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The world is entering an era of “global water bankruptcy” with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.It argues that decades of overuse, pollution, environmental destruction and climate pressure had pushed many water systems so beyond the point of recovery that a new …

UN report declares global state of ‘water bankruptcy’Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:15:40 GMT Read More »

Flooding in Tunisia has killed four people, authorities said Tuesday, as schools and businesses were forced to close after parts of the country experienced their heaviest rainfall in more than 70 years.All four deaths occurred in Moknine in the Monastir governorate of the North African country, where “two people were swept away by floodwaters, while …

Floods kill four as Tunisia sees heaviest rain in decadesTue, 20 Jan 2026 20:55:07 GMT Read More »

Tens of thousands of Senegal football fans lined the streets of Dakar on Tuesday as the Lions of Teranga held a victory parade to celebrate their triumph in the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco.The players and coaches brandished their trophy from an open-top bus which inched its way through immense crowds across the …

Dakar delights in Senegal parade honouring AFCON championsTue, 20 Jan 2026 18:01:26 GMT Read More »

An armed attack has killed at least 31 civilians in western Niger near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a region rife with jihadist groups, local sources said Tuesday.The assailants struck on Sunday in a village lying in the Tillaberi region, located in the so-called tri-border area — a flashpoint zone where the …

Suspected jihadist attack kills 31 civilians in NigerTue, 20 Jan 2026 17:17:14 GMT Read More »

The family of murdered Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba said Tuesday they hope to get justice, as a Belgian court weighs prosecuting the sole surviving suspect over the 1961 killing.Lumumba’s relatives have pushed for the past 15 years for what they say is a long-overdue legal reckoning over the complicity of Belgian officials in his …

Family seeks ‘justice’ as Belgium weighs Lumumba killing trialTue, 20 Jan 2026 17:01:25 GMT Read More »

Togo has extradited Burkina Faso’s former transitional president to his home country, where he is accused of plotting several attempted coups, the government said Tuesday.Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in January 2022 in Burkina Faso, only to be ousted nine months later in the coup that installed current junta chief Captain Ibrahim Traore.Since going into …

Togo extradites ex-Burkina leader after alleged coup plotTue, 20 Jan 2026 15:07:08 GMT Read More »

Severe flooding in Mozambique has triggered a rapidly escalating emergency that is already affecting more than half a million people, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.”The numbers keep rising as extensive flooding continues and dams keep releasing water to avoid bursting,” said Paola Emerson, head of Mozambique operations at the UN humanitarian agency OCHA.Heavy rains …

Mozambique floods causing spiralling emergency: UNTue, 20 Jan 2026 15:04:08 GMT Read More »

Uganda’s army chief, who is the son of newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni, threatened Tuesday to hunt down and kill opposition leader Bobi Wine, who is in hiding after losing last week’s election.General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 51, has made no secret of his desire to succeed his father, who was declared winner of a seventh term …

Uganda president’s son and possible heir threatens opposition leaderTue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:01 GMT Read More »

Mohamed Salah made his much-anticipated return to Liverpool training on Tuesday following the Africa Cup of Nations as the club prepare to face Marseille in the Champions League.A smiling Salah was put through his paces during a workout with the rest of the squad at the club’s training centre on the eve of the match …

Salah returns to Liverpool training after AFCONTue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:37 GMT Read More »

The family of murdered Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba said Tuesday they hope to get justice, as a Belgian court weighs prosecuting the sole surviving suspect over the 1961 killing.Lumumba’s relatives have pushed for the past 15 years for what they say is a long-overdue legal reckoning over the complicity of Belgian officials in his …

Belgian court weighs trial for ex-diplomat over Lumumba killingTue, 20 Jan 2026 13:23:32 GMT Read More »