U.S. Inks Health Agreements with Nine African Nations The U.S. government signed health agreements with at least nine African countries as part of a new global health funding approach under the Trump administration, shifting from traditional aid to deals based on negotiations and mutual benefits. Countries including Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda were among the…
Funding Shortfalls Cripple Aid for 4.6 Million Drought Victims in Somalia The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that brutal cuts to humanitarian aid budgets are severely hampering efforts to assist millions of Somalis affected by drought. The situation has affected over 4.6 million people, about a quarter of…
Nigeria Secures Release of Remaining 130 St Mary’s Students Nigerian authorities said they had secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from St Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Papiri, Niger state, bringing to an end one of the country’s worst mass kidnappings. More than 250 people were taken during the…
Kenyan President Delivers 4,500 Housing Units in Urban Overhaul President William Ruto handed over keys to more than 4,500 beneficiaries of the Affordable Housing Programme at New Mukuru in Nairobi, describing the project as a major step toward transforming Kenya through modern, planned urban housing. The handover followed the allocation of 1,080 units in…
Tinubu Moves to Replace Top Petroleum Agency Chiefs Following Corruption Allegations President Bola Tinubu replaced the heads of two key Nigerian petroleum regulatory agencies after the chief executives of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, resigned their positions. The changes…
Trump Expands Travel Restrictions to 15 More Countries, Mostly in Africa President Donald Trump expanded United States travel restrictions to include an additional 15 countries, most of them in Africa, in a move that is set to further strain U.S.-Africa relations and disrupt travel, education, and business links across the continent. Of the newly added countries, 11…
Dozens Killed as Flash Floods Devastate Morocco’s Safi Region At least 37 people were killed after flash floods struck Morocco’s coastal Safi region following torrential rainfall, with cars and debris swept through the port city. Local authorities said dozens of people were treated in hospital and at least 70 homes were flooded in the…
U.S. Ends Temporary Legal Status for Ethiopians The United States ended Temporary Protected Status for thousands of Ethiopian nationals. The government ordered affected individuals to leave within 60 days or face arrest and deportation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that conditions in Ethiopia “no longer pose a serious threat” to returning nationals despite…
Human Rights Watch Warns of Dire Conditions for Displaced Mozambicans Thousands of civilians displaced by Islamist armed group attacks in northeastern Mozambique have been sheltering in overcrowded and inadequate conditions, reports Human Rights Watch. Between November 10 and 23, 2025, attacks in Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces killed 33 people and forced about 108,000, including 70,000…
Rebels Reportedly Enter Key DR Congo City Despite US-Brokered Peace Rebel forces entered Uvira, the last government-held city in eastern DR Congo, triggering panic and forcing thousands to flee into Burundi as heavy artillery and gunfire erupted. Residents said M23 rebels marched in unopposed and claimed to have “liberated” the city, despite officials insisting…
