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Campaigners to enhance access to education for African girls
The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) is expanding its campaign to support girls and young women in some of the most disadvantaged rural communities in Africa, seeking to address the...
Moroccan central bank projects strong GDP growth of 5% in 2025
Morocco’s central bank has retained its key interest rate, forecasting stronger economic growth in 2025, supported by rising investment and easing inflation, according to Reuters on December 16th. Bank Al-Maghrib...
Israeli arms used by Thailand in border clashes with Cambodia
Arms manufactured by Israeli companies have reportedly been used by Thailand's military in its border clashes with Cambodia, as reported by The New Arab via Haaretz on December 17th. Social...
Israeli arms used in Thailand-Cambodia clashes
Arms manufactured by Israel have reportedly been used by Thailand's armed forces as part of the nation's border war with Cambodia, as reported by The New Arab via Haaretz on...
South African DJ Warras shot and killed in broad daylight
A well known and popular South African DJ, Warrick Stock, who also goes by the name DJ Warras, was shot dead on December 16 in the heart, in Johannesburg. According...
DR Congo: Ex-rebel leader sentenced to 30 years for war crimes
A French court sentenced former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison on December 15th for crimes committed during the Second Congo War, according to AP News. Lumbala,...
US looks into Israeli violations of Gaza ceasefire
US President Donald Trump claimed his administration was “looking into” whether Israel had breached the Gaza ceasefire by killing Hamas senior commander Raed Saad, Arab Weekly plus agencies reported on...
Israeli forces advance into Syrian villages
Israeli forces have advanced into the countryside of Quneitra, located south of Damascus in Syria, as reported by the Middle East Eye via the Syrian Sana news agency on December...
Netanyahu announces $35 billion Israeli gas deal with Egypt
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed a near $35 billion gas export deal with Egypt on December 17th, claiming it was the biggest gas deal in his country’s history, according...
Geopolitics
Graft
Ukraine: Zelensky visits London amid corruption scandal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spent December 8 in London with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany. The gathering was intended to signal Europe’s continued...
Gabon tourism minister held over alleged $18 million fraud
Pascal Ogowé Siffon, who was appointed Tourism Minister by Gabon’s military-led government in 2023, was accused of stealing $18 million from the ministry over the...
Israel: Netanyahu requests pardon from president
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 30th formally asked President Isaac Herzog for a pardon in his long-running corruption case, saying the criminal proceedings...
Gabon tourism minister detained for alleged $18m embezzlement
Gabon's tourism minister, Pascal Ogowé Siffon, is suspected of embezzling $18 million from the tourism ministry over the last two years, according to Africa News...
Ukraine: Zelennsky’s top aide resigns after anti-graft raid
A major political shock hit Ukraine when Andriy Yermak, long viewed as the country’s most powerful figure after the president, resigned on November 28 after...
Politics
Algeria: drop in unemployment rates, despite challenges
A report by the National Statistics Office claims that unemployment rates in Algeria have dropped to 9.7%, despite only 41.7% of adults working, according to...
Libya: UN to start structured dialogue
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced on December 13 that it has finalized the membership of a nationwide “Structured Dialogue,” a key...
Algerian separatist group holds ‘independence’ conference in Paris
The Algerian separatist group, Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia (MAK), held a controversial conference in Paris, during which it declared the creation of a...
BP reopens office in Libya’s capital
BP has taken a significant step to deepen its footprint in Libya’s energy industry with the reopening of its Tripoli office on 10 December, a...
Cameroon: 30 protestors jailed amid election unrest
An estimated 30 people have been detained amid unrest linked to the Cameroonian presidential election in October, according to a report by Africa News and...
Protestors jailed amid Cameroon election unrest
An estimated 30 protestors have been detained between December 12th and 13th, amid unrest linked to Cameroon's presidential election in October, according to Africa News...
Tabloid
Three Moroccans arrested in foiled German terrorist attack
German authorities said on December 13th they had detained five men, including three Moroccans, on suspicion of plans to plough a vehicle into a Christmas...
Algerian sex offender released by mistake is caught in London
An Algerian-born sex offender who was mistakenly released from Wandsworth Prison in South London has been caught by police after over a week on the...
Algerian man hailed as hero after saving lives in UK attack
On November 4th, Samir Zitouni, an Algerian railway worker, was hailed as a hero for stepping in to defend people during the mass stabbing train...
Dick Cheney, former US vice president, passes away at 84
The American politician, Dick Cheney, passed away at 84 years old and was known as the Vice President under US President George W Bush, leaving...
UK: Debate grows after Israeli fans banned from football match
The UK government has intervened after Birmingham authorities decided to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending their club’s Europa League match against Aston Villa,...
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