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[UN News] More than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the UN said on Thursday, warning that the M23 rebel offensive is driving a rapidly worsening humanitarian emergency.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto is presiding over the country's 62nd Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium, where thousands of Kenyans have gathered to mark the anniversary of Kenya's transition into a republic on December 12, 1964.

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Marriott International has made its debut in The Democratic Republic of the Congo with the openings of Protea Hotel by Marriott Kinshasa and Four Points

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The team is making a record-extending 17th successive appearance at Africa’s premier international tournament and will be looking to build momentum on the continental stag

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Russia says seven people were injured when drone debris hit a Tver apartment block during a large overnight wave of attacks reported across several regions.

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[GroundUp] There were 1.9-million unsolved cases by the end of the 2024 financial year

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[allAfrica] COP30 will be remembered less for what it achieved and more for what it avoided. The summit closed without a single new commitment to phase out fossil fuels, the very issue driving global heating. The BBC called it "one of the most divisive COPs in three decades," and rightly so. Yet beneath the diplomatic failures lies a deeper structural flaw: global climate action remains profoundly misaligned with the human capacity required to implement it. Nowhere is this more evident than in Africa.

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[Bhekisisa] By shutting South Africa out of its overseas funding for the roll-out of the revolutionary six-monthly HIV prevention jab which could potentially end Aids, the Trump administration undercuts its own stated mission for helping other African countries, says a US HIV activist.

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[New Times] Excitement builds up as Morocco welcomes the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for December 21 to January 18, 2026.

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[Daily Maverick] Greedy local financial service giants and offshore betting pirates are helping drive our vast and fast-growing online gambling crisis, while the industry is also shaping up to be a major money laundering risk.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The process of enacting the legal framework focused on combating gender-based violence (GBV) is ongoing, the Minister of Youth and Gender, Ms Lesego Chombo, has told the National Assembly.

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Cambodia’s Chong Kal camp is receiving rapid arrivals as border clashes drive displacement, with overcrowded conditions and growing humanitarian needs.

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[Ghanaian Times] The President, John Dramani Mahama, has requested the Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, and his Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Etsey Dafeamekpor, to withdraw their Private Member's Bill seeking to repeal the Act establishing the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP).

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called on East African Community (EAC) member states to recommit to regional human rights obligations, even as Kenya's national human rights commission warns of delayed treaty reporting and a surge in socioeconomic rights violations fueling unrest across the country.

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The assembly is expected to shape solutions to challenges ranging from melting glaciers to rising seaweed blooms and the environmental footprint of emerging technologies.

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[DW] Truphena Muthoni has set a Guinness World Record by hugging a tree for three straight days.

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[DW] US President Donald Trump's new foreign policy focuses less on aid and more on trade with African countries, specifically on raw materials. Could this be a wake-up call for Africa to become more economically independent?

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[Leadership] A new report released by the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has exposed gaps in Nigeria's response to survivors of Conflict-related Sexual Violence (CRSV), revealing that many women and girls violated during the Boko Haram insurgency remained without adequate support, years after the abuses occurred.

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame has accused neighbouring Burundi of escalating the decades-long conflict in eastern DR Congo, pointing out that more than 20,000 Burundian troops have been deployed across North Kivu and South Kivu provinces where they have been actively attacking civilians.