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The North Africa wildfires started on 24 July 2023 primarily in Algeria with at least 97 blazes, killing at least 34 (with 10 soldiers), injuring 26, mobilising 7,500 firefighters and 350 firetrucks with aerial support, [1] [2] [3] forcing thousands of evacuations primarily in El Taref Province with blazes also reported in Tunisia and Morocco.
The population density of Africa as of 2000. North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.
Tchin-Tabaradene massacre – 650–1,500 civilians killed. ^ Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014) combined casualty figure 4,686–4,687: 2011 Egyptian Revolution – 846 killed. Aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution – 300 killed. Timeline of the Egyptian Crisis under Mohamed Morsi – 127–128 killed. Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014 ...
Russian invasion of Ukraine. August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov accuses the Ukrainian military of using chemical weapons that poisoned Russian civilians. Ukraine 's State Security Service denies these claims and accuses Russia of falsifying war crimes.
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List. The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [ 1] As of 2024, All African UN member states are included in the report.
17 January – 21 June 2020: 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament. January 23 – 31: African Para Games in Cairo, Egypt. January 28 – February 7: 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations: Morocco was the defending champion and successfully managed to defend their title after beating Egypt 5–0 in the final.
The history of North Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its classical period, the arrival and spread of Islam, the colonial period, and finally the post-independence era, in which the current nations were formed. The region has been influenced by many diverse cultures. The development of sea travel firmly brought the region into the ...