Africa

An escalating crisis of gender-based violence, with an alarming rise in the killing of women, most often at the hands of their intimate partners, prompted renewed calls for urgent and coordinated action in what is definite a 'national outcry'

A two-year prison sentence was inflicted by Pikine-Guédiawaye Magistrates' Court to two men found guilty of producing and distributing pornographic videos filmed in Senegal and broadcast on online platforms

Phase two of the Bus Rapid Transit BRT project and works for Greater Cairo Ring Road development have been inspected by Ministry of Transport amid Egypt’s broader efforts to expand sustainable and environmentally friendly public transport systems

17.905 deaths were recorded in 2025, 306.0057 live births - female 51% males 49% - and 3.739 stillbirths: experts say the figure highlights persistent challenges in prenatal care, access to skilled birth attendants, and emergency obstetric service

Pivi, convicted of crimes against humanity for the 2009 stadium massacre, has died in custody in a Conakry hospital from complications related to diabetes; known as Coplan, he was a colonel and in charge of security under then-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara

The Gambia Tobacco Industry Monitoring Team completed a capacity-building refreshment to strengthen surveillance and intelligence sharing of industry activities as the country intensifies safeguard of public health policies from industry interference

Thousands of Orthodox Christians dressed in white celebrated Christmas Eve in Addis Ababa’s Meskel Square on 6 January with a candlelight ceremony followed by an all-night church service, as they follow the Julian calendar 13 days later than Gregorian one

Newly completed Wastewater Treatment Plant in Sumbe, Lunda-Sul province, benefits over 40.000 residents with 95 kilometers of distribution network, 4.289 household connections, and 63 public fountains

Uganda has denied plans to shut down internet access during next week’s elections, dismissing news of a scheduled blackout as unfounded; concerns were raised by opposition candidate Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, who fears disruptions in the sharing of results

The trial of 45 people charged in connection with a 2020 attack on a military checkpoint resumed in Ivory Coast's Anti-Terrorism Court; 14 soldiers were killed at Kafolo, bordering Burkina Faso, weeks after security forces destroyed a jihadist base in BF

Tourism sector peaked in 2025 as Morocco welcomed 19,8 million tourists, +14% on 2024 according to official figures; tourism is worth around 7% of GDP, supports thousands of jobs, generates crucial income in foreign currency and contributes to stability

Former director of French NGO Terre d’Asile and several colleagues, imprisoned for over 20 months for “facilitating illegal entry and residence” of migrants, have been released; lawyers of the detainees argue they joined a government approved programme

Somaliland authorities rejected accusations that it agreed to host Israeli military facilities and resettle displaced Palestinians from Gaza in exchange for recognition by Israel, saying the claims are baseless and the step “purely diplomatic”