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UNICEF and WHO Warn Cholera Outbreak in South Sudan Threatens Hundreds of Thousands of Children

Anna Faraja February 11, 2026

UNICEF and the WHO have issued an urgent health alert as a cholera outbreak in South Sudan...

UN Launches Emergency Funding Appeal as DRC Displacement Tops 7 Million Community members trained by the NGO, the Alliance for International Medical Action, demonstrate malnutrition screening techniques in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  The initiative is supported by the DRC Humanitarian Fund. | OCHA/Francis Mweze

Community members trained by the NGO, the Alliance for International Medical Action, demonstrate malnutrition screening techniques in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  The initiative is supported by the DRC Humanitarian Fund. | OCHA/Francis Mweze

UN Launches Emergency Funding Appeal as DRC Displacement Tops 7 Million

Anna Faraja February 11, 2026

The United Nations has launched a massive funding appeal to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in the...

Angola’s President Lourenço Brokers Peace Push for Eastern DRC

Nyambita Magoma February 10, 2026

Angola’s president João Lourenço has convened high-level talks in Luanda, pushing for an immediate ceasefire in eastern...

Sudan Conflict Intensifies: RSF Drone Strike Kills Dozens, UN Warns Aid Under Fire People pray in front of a house hit by a drone in El Obeid, North Kordofan state in January. The UN said the RSF also hit an aid convoy in the state on Friday. | El Tayeb Siddig/Reuter

People pray in front of a house hit by a drone in El Obeid, North Kordofan state in January. The UN said the RSF also hit an aid convoy in the state on Friday. | El Tayeb Siddig/Reuter

Sudan Conflict Intensifies: RSF Drone Strike Kills Dozens, UN Warns Aid Under Fire

Nyambita Magoma February 10, 2026

A recent drone attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces killed at least 24 civilians, including children, as...

Kagame Pushes Back at International Pressure, Rejects Blame in DRC Conflict: “We Won’t Ask Favors From Those Causing Our Problems” Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaks at the 20th National Dialogue Council, in Kigali, Rwanda, Feb. 5, 2026 | Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua

Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaks at the 20th National Dialogue Council, in Kigali, Rwanda, Feb. 5, 2026 | Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua

Kagame Pushes Back at International Pressure, Rejects Blame in DRC Conflict: “We Won’t Ask Favors From Those Causing Our Problems”

Anna Faraja February 7, 2026

Rwandan President Paul Kagame sharply criticised international threats and accusations over his country’s role in the Democratic...

African Union Condemns M23 Drone Attack on Kisangani Airport, Urges End to Hostilities as Conflict Escalates AFC/ M23 rebels have claimed responsibility for the drone attack | GhanaWeb

AFC/ M23 rebels have claimed responsibility for the drone attack | GhanaWeb

African Union Condemns M23 Drone Attack on Kisangani Airport, Urges End to Hostilities as Conflict Escalates

Anna Faraja February 7, 2026

The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned a recent drone attack on Kisangani Airport in the Democratic...

Gunmen Kill Dozens, Possibly Over 160, in Deadly Attack on Villages in Nigeria’s Kwara State At least 35 people have been killed after gunmen raided Woro, a remote village in Kwara State, authorities say. Residents describe it as the deadliest attack in the area this year | Nigeria Info

At least 35 people have been killed after gunmen raided Woro, a remote village in Kwara State, authorities say. Residents describe it as the deadliest attack in the area this year | Nigeria Info

Gunmen Kill Dozens, Possibly Over 160, in Deadly Attack on Villages in Nigeria’s Kwara State

Anna Faraja February 4, 2026

Gunmen have massacred scores of villagers in Kwara State, western Nigeria, in one of the deadliest assaults...

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Son of Libya’s Late Dictator, Killed at Home; Authorities Launch Investigation

Anna Faraja February 4, 2026

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the 53-year-old son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was shot dead by unknown...

Somalia’s Puntland at the Centre of Political Rift and Security Challenges Soldiers with the Puntland Defense Forces. Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Soldiers with the Puntland Defense Forces. Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Somalia’s Puntland at the Centre of Political Rift and Security Challenges

Anna Faraja February 4, 2026

Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland has recently made headlines over escalating political tensions with Mogadishu and key...

Key Events in the Muhoozi–Bobi Wine Political Standoff Bobi Wine (left), leader of Uganda’s National Unity Platform (NUP), and Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba (right), son of President Museveni

Bobi Wine (left), leader of Uganda’s National Unity Platform (NUP), and Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba (right), son of President Museveni

Key Events in the Muhoozi–Bobi Wine Political Standoff

Anna Faraja January 31, 2026

January 15, 2026 – Ugandan Presidential Election HeldUganda conducts its presidential election. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is...

UNICEF and WHO Warn Cholera Outbreak in South Sudan Threatens Hundreds of Thousands of Children

UN Launches Emergency Funding Appeal as DRC Displacement Tops 7 Million

Angola’s President Lourenço Brokers Peace Push for Eastern DRC

Sudan Conflict Intensifies: RSF Drone Strike Kills Dozens, UN Warns Aid Under Fire

Kagame Pushes Back at International Pressure, Rejects Blame in DRC Conflict: “We Won’t Ask Favors From Those Causing Our Problems”

African Union Condemns M23 Drone Attack on Kisangani Airport, Urges End to Hostilities as Conflict Escalates

Gunmen Kill Dozens, Possibly Over 160, in Deadly Attack on Villages in Nigeria’s Kwara State

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Son of Libya’s Late Dictator, Killed at Home; Authorities Launch Investigation

Somalia’s Puntland at the Centre of Political Rift and Security Challenges

Key Events in the Muhoozi–Bobi Wine Political Standoff

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