[RFI] Cairo (AFP) - When Sudanese nurse Asmaa returned to the Darfur city of El-Fasher, she found only bodies where her neighbours once lived and no sign of the family she had come to save.
[This Day] State forces, coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), have successfully secured the release of the remaining students and teachers abducted from St. Mary's Catholic School, Papiri, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, sources familiar with the operation, have said.
[Ayin Network] For much of Sudan's modern history, control of the air has marked the boundary between state power and insurgency. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) held aircraft, radars, and air defences. Armed groups moved on the ground, fast and lightly equipped, compensating for their vulnerability with mobility and brutality. That division has now collapsed.
[Ayin Network] A recruiter involved in enlisting young Sudanese men to fight in the Russian army told Ayin that only 15% of those recruited by Russia are actually fighting in Ukraine. Another recruiter, speaking about the risks, said that the probability of death or injury reaches 80%, with no opportunities to change their minds and return to Sudan.
[Daba Finance] The Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) marked its 29th anniversary on December 18, underscoring its role as a shared capital market for the eight member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
[TrustAfrica] Accra, 19th December; In a landmark moment for the global reparations movement, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana welcomed a special delegation of leading advocates and experts from across the African diaspora to align on a unified, intercontinental reparations agenda. The group, which comprises experts from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and the United States thanked President Mahama for his political leadership in championing the cause of reparations within the African continent. They
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says a major, highly secured construction project in his hometown of Foya began without his knowledge, a striking admission that has raises national and international concern over who authorized the project, how it is being funded, and whether Liberia's executive oversight mechanisms are functioning as promised under the country's new administration.
[Agenzia Fides] Juba -- Tensions have risen between the Government of South Sudan and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) following the death, under circumstances that remain unclear, of a mission staff member who had been detained by local security forces. «UNMISS strongly condemns the killing of one of its staff in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal,» a statement from the UN mission said.
[Premium Times] Nigeria has recorded notable progress in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), exceeding global targets for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis, as a Gates Foundation-supported project officially concluded.
[RFI] Kenya has pledged to crack down on overseas recruitment networks after hundreds of its citizens were lured to Russia with promises of work, only to be sent to military camps and, in some cases, the front line in Ukraine.
[allAfrica] Recently in The Gambia, the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission gathered to reflect on the bonds between people and the forest landscapes that sustain them. The meeting took place as countries manage shifting markets, rising demands on land and resources, and the changing realities of rural livelihoods. These landscapes continue to guide daily life, steadying households and shaping their resilience.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- For the international aviation industry, Africa remains an area of potential rather than performance, the International Air Transport Association said this week in open days for the media at IATA's executive office in Switzerland.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- For the international aviation industry, Africa remains an area of potential rather than performance, the International Air Transport Association said this week in open days for the media at IATA's executive office in Switzerland.
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- A decade of constitutional engineering, regional destabilization, and cross-border repression under President Patrice Talon made rupture inevitable. Stability in West Africa now depends on recognizing that the real threat to Benin did not begin in the barracks.
[Premium Times] Abuja -- West African leaders adopt measures to reduce cost of air travel across the region.
[Darfur Network for Human Rights] DNHR expresses its grave concern and unequivocal condemnation of the drone strike that killed six soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166592 at a military base in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
[Centre 4s] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strong diplomatic relations with the Sahel, also based on the precious metal: gold. Concerned countries are: Sudan, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and Mauritania. Togo, a gold producer, is also of interest. All these countries are also fighting terrorism, which the UAE is combating everywhere. In 2024, the UAE imported nearly 1,400 tons of gold, worth over $105 billion, more than half of which--$748 billion--came from Africa.1 While its traceability is
[This Day] Abuja -- The 95th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States Council of Ministers ended at the weekend with the ministers expressing worries over the spread of violent extremism in the Sahel, the circulation of small arms, transnational organised crime, maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, and the continued occurrence of unconstitutional changes of government.
[allAfrica] Africa's governance debate no longer whispers; it argues loudly. At the centre of that argument sit Rwanda and Ethiopia--two countries often praised for results, yet criticised for methods. Together, they force an uncomfortable question: must political freedom wait for development, or does postponing it carry its own dangers?
[The Point] The High Court of The Gambia, presided over by Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh, yesterday refused bail to alleged Jungler operative Sanna Manjang and ordered the State to file an indictment.
[allAfrica] Africa's trade ambitions hinge on a simple truth often obscured by headlines about ports, power and tariffs. Trade expands rapidly when exporters, financiers and insurers have frameworks to identify, price and transfer the underlying risks. Specialty insurance - the bespoke, technically sophisticated cover that protects complex, high-value and high-frequency commercial activity - is not a nice-to-have.
[Nigeria Health Watch] Africa's health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp decline in external health aid, which has fallen by 70% between 2021 and 2025. This shortfall is made worse by a rapidly expanding debt burden in African countries. In 2025, African countries are projected to spend about USD 81 billion on debt repayments, a figure that exceeds anticipated foreign funding inflows. These converging pressures critically undermine the fiscal capacity needed to build resilient health
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Dar es Salaam Regional Police Command has confirmed the detention of former Minister Geofrey Mwambe since the night of December 7, 2025, when he was arrested in the Tegeta area, Kinondoni, over allegations related to unspecified criminal offenses that are still under investigation.
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