https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/26/africa/trump-christmas-strike-jabo-nigeria-latam-intl CNN’s video report, titled “Fear and Confusion in Nigerian village hit in U.S. strike, as local say no history of ISIS in area, “aired on December 28. 2025. CNN correspondent Larry Madowo reports from Jabo village in Sokoto state, northwest Nigeria, following a U.S. military strike on Christmas Day (December 25, 2025). The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-accuses-eritrea-arming-rebels-escalating-war-words-2026-01-15 Ethiopia’s federal police claimed they intercepted thousands of rounds of ammunition sent from Eritrea intended for rebels occupying Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Eritrea responded saying Ethiopia’s claim was solely lies used to give reason for war. The official statement from Ethiopian police late on Wednesday said they had seized 56,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as containing two suspects in… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/trump-administration-ends-tps-somalia The Trump administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis in the US, effective March 17, 2026. Beneficiaries must leave or face deportation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem justified the decision by stating that conditions in Somalia have improved sufficiently to no longer meet TPS criteria, adding that allowing them to stay is contrary to US national interests… Read more »
Link: https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-india-narendra-modi-abiy-ahmed-6b74528d827fd280f6ea8f5bc3aad5b5 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Ethiopia on December 17, 2025, addressing parliamentarians in Addis Ababa and advocating for renewed strategic bilateral ties. He highlighted a shared Global South vision emphasizing fair development, accessible technology, and respected sovereignty, declaring, “We will walk together as equals, build together as partners, and succeed together as friends.”… Read more »
Link: https://apnews.com/article/travel-ban-restrictions-africa-muted-responses-27c082831ed54b32cfdfff0fd9cdb7b5 On December 17, 2025, the Trump administration expanded U.S. travel restrictions, adding 20 countries with Africa hit hardest: full bans on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and South Sudan, plus partial restrictions on 12 others including Nigeria, Angola, Benin, and Zimbabwe. Sierra Leone shifted to a full ban. Unlike Trump’s first-term Muslim-majority focused (later reversed), these cite security, documentation,… Read more »
Link: https://apnews.com/article/uvira-m23-withdrawal-congo-da186299d089f9d48425df4a1b356aa5 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels announced they began withdrawing from the eastern Congolese city of Uvira late on December 17, 2025, with leader Gertrand Bisimwa stating the process would complete by Thursday morning. The rebels had seized Uvira the previous week during a rapid offensive launch early in the month, killing over 400 people and displacing around 200,000, according to… Read more »
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/islamic-state-linked-rebels-kill-89-civilians-east-congo-attacks-un-force-says-2025-11-21/ In a wave of brutal assaults, Islamic State-affiliated rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) slaughtered 89 civilians across multiple sites in Lubero territory, North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, from November 13 to 19, 2025. The United Nations peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, detailed the atrocities in a statement, highlighting the vulnerability of women and children among… Read more »
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/17/eswatini-5-m-dollars-us-deportees Eswatini, a small southern African kingdom ruled by King Mswati III, has confirmed receiving $5.1 million (£4 million) from the US under the Trump administration. The funds support a controversial deportation agreement allowing Eswatini to accept up to 160 non-Eswatini nationals as part of America’s hard-line immigration crackdown. Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg revealed the payment in parliament, noting… Read more »
Link: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-health-migration-hospitals-dudula-24aa36cade936d51f7f7be74b261df42 In South Africa’s Gauteng province, the anti-immigrant group Operation Dudula, whose name means “to get rid of by force”, has escalated its campaign by blockading public health clinics, demanding identity documents from foreign patients and redirecting them to private facilities. Led by Tholakele Nkwanyana, the group, composed mainly of young Black South Africans, argues that undocumented migrants are… Read more »
