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DR Congo Ebola outbreak could last a year: Red Cross

GENEVA: The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has not yet reached its peak, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, warning it could take a year to halt the spread. Since the outbreak was declared in the...

A volunteer, wearing a protective suit, disinfects the door of the house where a child, presumed dead of Ebola virus disease is located, in Bunia. — AFP

Uganda to shut down Internet ahead of election

Mototaxi drivers supporting Uganda's incumbent president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni chant slogans and wave flags as they head to the rally grounds ahead of the party closing campaign rally ahead of the 2026 Ugandan general elections, in Kampala on January 13, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

UN visit to El Fasher finds traumatised civilians

Displaced Sudanese react after spending a night in Gedaref city eastern Sudan on December 26, 2025 after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the Heglig area in western Sudan. Since its outbreak in April 2023, the war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced nearly 12 million. At the end of October, the paramilitary group seized control El-Fasher, the conclusion of a bitter 18-month siege for the strategic hub in western Sudan's Darfur region and marked by reports of mass killings and sexual violence. (Photo by AFP)

Over 1,000 killed in April attack on Sudan refugee camp: UN

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Sudan most neglected crisis of 2025 in aid: Poll

A Sudanese displaced woman carries a water container at a camp, North Darfur. — Reuters

Cambodia accuses Thailand of using 'toxic gas'

Cambodian soldiers transferred from a frontline lie in hospital beds at Ou Chrov referral hospital. — Reuters

Sudan's general ready to talk to Trump for peace

The authorities of the capital, Khartoum, are deploying thousands of soldiers to support the Sudanese army. — AFP

M23 group to pull out of key DR Congo city

A patrol car of the M23 group patrols in Uvira. — AFP

Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

Moroccans looks at a destroyed vehicle and other debris following a flash flood, in the coastal town of Safi, some 300 kilometres (186 miles) south of the capital Rabat on December 15, 2025. A flash flood and a muddy torrent in the Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said December 15, as search and rescue operations continued. Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but the flooding in Safi is already the deadliest such disaster in at least a decade.

Nigeria dispatches jets, troops to quash Benin coup bid

Soldiers patrol in front of the headquarters of Benin's radio and television station, in Cotonou, Benin. — Reuters

Sudan paramilitary seizes key oil field: engineer

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Benin government says armed forces foil coup attempt

A long line of trucks stands still in Cotonou following rumors of a possible coup in the country. — AFP

Tunisian oppn leader arrested amid crackdown

Noureddine Taboubi, head of the Tunisian General Labour Union, joins a protest outside the UGTT headquarters in Tunis. - AFP

European, African Unions talks hone in on closer ties in Angola

European and African leaders line up for the family photo, in Luanda. — AFP

Ethiopian volcano erupts, EA monitoring air quality in Oman

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G20 summit declaration addresses global issues

G20 Leaders pose for a family picture at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. — Reuters
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