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Nairobi County has just made headlines with a bold and controversial decision: women working for the county are now entitled to two paid days off every month for menstrual health.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Sudan calls for RSF to be classified as terrorist group at Russia-Africa partnership forum

December 22, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment

Sudan has called for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who have been fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces for more than two years, to be classified as a terrorist group.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Security Council hears of fading election prospects in Libya

December 21, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment

The path to long-awaited elections in Libya is paved with complications but they can be overcome, the UN Special Representative for the country said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Africa Cup of Nations moves to 4-year cycle

December 20, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

African soccer is getting a major shake-up with the creation of the African Nations League and conversion of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations to a four-year cycle.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Pacific

UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest

December 20, 2025 Village ReporterAsia News

The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east

December 19, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the country’s east intensified amid renewed offensives by the M23 rebel group. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

South Sudan: UN Mission condemns killing of a staff member in Wau, calls for a swift investigation

December 19, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) called on Friday for an investigation into the killing of one of its staff members in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal state. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Trump suspends green card lottery program

December 19, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

December 19, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors , Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Sudan war: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘one or two steps’ away from being attacked

December 19, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

As fighting escalates in Sudan, “people are scared, people are fleeing their homes,” the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Friday, noting that more than 50,000 people have been uprooted since late October in the Kordofans region alone. UN Africa News Read More

TRENDS

Kenya’s Nairobi county approves paid menstrual leave policy

Sudan calls for RSF to be classified as terrorist group at Russia-Africa partnership forum

Security Council hears of fading election prospects in Libya

Africa Cup of Nations moves to 4-year cycle

UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest

Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east

South Sudan: UN Mission condemns killing of a staff member in Wau, calls for a swift investigation

Trump suspends green card lottery program

TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

Sudan war: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘one or two steps’ away from being attacked