- 29 December, 2025
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
WFP decries atrocities in Sudan’s El-Fasher amid humanitarian crisis
The deputy executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP) expressed outrage over the “terrible atrocities” that recently took place
Iran scrambles to induce rain as years-long drought triggers water crisis
A cloud-seeding flight was conducted on Saturday over the country’s largest lake, officials said. Tehran is now in its sixth
First strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters
Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza’s sprawling Muwasi tent camp on Saturday, as the territory
UN officials warn of worsening situation in Sudan
Officials from the UN refugee agency, World Health Organization and UNMAS (United Nations Mine Action Service) on Friday delivered stark
Haitian town buries its Hurricane Melissa victims
Eighteen caskets, topped with bright yellow and orange flowers, were carried into a public plaza where a crowd gathered to