2026 FIFA World Cup faces human rights scrutiny
Human rights experts are warning against possible threats ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup, highlighting the need to protect immigrant communities, foreign visitors and the journalists covering the games.
Nigeria: Frustration builds as parents of kidnapped children wait for news
Mass abductions of schoolchildren have become common in the West African nation, which is facing critical threats from several armed groups, including groups that specialize in kidnappings for ransom
UN sounds alarm on landmine deaths amid funding cuts for demining
Experts stressed that mine action programmes, often viewed as long-term recovery initiatives, are in fact emergency humanitarian interventions that save lives.
A full-blown industry’: Inside Nigeria’s kidnapping economy (Africanews Debates)
Driven by a "financial echospace" of ransom payments and supported by a corporate-style value chain, ranging from local informants to white-collar launderers, abduction has become a viable career in a collapsing economy.
Kenya signs deal that will see United States invest in its health sector
It is the first of what is expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health agreements.
Trump praises leaders of Rwanda and DR Congo as they sign a peace deal
The ceremony took place even as there were reports of clashes between the Congolese army and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
Nigeria: Troops Arrest 74 Suspected Terrorists, Oil Thieves, Others in November – DHQ
[Leadership] Troops on internal operations have arrested 74 suspected terrorists, their collaborators, oil thieves and other criminal elements in November 2025.
Nigeria: Troops Arrest 74 Suspected Terrorists, Oil Thieves, Others in November – DHQ
[Leadership] Troops on internal operations have arrested 74 suspected terrorists, their collaborators, oil thieves and other criminal elements in November 2025.
Uganda: Ugandans Tipped On Rising Opportunities in Country’s Oil and Gas Sector
[Nile Post] The Deputy Executive Director for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), John-Bosco Habumugisha, has urged Ugandan youth to prepare for the increasing opportunities in the oil and gas sector as the country anticipates its first barrel of oil in 2026.
Uganda: Ugandans Tipped On Rising Opportunities in Country’s Oil and Gas Sector
[Nile Post] The Deputy Executive Director for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), John-Bosco Habumugisha, has urged Ugandan youth to prepare for the increasing opportunities in the oil and gas sector as the country anticipates its first barrel of oil in 2026.