Togo’s Gnassingbé leads Great Lakes peace mediation
Dec. 5, 2025 Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has intensified diplomatic efforts across the Great Lakes region. Since his appointment as Mediator by the African Union (AU) in April 2025, Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé has intensified diplomatic efforts across the Great Lakes region, successfully promoting a path toward lasting peace between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. Gnassingbé’s comprehensive mediation strategy involved imm
APA News
Dec 6, 2025
General sworn in as interim leader of Guinea-Bissau after coup
Officers order suspension of electoral process, border closures a day before presidential vote results expected. By: Rédaction Africanews with AP Nov. 27, 2025 New Guinea-Bissau leader, General Horta Inta-A, takes the oath of office in Bissau on 27 November 2025. - Copyright © africanews TGB Guinea-Bissau via AP/Copyright 2025 The AP. Military officials in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday named a general as the country’s transitional president. Horta Inta-A’s inauguration came a
Africanews
Dec 6, 2025
Sinking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’: Has the Ukraine war reached Senegal?
A Turkish-owned oil tanker that recently visited a Russian port was heavily damaged by explosions off the coast of Senegal last Thursday. While Kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the attack, the bombing follows a campaign targeting ships accused of belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” – raising suspicions that the Ukraine war has spread all the way to West Africa. By: Sébastian SEIBT Dec. 3, 2025 The oil tanker Mersin was hit by a series of explosions off the coast of Da
France 24
Dec 6, 2025
Gen-Z protests ignite across Morocco
The youth-led “Gen-Z 212” movement demands reforms in education and healthcare, as well as stronger anti-corruption measures. By: FEDERICA SAINI FASANOTTI Dec. 3, 2025 Protesters gather in Rabat, Morocco, on Oct. 18. © Getty Images In a nutshell The Gen-Z 212 movement represents the grievances of Morocco’s youth They demand the prioritization of social services over tourism projects Mobilizers are trying to communicate directly with the king. Since late September, Morocco
GIS Reports
Dec 6, 2025
Congo Fighting Flares Within Hours of Peace Deal Ceremony
Analysts say U.S. diplomacy paused escalation of fighting in eastern Congo but failed to resolve core issues. President Donald Trump at the signing ceremony of a peace deal with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP - Getty Images Fighting raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump hosted Congolese and Rwandan leaders in Washington to sign ne
NBC News
Dec 5, 2025
48 Christians Gunned Down in Taraba State, Nigeria
4 8 Christians Gunned Down in Taraba State Nigeria. Residents Charge Military Complicity TruthNigeria December 5, 2025 Community leaders in Takum Holding a meeting with religious cleric telling explain the situation of things. Photo by TruthNigeria. Village Heads Bribe Soldiers with Cash, Fuel and Food to No Avail Southern Taraba is reeling from a wave of deadly attacks that have left more than 48 Christians killed and hundreds of homes reduced to ashes. Entire communities
TruthNigeria
Dec 5, 2025
Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea
Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea, expert tells US Senate. The Kyiv Independent By Dmytro Basmat December 4, 2025 Regional Center for Human Rights Legal Expert Kateryna Rashevska holds up a photograph of what she said are abducted Ukrainian children taken to North Korea as she speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation" on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025
The Kyiv Independent
Dec 3, 2025
A Family Erased in Mali
Apparent Military Drone Strike Kills Civilians The logo of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA), Bamako, Mali, February 15, 2025. © 2025 GOUSNO/AFP via Getty Images by Human Rights Watch | Ilaria Allegrozzi A quiet desert night in northern Mali turned deadly when an apparent military drone launched its explosive munition on a tent, leaving an entire family dead. The strike was a recent example of Malian military operations killing civilians and may amount to a war crime. The Nov
Human Rights Watch
Dec 3, 2025
GENOCIDE WATCH NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
November 2025 | Issue No. 24 Our monthly newsletter aims to keep people informed of Genocide Watch’s operation, as well as the operations of the other members of the Alliance Against Genocide. Download our latest issue below or click the newsletter to open in a new window.
Genocide Watch
Dec 2, 2025
Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Has Not Stopped
Analysts and a human rights group say Israel’s genocide in Gaza has not stopped, despite the ceasefire. By Justin Salhani Relatives of Palestinians Israel killed in airstrikes mourn at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, 23 November 2025 [Mohammed Saber/EPA] On October 10, 2025, a ceasefire was supposed to have put an end to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. But two months on, Israel has violated the ceasefire more than 500 times, killing at least 356 Palestinians, and sending the
Al Jazeera
Dec 2, 2025
DR Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace in Qatar
Natasha Booty and BBC World Service Newsroom Congolese envoy Sumbu Sita Mambu shook hands with M23 secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa at the signing in Doha. AFP via Getty Images Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a framework for peace in the east of the country. The ceremony was held in Qatar, which, along with the US and the African Union, has been trying to mediate an end to decades of conflict in the resource-rich region
BBC News
Dec 2, 2025
