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Rural Algerian firefighters are pioneering new ways to combat wildfires fed by Algeria’s hot, dry climate. With artificial intelligence and new laws, the government is streamlining faster responses and saving lives.

On the sweltering summer nights when Egypt struggled with power cuts, a small village nestled in the Nile Delta remained alight. In June, reeling from a shortfall of foreign reserves and a natural gas shortage, Egypt introduced new measures to cope with a relentless summer heatwave that has strained

"On Africa 54: Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development speaks with VOA about the East African nation’s oil reserves and the logistics of getting it to the world market. Plus, analysts speak on how U.S. presidential debates impact the outcome of who would occupy the White House following the elections in November. This and more news-related updates on today’s Africa 54!"

Security personnel and residents like Austin Otieno say that Ominde’s soccer initiative, which kicked off four years ago, has impacted youth behavior, crime rates, and incidents of police violence

A man in Gaza struggles to find hope during war living on the border with Egypt, as his family is displaced and constantly in danger.

More than 300 athletes with varying disabilities are set to compete in 14 different sports over the 10-day event.

Cheering crowds greet taekwondo player Palesha Goverdhan, whose podium finish brought Nepal its first Paralympic medal.

These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza for Monday, September 2.

The pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a ceasefire deal and bring home surviving captives from Gaza is rising.

Angry demonstrators stage mass protests as Israel’s largest trade union calls for a general strike on Monday.

The Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling group have overcome war and personal adversity for a chance to compete internationally.

"24-year-old Ide Oumarou Jabirou says he always dreamt of one day carving out his path to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, and his amputated left arm was not an obstacle. VOA Africa Reporter Boureima Balima has the young athlete’s story from Niamey, Niger, narrated by Omary Kaseko. Camera: Luc Oga. In collaboration with Egab.co."

As former child soldiers flee Boko Haram in Nigeria, their communities are grappling with how to deal with their return.

Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp has rapidly expanded in its 34 years, and now sport is one of the inhabitants' best hopes.

In Yemen access to healthcare is expensive and limited, but autistic women also face physical and sexual violence – and the violence of being hidden away.

La República Democrática del Congo, azotada por una grave crisis humanitaria, décadas de guerra y unos sistemas de salud muy precarios, es el epicentro de la emergencia sanitaria

Las indemnizaciones para los 1,5 millones de afectados por las inundaciones tras la ruptura de dos presas en Derna llegan con cuentagotas, según denuncian defensores de los derechos humanos

El país africano ha declarado el fin de un brote que causó más de 700 muertes, pero los expertos urgen a resolver las carencias que favorecen la enfermedad, para evitar su reaparición

The LRC has currently "eleven centres, each with about seven vehicles" and that some were located about 5–10 kilometres from the conflict zone

Tensions escalate in the Middle East after an Israeli airstrike on Dahieh, targeting Hezbollah, kills civilians and brings about fears of broader conflict

Analysis: Yahya Sinwar’s appointment as leader centres Hamas' political and military decision-making in the Gaza Strip while strengthening ties with Iran.

Lebanon's economy has been reeling from a crisis described by the World Bank in 2021 as one of the worst worldwide since the mid-19th century.

Haniyeh was one politician who worked hard towards a ceasefire. Eliminating him is akin to eliminating the prospects of a ceasefire

Activistas de derechos humanos iraníes denuncian el aumento de las deportaciones y las actuaciones policiales violentas contra esta comunidad. Las llegadas se multiplicaron tras el retorno de los talibanes al poder en Kabul en 2021 al país que más refugiados recibe del mundo

Yara Naufal, a Beirut-based psychologist, said she was inundated with requests from individuals seeking psychological help following the Israeli sonic booms.

We're trying to reassure people that we're ready, but our government is not at all prepared for repeated disasters.

In Algeria's Tizi Ouzo, new planes, a drone and public awareness have paid dividends this fire season, with no deaths reported

In the whole of Sudan, at least 75 people have been killed and over 164,000 people were affected by the floods in 11 states.

A proposed law in Iraq to lower the marriage age to nine is fuelling concerns and protests over its potential to increase child marriages and harm young girls

Analysis: With Sudan's army and the RSF failing to attend the talks, there remains a lack of genuine commitment from the warring parties to cease hostilities.

Más de 375.000 personas se han visto obligadas abandonar sus hogares para escapar de las regiones que han quedado anegadas por las intensas lluvias que sufre el país desde julio, debido en parte al aumento de las temperaturas en el Índico

In-depth: Khalifa Haftar's sons are using huge billion-dollar reconstruction projects with murky funding to entrench their power in eastern Libya.

"The state hasn't been responsible for securing and protecting the borders, especially when it comes to Israel," an analyst remarked to The New Arab.

In recent years, cybercrime has skyrocketed globally, with the number of successful cyberattacks more than doubling in the past five years. This alarming trend is also evident in Africa. In 2023, the continent recorded the highest number of weekly cyberattacks per organization.

Journalists in Gaza are being deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli forces while trying to report on the escalating conflict and humanitarian crisis

In-depth: The Kisiya family has been fighting for 12 years to stop Israeli settlers from seizing their land in Bethlehem's Makhrour valley.

The emergency polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached more children than expected, with 161,000 receiving their initial dose in the first two days.

Volunteers in Cairo are racing against time to preserve the city’s historical memory while bulldozers demolish parts of the City of the Dead to construct new highways

La milicia fundamentalista promueve campamentos para niños y adolescentes y cursos de movilización con un fuerte componente ideológico. La oposición de los parientes desencadena los homicidios, más de 160 desde 2021, según datos de la Red Yemení por los Derechos y las Libertades

In-depth: Egypt has increasingly been using citizenship revocation as a tool to punish political opponents.

In-depth: The Gaza war is serving as a cover for Israel to accelerate expansionist policies in the West Bank, with the ultimate aim of annexing the territory.

"I'm clinging to my land," Hussein Karim, a 58-year-old resident, told The New Arab. "Either I live on it, or die with it.

"The recent events at the Allenby Bridge will lead to the imposition of strict security restrictions," noted economic expert Shady Hamad to The New Arab.

As Sudan’s civil war worsens, looters are targeting the National Museum and other museums, putting priceless artefacts across the country in grave danger

For Bishoy Kamel Talaat, who works at the Suez Canal, it is more than a hub of global trade; it’s the place where he found a sense of belonging and purpose.

Wissam Hassan Al-Kawafi works at the Marine Inspection Department at the Port of Benghazi since 2003. He has developed a deep connection with the port, where he is greeted each morning by familiar faces and the vibrant sounds of maritime life.

Kareem Hassan Mongys life for the bigger part has been associated with the Port of Al-Maala in Aden. Decades later, as the port faded with time, its memories remained vivid within him.

Familias palestinas desplazadas en una zona costera en el sur de la Franja ven cómo sus tiendas de campaña se inundan por la oscilación del mar y temen que sus frágiles refugios no resistan al frío y a las lluvias del invierno

The intelligence breach shown by the attack, and the scale of it, were unfathomable to a population grappling with crisis after crisis.
