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S.Africa’s gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents say
We are offering the following story that has been selected by AFP's chief editors for re-publication as among the best of the week. Pictures...
Deforestation in S.Leone national park threatens chimps, humans alike
Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks,...
Blaze hits major Nigeria oil pipeline
Lagos, Nigeria - A fire broke out at a major pipeline in southern Nigeria, Africa's largest petrol producer, police said on Tuesday, adding they had...
Tunisian rehab barge offers hope for vulnerable sea turtles
On a barge hundreds of metres off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watches intently as Besma, a recovering sea...
NGOs accuse Uganda oil project of ‘serious human rights violations’
Nairobi, Kenya
International human rights groups alleged "serious human rights violations" around an oil mega-project being developed in Uganda and Tanzania by the French company TotalEnergies...
