- 29 December, 2025
Volunteers help clean the polluted Jukskei River “prone” to flash floods
In South Africa’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle
United Nations urges immediate release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls
More than 20 girls were kidnapped from a school in the town of Maga in the north-western Kebbi State on
INTERPOL operation targets terror and crime in West Africa, dozens arrested
A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests and the seizure of weapons, explosives, drugs, counterfeit
Football: Morocco extend record run of victories in match against Uganda
It beat them 4-0 in a friendly international in Tangier on Tuesday bringing its successive wins to 18…Read More
UN chief calls terrorism in the Sahel a ‘growing global threat’, urges cooperation
The Sahel accounts for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index…Read More
What to know about abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria
Kidnappers in the past have included the Boko Haram insurgency that carried out the mass abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls
Tanzanian president appoints daughter and son-in-law to cabinet
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to key government positions…Read More
UN seeks to expand presence in Sudan as violence intensifies
The UN is a ship that was not built to stay in the harbor,” UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said
Nigeria: Families in agony as gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls, killing a staff member
Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one
Ethiopia confirms three deaths in new Marburg virus outbreak
Three additional fatalities are being investigated for a possible connection to the disease…Read More