UK hits RSF commanders with sanctions over Sudan atrocities
Four RSF commanders, including Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo – the brother of RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, targeted by the UK sanctions.
12 Dec, 2025
Senegal suspends extradition deal with France
Senegal says it will refuse to extradite 12 people wanted by France “until France responds favourably to what we have requested”.
12 Dec, 2025
UN urges Eritrea, Ethiopia to respect border pact on 25th anniversary
Eritrea and Ethiopia signed the Algiers agreement after the two neighbours fought a bloody war in 1998-2000, resulting in the death of 70,000-80,000 people on both sides.
12 Dec, 2025
Kenyan climate activist, 22, sets world record after hugging a tree for 72 hours
Kenyan climate activist Truphena Muthoni has set a new world record after hugging a tree for 72 consecutive hours in Nyeri County, completing the feat on Thursday.
12 Dec, 2025
Kenyan court temporarily blocks US health deal over data privacy concerns
At least 200 soldiers from Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire in Benin for ‘clean-up’ after failed coup
France’s central bank accused of complicity in Tutsi genocide in Rwanda
US threatens to cut aid to South Sudan over costs on humanitarian supplies
Bodies collected from streets after M23’s advance into eastern DRC’s Uvira city
11 Dec, 2025
UN to meet Sudan’s warring parties in Geneva: Guterres
UN officials are to meet with Sudan’s warring parties in Geneva, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya on Thursday, without disclosing a date for the discussions.
11 Dec, 2025
South Sudan deploys troops to secure key Heglig oil field in Sudan
The military said the troop deployment was agreed between South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, Sudan Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
11 Dec, 2025
Eritrean president meets Saudi crown prince to discuss diplomatic ties
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is in Saudi Arabia on an official visit.
11 Dec, 2025
Ghana deports three Israelis in retaliatory move after ‘ill treatment’ of its nationals
The Ghanaian government has deported three Israelis after the West African nation decried the “mistreatment” of its nationals by Israel.
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.
