France’s 73rd lumberjacking championship in Chamrousse saw 60 competitors race axes through logs, preserving Alpine forestry traditions for 2,000 spectators.

The United Nations says more than 500,000 Somalis were displaced during the first three months of this year, with drought responsible for nine out of ten displacements.

A bitter cold snap is sweeping across South Africa, bringing heavy snow, freezing temperatures and strong winds to several provinces. Snow has covered high-lying areas while forecasters warn of more wintry weather and rough seas along the coast.

The trial of Malian commentator Youssouf Bathily, known as Ras Bath, and activist Rose opened on August 10 before the Bamako Court of Appeal, with both denying accusations of criminal association and undermining state institutions.

President Donald Trump secretly switched from Air Force One to a smaller military aircraft after last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, according to The Washington Post, in an elaborate security operation reportedly prompted by an Iranian threat against him.

Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities.

A rockfall at an illegal mine northwest of Johannesburg killed 14 clandestine miners, most of them from Lesotho, with several hurt and others possibly still stuck underground, police said Tuesday.

Tigray rebel authorities have accused Ethiopia’s federal government of carrying out deadly drone strikes in the region, raising fears of a renewed conflict nearly four years after a peace deal ended a devastating two-year war.

With nearly 70 percent of Zambia’s population under the age of 30, the youth vote is expected to play a decisive role in determining the country’s next government.

Manizales, in Colombia’s western Caldas department, was among the areas hardest hit by Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake, with streets littered with rubble as rescue teams searched damaged buildings for survivors.

MPs in Sierra Leone have approved a contested overhaul of the country’s electoral rules. The law lowers the presidential victory threshold, introduces proportional representation and reserves 30 percent of political leadership positions for women.

Spain is preparing for a rare celestial spectacle as a total solar eclipse crosses the mainland on August 12, bringing brief darkness to parts of the Iberian Peninsula and offering millions across Europe a chance to witness one of astronomy’s most striking events.

Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis has begun. Prosecutors accuse the former gang leader of orchestrating the killing, one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.

Libyan authorities say unknown perpetrators were behind an attack on a major gasoline reservoir west of Tripoli. The reservoir at the country’s second-largest oil refinery in Zawiya caught fire and collapsed.

Rescuers in Cali search rubble after Colombia’s strongest quake this century, which killed over 130 people, left hundreds injured and many missing.

A massive wildfire in Spain’s Huelva province has forced 800 evacuations, burned around 20,000 hectares and comes during Europe’s worsening drought crisis.

The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo began months before it was officially declared, the World Health Organization told a news conference in Bunia on Monday. It’s now the fastest growing Ebola outbreak on record.

With just days to go before Thursday’s presidential election, Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema is on the campaign trail. Nearly half of registered voters are aged between 18 and 35, making young people a potentially pivotal bloc.

In an open letter revealed on Monday, the three confederations said trust had been broken through deception, and that no individual should place himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority.

The governor of Libya’s central bank, Naji Issa, has resigned without giving a reason, several reports said on Monday.

Three days before Zambia’s presidential election, the campaign is entering its decisive phase. Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema is defending his economic record against his main rival, Brian Mundubile, as the cost of living emerges as voters’ top concern

Chadema described the hearing as a critical test of Tanzania’s commitment to democracy, the rule of law, and political freedoms, arguing the prosecution has been used to suppress legitimate opposition.

Hamas says it remains committed to the proposed roadmap and expects mediators and the United States to press Israel to move forward with the agreement.

As skateboarding continues to grow in popularity, organizers hope the festival will help establish urban sports as an important part of Congo’s cultural and sporting future.

Heavy snow, hail, rain and icy conditions are causing major disruption across several provinces in South Africa, with a number of key roads closed. Motorists are being urged to drive with extreme caution.

Cameroon shocked defending champion Nigeria and Malawi stunned Ghana to reach the semifinals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday and seal World Cup qualification.

Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court has validated a law allowing the state to reclaim land still registered in the names of foreign settlers from the colonial era, reviving a long-running land dispute while putting sovereignty and access to property ownership at the heart of the reform.

Messi and his family had traveled from Miami on a private plane and were escorted by a police motorcade to a Rosario cemetery, where a private family wake was held before the burial early on Sunday. Messi’s father Jorge Messi died Saturday at a hospital in Rosario at age 68.

Months after passing a law upping the penalties for homosexual relations, Senegal is intensifying its crackdown on same-sex relations. On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office said 71 men have been arrested and charged with “unnatural acts.”

Ms Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean – two-third of Fugees – performed all of their landmark album “The Score,” as Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival made its UK debut on Friday.

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has urged Parliament to pass disputed electoral reforms that would lower the presidential victory threshold, introduce proportional representation and reserve 30 percent of political leadership positions for women.

Africa’s lions are running out of space. Habitat loss, shrinking prey populations and growing conflict with communities are putting the continent’s big cats under mounting pressure, with retaliatory killings and poisoning posing an added threat to their survival.

Congolese authorities have released a boat detained earlier this week over fears passengers might be carrying the Ebola virus.

Pope Leo called for peace in Sudan on Sunday during an address at the Vatican. Leo singled out El-Obeid, the beseiged capital of North Kordofan state. Residents are facing a lack food, water and medical supplies as fighting in the city continues.

With Zambia’s presidential election just days away, residents of the capital Lusaka are hoping Thursday’s vote will bring meaningful change.

Its latest defence comes after UEFA confirmed a ‘departure payment’ made to an alleged mistress when he was working with them.

However, its foreign minister warned a deal would not automatically result in the reopening of the crucial waterway.

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would not withdraw from the Palestinian enclave until Hamas fully disarms.

The 68-year-old Jorge, who played a central role in his son’s career, died on Saturday morning following an undisclosed illness.

The city’s Mayor Shiro Suzuki denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence in the global community, including Japan .