Kenyan court temporarily blocks US health deal over data privacy concerns
Kenya’s High Court has put the brakes on a $1.6 billion Kenya-US Health Cooperation Framework, issuing temporary orders after a petition argued the agreement risks allowing the transfer of confidential health data belonging to Kenyan citizens
12 Dec, 2025
At least 200 soldiers from Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire in Benin for ‘clean-up’ after failed coup
Some 200 Nigerian and Côte d’Ivoire troops are in Benin as part of a security mission supporting the government after a weekend coup attempt, the country’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
12 Dec, 2025
France’s central bank accused of complicity in Tutsi genocide in Rwanda
New allegations have placed the Bank of France under scrutiny, as human rights advocates and researchers accuse it of playing an indirect but significant role in events leading up to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
11 Dec, 2025
US threatens to cut aid to South Sudan over costs on humanitarian supplies
The US threatened to slash aid to South Sudan late on Wednesday, accusing its government of imposing “illicit costs” on humanitarian operations and hindering UN peacekeeping efforts.
11 Dec, 2025
Bodies collected from streets after M23’s advance into eastern DRC’s Uvira city
UN to meet Sudan’s warring parties in Geneva: Guterres
South Sudan deploys troops to secure key Heglig oil field in Sudan
Eritrean president meets Saudi crown prince to discuss diplomatic ties
Ghana deports three Israelis in retaliatory move after ‘ill treatment’ of its nationals
11 Dec, 2025
Over 1,000 flee Sudan’s Kordofan in 48 hours as fighting surges, IOM says
New displacement waves highlight intensifying clashes between Sudan’s army and the RSF, pushing families across state lines in search of safety.
10 Dec, 2025
M23 rebels claim to have captured eastern DRC’s strategic city of Uvira
M23 rebels claim to have seized the city of Uvira, a key commercial hub near the Burundi border that served as the temporary capital of South Kivu province, amid the latest escalation of fighting in eastern DRC.
10 Dec, 2025
DRC’s top diplomat says sanctions needed to salvage Trump’s peace push
DRC’s foreign minister has called on the Trump administration to expand targeted sanctions against Rwanda to “restore the credibility” of its mediation efforts, as M23 rebels advanced on a strategic town bordering Burundi.
10 Dec, 2025
M23’s advance in DRC prompts Burundi border closure
Streets were empty, shops shuttered and soldiers fled the eastern DR Congo city of Uvira on Wednesday, a day after M23 rebels entered the strategic city’s outskirts.
10 Dec, 2025
Somalia establishes its first-ever national human rights commission
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday signed into law the establishment of the country’s first ever National Human Rights Commission.
10 Dec, 2025
Why Nigeria crushing the coup in Benin was a double-edged sword
Nigeria’s swift intervention in quelling the coup in Benin has unleashed a debate on the unresolved paradox of projecting regional leadership and diplomatic strength while domestic security challenges persist.
10 Dec, 2025
South African Airways, Turkish Airlines partner to enhance flights
Both companies say the new codeshare agreement further enhances connectivity and expanded access across key destinations.
10 Dec, 2025
All crew members killed in Sudan military plane crash
Authorities have not disclosed how many personnel were on board.
10 Dec, 2025
At least 19 killed after apartment blocks collapse in Morocco
Local authorities have indicated that the toll could rise in the coming hours.
10 Dec, 2025
Trump’s peace deal at risk as DR Congo rebels advance on key town
The offensive by the M23 rebel group comes despite a US-mediated peace agreement signed last week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington.
