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M23 rebels take key town of Masisi as they advance in eastern DRC

The town of Masisi is in a rich, mountainous location that provides access to the provincial capital of Goma.

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Mali accuses Algeria of fuelling Sahel insecurity by supporting Tuareg rebels

As Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger prepare to withdraw from the West African bloc Ecowas, reports show an increase in instability in the region – partly due to a lack of coordination in the fight against jihadism – with Mali now accusing Algeria of supporting Tuareg rebel groups.

Radio France Internationale

Stolen skulls and colonial trauma: the Tanzanians searching for ancestral remains

Documentary about families’ mission to return relatives’ remains reveals how pain passes through generations

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Cyclone-hit Mayotte reopens airport but displaced families remain in limbo

Mayotte’s airport has reopened to commercial flights, allowing civilians to return to the French Indian Ocean archipelago more than two weeks after it was devastated by Cyclone Chido. Thousands of families who lost their homes in the storm are being forced to leave emergency shelters but have nowhere to go.

Radio France Internationale

‘Deeply inspiring and humbling’: how neighbourhoods in Sudan are coming together to fill gaps left by foreign aid

Community kitchens and emergency response rooms are providing a lifeline in serving the 11.5m people displaced by civil war

The Guardian - UK

‘Left at the mercy of jihadists’: Niger’s junta fails to curb surge in violence

Islamic State affiliate expands control since 2023 coup, killing hundreds of civilians and enslaving women, as media ban allows regime to cover up attacks

The Guardian - UK

Kenya police fire tear gas at protest against alleged government abductions

Several, including politician, reportedly among those detained by police in Nairobi at site of antigov’t protests.

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The largely unsung role of US former president Carter in southern Africa

Former US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100, was well known for his diplomatic skills and commitment to respecting human rights – much less so for his African legacy. And yet he was the first US president to visit sub-Saharan Africa and during his short term in…

Radio France Internationale

East Africa envoy set to mediate with rival factions in Sudan conflict

The east African bloc IGAD's envoy to Sudan has said he plans a visit to the country next month where he is trying to act as a mediator.

Radio France Internationale

Gaza Kamal Adwan Hospital chief Abu Safia held at Israeli army base: Report

Hussam Abu Safia, who documented Israeli abuses, reportedly detained at Sde Teiman base known for ‘brutality, torture’.

Al Jazeera

Ghana’s president faces tough start as economic crisis drives people to leave

Ghana's president-elect John Mahama, due to be inaugurated on 7 January, will have his work cut out, as the country suffers its worst economic crisis in a generation and a study finds more than 60 percent of Ghanaians want to emigrate.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan Government Rejects UN-backed Famine Declaration

The Sudanese government strongly rejected on Sunday a report backed by the United Nations which determined that famine had spread to five areas of the war-torn country.

International Business Times

Sudan government rejects UN-backed famine declaration

The Sudanese government rejected on Sunday a report backed by the United Nations which determined that famine had spread to five areas of the war-torn country.

Radio France Internationale

“That's when the phone lines all over the world collapsed… The moment came when people fully understood what this was for”: The creation of The Cars’ song Drive and how it soundtracked a humanitarian catastrophe

Best of 2024: “The lyrics don't have to mean anything in an intellectual sense. They're endlessly interpretive. They just have to make an emotional sense”

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Chad Votes In Triple Elections After Three Years Of Army Rule

Chad began voting on Sunday in a general election that is presented by the government as a key step towards ending military rule but has been boycotted by the opposition.

Al Jazeera

Chad votes in first parliamentary election in over a decade: What to know

The Central African nation delayed elections citing financial challenges and the COVID pandemic.

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Voting begins in Chad as opposition parties call for election boycott

Opposition parties urge Chadians to boycott the vote, calling it a sham aimed at entrenching the ruling party’s power.

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Almost one in five children live in conflict zones, says Unicef

UN humanitarian body warns that dramatic increase in harm to children should not become the ‘new normal’

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Mozambique president-elect urges ‘unity’ amid unrest, citizens fleeing

Daniel Chapo says he will be ‘president of all’, calls for ‘non-violence’ after week of protests against vote-rigging.

Radio France Internationale

Refugee camps overwhelmed as cholera spreads in South Sudan

South Sudan's cholera outbreak is worsening as thousands of refugees continue to arrive from neighbouring Sudan – overwhelming transit facilities and straining health services, aid groups warned this week.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan: first aid convoy reaches besieged Khartoum area since start of civil war

Deliveries of vital food and medical supplies will help 200,000 families, say aid groups and local volunteers

Al Jazeera

At least 6,000 inmates escape from Mozambique jail: What we know

Authorities said the inmates broke free amid protests by opposition demonstrators angry at election results.

Radio France Internationale

French hands over first military base as part of withdrawal from Chad

Chadian authorities were on Friday in full control of the Faya-Largeau base after French military chiefs officially handed over the northern compound – marking another step in France’s complete withdrawal from Chad.

Al Jazeera

Retraction of US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny

Report by USAID-funded network said ‘highly likely’ the threshold for famine has been surpassed in northern Gaza.

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US Withdraws Famine Warning For North Gaza

Dispute over famine warning in north Gaza withdrawn after U.S. pressure, raising concerns of political interference in humanitarian crisis monitoring.

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