Africa

South Africa Detains Over 150 Palestinians on Plane for 12 Hours Over Travel Document Issues ————————————– South African border authorities came under fire after detaining 153 Palestinian passengers, including a nine-month-pregnant woman, on a charter flight for approximately 12 hours…

UNESCO Adopts Kiswahili as an Official Working Language at General Conference ………… Kiswahili has gained historic recognition on the global stage following UNESCO’s decision to adopt it as one of the official working languages of its General Conference. The announcement…

Zambia, Zimbabwe, and DRC Increase Family Planning Funding Amid Global Aid Cuts ———————————————— Several African governments are stepping up domestic funding for family planning programs as cuts in international aid threaten decades of reproductive health progress, an article by The…

UN Says Hundreds Killed in Tanzania Election Protests ……………. The UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday it believes hundreds of people were killed in Tanzania during protests following last month’s elections, adding it has received reports that security forces…

Al-Qaeda-Linked Extremists Threaten Bamako’s Economy Amid Rising Tensions ——————————————————— The Malian capital faces an unprecedented economic crisis as the extremist Sunni group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), affiliated with Al-Qaeda, enforces an economic blockade, halting fuel imports and paralyzing key…

Tunisia Faces Return to Authoritarianism as Ghannouchi Joins Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Jailed Opposition Leaders ———————————————– More than a decade after leading the Arab Spring uprisings, Tunisia is witnessing what observers describe as a “reproduction of dictatorship.” More details…

UN Warns of Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern DR Congo …………. The humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is rapidly deteriorating amid ongoing conflict and severe funding shortages, the Anadolu Agency reported. The UN World…

As World Heats Up, Africa Heads to COP30 Demanding Climate Justice and Delivery ———————————– The year 2025 is almost certain to rank among the three hottest years ever recorded, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which reported that…

Libyan general accused of crimes against humanity detained in Tripoli ———————————— A Libyan general wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity has been apprehended in Tripoli. Osama Almasri Najim, the former chief…

Water Well Named After Hazrat Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas (Peace Be Upon Him) Inaugurated in Uganda ————————————– The “Imam Hussain for All” campaign has inaugurated a new water well in Kawabangasi city, Uganda, aimed at supporting and improving the living conditions…