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More than 200 killed in ethnically motivated RSF attacks in Sudan’s Darfur: Report
KHARTOUM — More than 200 people, including women and children, were killed in ethnically motivated attacks carried out by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in parts of Darfur, according to a statement issued Saturday by the Sudan Doctors Network. The network said it documented the killings based on testimonies from survivors who reached displacement camps in Tina, near the Sudan-Chad border. Civilians were targeted on an ethnic basis in the areas of Ambro and Abu Qamra in North Darfur and Sirba in West Darfur, it said. “The victims included children, women and men who were deliberately targeted and killed on ethnic grounds,” the statement said, describing the attacks as grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. The reported killings came amid...
December 27, 2025

More than 200 killed in ethnically motivated RSF attacks in Sudan’s Darfur: Report

An unclassified short video posted by the US Defense Department appears to show a missile being launched from a military vessel.
US launches air strike against ISIS fighers in northwest Nigeria
WASHINGTON/ABUJA — The United ‍States ‍has carried out a "deadly and powerful" air strike against the Islamic State fighters in northwest Nigeria, ⁠President Donald Trump has ​said.“Tonight, ⁠at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and ​deadly strike ‌against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria,” ‌Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday evening.The US leader described ISIS as " terrorist scum", accusing the group of "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians".“I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” Trump said.The US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is...
December 26, 2025

US launches air strike against ISIS fighers in northwest Nigeria

A tourist van cruises as Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. — EPA
Five killed in helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro 
DAR ES SALAM — A helicopter on a medical rescue mission crashed on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five people, local media said on Thursday.The helicopter crashed near the mountain’s Barafu Camp on Wednesday, Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.Mwananchi newspaper and East Africa TV, citing Kilimanjaro region’s head of police, Simon Maigwa, reported that the helicopter was on a medical rescue mission.Among the dead were a guide, a doctor, the pilot and two foreign tourists, Mwananchi cited Maigwa as saying, without giving the tourists’ nationalities.Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, is nearly 6,000 meters (20,000 feet) above sea level.The crash happened between 4,670 and 4,700 metres, Mwananchi reported. — Agencies
December 26, 2025

Five killed in helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro 

Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, has endured more than a decade of violence linked to armed groups
Bomb blast in packed Nigerian mosque kills at least five
ABUJA — At least five people have been killed and 35 others have been injured in a bomb blast at a crowded mosque in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, police said.Witnesses said the blast tore through the Gamboru market of Maiduguri, the state capital, on Wednesday as worshippers gathered for evening prayers.Unverified footage on social media appears to show the aftermath of the explosion, with people stood in a market area with dust particles in the air.No group has admitted carrying out the attack.“Preliminary investigations further suggest that the incident may have been a suicide bombing, based on the recovery of fragments of a suspected suicide vest and witness statements recorded, while investigations are ongoing to establish the exact cause and circumstances,” Nahum...
December 25, 2025

Bomb blast in packed Nigerian mosque kills at least five

A general view of a classroom at St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, Agwarra local government, Niger state, on November 23, 2025
Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school
ABUJA — The remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State in November have been released, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday, confirming that all abducted pupils are now free.“Another 130 abducted Niger State pupils released, none left in captivity,” spokesman Sunday Dare said in a post on X, accompanied by a photograph showing the smiling children.The spokesman did not provide details on the circumstances surrounding their release.The students were taken in November when armed bandits stormed St. Mary’s Private Catholic School, abducting a total of 303 children and 12 teachers, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The victims included both boys and girls, some as young as 10.Less than 48...
December 22, 2025

Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school

A handout photo made available by South African Police Services (SAPS) shows the overnight shooting crime scene in Bekkersdal, South Africa, 21 December 2025. (EPA)
Manhunt launched after tavern shooting kills nine in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — A manhunt is under way in South Africa after gunmen opened fire at a tavern near Johannesburg, killing nine people and injuring at least 10 others in one of the country’s latest deadly mass shootings. Police said seven men and two women were killed in the early-morning attack in Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg, after about 12 unidentified assailants arrived in two vehicles and began shooting indiscriminately at patrons. The shooting occurred at around 1:00 a.m. local time on Sunday. Police said the attackers continued firing as people fled the scene, adding that the motive for the attack remains unclear. Deputy provincial police commissioner Maj. Gen. Fred Kekana told broadcaster Newzroom Afrika that the perpetrators were armed with pistols and at least one AK-47...
December 21, 2025

Manhunt launched after tavern shooting kills nine in South Africa

DJ Warras was shot by a man with dreadlocks in broad daylight, police say
Shock as popular South African DJ shot dead in Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG — A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country's largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime.Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was gunned down in the city center on Tuesday afternoon.Police said the 40-year-old media personality was approached by three suspects, one of whom opened fire on him before fleeing on foot.The motive of the shooting is unknown and no arrests have been made, police said.Stock was a well-known radio and TV presenter and a podcaster in South Africa.Fred Kekana, a local police chief, said Stock was attacked as he was leaving Zambesi House near Carlton Centre.Stock spent several hours at the building overseeing the installation of security systems at the...
December 17, 2025

Shock as popular South African DJ shot dead in Johannesburg

The three Israelis were deported from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra
Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of nationals at airport
ACCRA — Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals who arrived in the country on Wednesday in what appears to be a tit-for-tat move over the alleged mistreatment of Ghanaian nationals at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel.Seven Ghanaians, including four members of an official delegation attending a cyber-security conference in Tel Aviv, were allegedly detained without explanation.They were released after five hours, while the three others were deported, according to Ghana, which condemned their "humiliating treatment".Ghana's foreign ministry says a senior diplomat from the Israeli embassy in Accra was summoned over the incident, and both countries have agreed to resolve the row amicably.The BBC has contacted the Israeli embassy for comment but is yet to receive a...
December 11, 2025

Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of nationals at airport

More than 200,000 residents have fled the fighting, the UN says
Gunfire as rebels target key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal
KINSHASA — Sporadic gunfire and explosions have been reported as M23 rebels advance towards a key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an offensive that has forced thousands to flee across the border into Burundi.Residents and military sources said soldiers were fleeing the assault on Uvira, the last government-held city in the mineral-rich region.US President Donald Trump brokered a peace deal last week between DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's Paul Kagame to end the long-running conflict but fighting has continued.Shops and schools have closed, with terrified residents staying indoors amid fears that rebels had taken control of some government buildings.But South Kivu Governor Jean-Jacques Purusi dismissed reports that the rebels were in the city...
December 10, 2025

Gunfire as rebels target key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague
ICC sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities
THE HAGUE — Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced a leader of the Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the catastrophic conflict in Darfur more than two decades ago.At a hearing in The Hague last month, prosecutors sought a life sentence for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman who was convicted in October of 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity that included ordering mass executions and bludgeoning two prisoners to death with an axe between 2003-2004."He committed these crimes knowingly, wilfully, and with, the evidence shows, enthusiasm and vigour," prosecutor Julian Nicholls told judges at the sentencing hearing in November.Abd-Al-Rahman, 76, stood and listened, but showed no...
December 10, 2025

ICC sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities

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