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While elections grabbed headlines in many countries across Africa this year, military interventions and coup attempts were another major political theme.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Briefing on threats to international peace and security

December 30, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment

The UN Security Council meets today to hear a briefing on threats to international peace and security following Israel’s recent recognition of the northern region of Somalia as an independent and sovereign state. Follow live below and UN News app users can click here and go here for all our in-depth meeting coverage. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Sudan: UN warns of unprecedented child hunger in Darfur as fighting fuels refugee exodus

December 30, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment

Sudan’s deepening war is driving unprecedented levels of hunger, child malnutrition and displacement, UN agencies report, as new data from Darfur and a renewed refugee influx into Chad underscore the rapidly deteriorating situation. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Elections that kept power in the same hands: Africa 2025 in review

December 30, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment

2025 has been targed as one of the most busy election years across Africa. From West to East, voters went to the polls in several countries, while in others, elections exposed deeper questions about democracy, power and political transition.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Egypt: Luxor festival sees Tahtib take centre stage

December 30, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment

At a cultural festival in the Egyptian city of Luxor, the spotlight was on tahtib, which is part sport and part traditional dance. In the past, tahtib was reserved for men, but according to trainers, attitudes are gradually changing.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

2025 Africa Cup of Nations: A complete overview of the group stage

December 29, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment

After the first few matchdays of the group stage, several teams have already established a strong position to qualify, while the battle for the round of 16 remains wide open in other groups.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

From war to AFCON: Sudanese players bring hope

December 29, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment

When Sudan player Ammar Taifour first heard gunfire outside his hotel room, he shrugged it off and went back to sleep. He had a soccer match to play.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Pacific

Sri Lanka cyclone: More than a million still need aid weeks after Ditwah floods

December 26, 2025 Village ReporterAsia News0 comment

Nearly a month after Cyclone Ditwah tore across Sri Lanka, more than a million people – including over half a million children – remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, as floods, landslides and renewed rainfall continue to compound one of the country’s worst disasters in decades. Source UN News Read More

Africa

UN renews ceasefire push in Sudan

December 26, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment

The UN has urged Sudan’s warring parties to pursue compromise and an immediate ceasefire, even as drone attacks, displacement and the killing of peacekeepers underscore the growing risks to civilians and humanitarians. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

US-Nigeria airstrikes spark fear in northwestern village as details remain unclear

December 26, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment

Residents of Jabo, a farming village in northwestern Nigeria, were gripped by fear late Thursday after powerful airstrikes lit up the night sky, an attack later confirmed by authorities as a joint U.S.–Nigerian military operation targeting an alleged Islamic State camp.Sourced from Africanews Read More

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Coups in Africa 2025: Power shifts, failed takeovers and political instability

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Briefing on threats to international peace and security

Sudan: UN warns of unprecedented child hunger in Darfur as fighting fuels refugee exodus

Elections that kept power in the same hands: Africa 2025 in review

Egypt: Luxor festival sees Tahtib take centre stage

2025 Africa Cup of Nations: A complete overview of the group stage

From war to AFCON: Sudanese players bring hope

Sri Lanka cyclone: More than a million still need aid weeks after Ditwah floods

UN renews ceasefire push in Sudan

US-Nigeria airstrikes spark fear in northwestern village as details remain unclear