Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1640 EAT on Friday 26 December 2025 The United States has launched airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in north-western Nigeria, targeting camps in Sokoto state near the border with Niger, where the group has been attempting to establish a foothold. The US military said an “initial assessment”…
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Trump’s New Envoy Signals Support for Incorporating Greenland into the US
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 2127 EAT on Monday 22 December 2025 Donald Trump has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland, the vast Arctic island he has previously said he would like to annex. Trump announced on Sunday that Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, would…
Fighting Breaks Out in Aleppo Between Syrian Army, Kurdish-Led SDF
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 2059 EAT on Monday 22 December 2025 Clashes have been reported between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo, as high-level talks continue over the integration of the SDF into Syria’s state institutions. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency said on Monday that SDF…
India Sees Outrage After Bihar Chief Minister Accused of Pulling Down Muslim Woman’s Hijab
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1547 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 A video showing a senior government official pulling down the hijab of a Muslim woman during a public event has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation across India. Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar, was seen in the footage…
Former Football Star Mario Pineida Killed as Ecuador Faces Rising Violence
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1526 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 Ecuadorian police said Mario Pineida, a 33-year-old defender for Barcelona de Guayaquil and a former national team player, was shot dead in an apparent attack as violence continues to escalate in the Andean nation. A second person, whom police did not…
False Spring in Tunisia: The Decline of Revolutionary Hopes
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda and Eric Kikomeko at 1548 EAT on Wednseday 17 Decemeber 2025 Fifteen years ago, a Tunisian fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, despairing over official corruption and police harassment, set himself on fire in the center of his hometown, Sidi Bouzid—an act that ignited a wave of uprisings across the region….
Israel Advances Plans to Build 9,000 Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1424 EAT on Wednesday 17 December 2025 Israeli authorities are expected to advance plans this week to build about 9,000 new housing units in a settlement on the site of the abandoned Qalandiya airport in occupied East Jerusalem, a move critics say would further fragment Palestinian territory and undermine prospects…
Trump Appeals to China’s Xi Over Detention of Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 0926 EAT on Tuesday 16 December 2025. US President Donald Trump has said he has personally appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to release imprisoned Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, citing deep concern over the 78-year-old’s health following his conviction. On Monday, Hong Kong’s High Court…
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