forces make advances
Ethiopia’s prime minister has called on citizens to redouble their efforts to combat the rival Tigray forces who claim to have seized ...














