'Fire continent': African forest fires far outnumber Amazon blazes

DAKAR, Senegal -- While the world has watched with fear and fascination the fires burning in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, satellite images show a far greater number of blazes on the African continent. NASA has called Africa the "fire continent" that's home to at least 70 per cent of the 10,000 fires burning worldwide on an average August day. The agency says the number of fires is consistent from year to year. While French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is considering launching an internat