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Dec
12
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
African wildlife surge fuels record global seizures in anti-trafficking blitz

African wildlife surge fuels record global seizures in anti-trafficking blitz

NEWS
AFRICAN wildlife has become the beating heart of a sinister global trade network, with the continent's iconic species and bushmeat driving record seizures in a month-long international crackdown that exposed the staggering scale of environmental plunder. From the savannas of Tanzania to the rainforests of Cameroon, Operation Thunder 2025 laid bare the industrial-scale pillaging of Africa's natural heritage, with authorities across the continent seizing everything from 400 kilograms of giraffe meat in Kenya to severed gorilla hands in Cameroon and poached rhino horns in Angola. The September 15 to October 15 operation—spanning 134 countries and coordinated by INTERPOL and the…
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Dec
12
2025
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Kenyan court blocks health deal’s data transfer, testing democratic checks on executive power

Kenyan court blocks health deal’s data transfer, testing democratic checks on executive power

NEWS
A Kenyan court has thrown up a critical democratic safeguard against what civil society groups describe as the potential wholesale transfer of citizens' most intimate information to foreign control, suspending key data-sharing provisions of a $2.5 billion health cooperation framework signed with the United States just days ago. The December 4 agreement, inked at the White House amid fanfare and positioned by President William Ruto's administration as a transformative health partnership, hit an immediate legal roadblock when Justice Bahati Mwamuye of the Nairobi High Court issued a conservatory order halting any transfer of personal medical or epidemiological data pending a…
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Dec
13
2025
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Aid agreement reached for besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher

Aid agreement reached for besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher

NEWS
UN humanitarian agencies have secured an agreement in principle with paramilitary forces to access El Fasher, where up to 100,000 people remain trapped after the city fell in October following a 500-day siege. The World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday it has reached terms with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for minimum conditions to enter the embattled North Darfur capital and conduct initial assessments. "The little that's known at the moment about the current conditions in El Fasher is indeed beyond horrific," said Ross Smith, WFP Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response. Network blackouts have largely severed communication with those…
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Dec
11
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Cameroonian village chief wins prestigious global Refugee Award

Cameroonian village chief wins prestigious global Refugee Award

NEWS
IN a remote village in eastern Cameroon, where red earth fields stretch toward the horizon, and modest homes dot the landscape, an extraordinary story of compassion has earned global recognition. Chief Martin Azia Sodea of Gado-Badzéré has been named the 2025 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Global Laureate for leading his community's remarkable embrace of tens of thousands of refugees fleeing conflict in the Central African Republic. The prestigious award, announced Tuesday, celebrates the 73-year-old traditional leader's unwavering commitment to hospitality and human dignity over the past eleven years. When armed conflict erupted in CAR in 2014, Chief Sodea's village of…
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Dec
11
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
ICC sentences Darfur war criminal to 20 years for crimes against humanity

ICC sentences Darfur war criminal to 20 years for crimes against humanity

NEWS
THE International Criminal Court has sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as "Ali Kushayb," to 20 years in prison for orchestrating mass killings, torture, and rape during the Darfur conflict two decades ago. The sentencing follows Abd-Al-Rahman's October conviction on 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed between August 2003 and March 2004, when he commanded the Janjaweed militia in attacks on villages in Sudan's Darfur region. Trial Chamber I found Abd-Al-Rahman responsible for systematic attacks on the Fur population across multiple operations, including mass executions that killed at least 167 people in Mukjar and Deleig alone.…
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Dec
10
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Tanzania’s independence day turned prison: when democracy meets the iron fist

Tanzania’s independence day turned prison: when democracy meets the iron fist

NEWS
THE bitter irony was lost on no one. On December 9, the day Tanzania commemorates breaking free from colonial chains, its citizens found themselves imprisoned in their own homes - not by foreign powers, but by their own government. The streets of Dar es Salaam, usually alive with independence festivities, lay eerily silent. "We're locked inside like rats," one resident's voice echoed through a video capturing the haunting emptiness, a phrase that captured the suffocating reality of a nation gasping for democratic air. The roots of this crisis stretch back to October's presidential election, a democratic exercise that became a…
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Dec
10
2025
By BONFACE ORUCHO
African women, some of the “trendiest” solo travelers

African women, some of the “trendiest” solo travelers

NEWS
WHEN you land on Diana Daisy Gau’s TikTok page, the first thing you notice is a grid that resembles a shifting travel tapestry. Thumbnails flow from rainforest greens to desert browns, island blues, and the soft gold of evening markets. One frame shows her picking through a market in Suriname, another captures her laughing from the back of a pickup truck in Laos, and others place her on a canoe in Guyana or learning to fold pandanus leaves in Kiribati. Nothing about the page feels polished for perfection. Its appeal lies in its immediacy, the quick edits, shaky transitions, and…
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Dec
09
2025
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
When democracy called, Nigeria answered: how swift military action saved Benin from coup plotters

When democracy called, Nigeria answered: how swift military action saved Benin from coup plotters

NEWS
WHEN dawn broke over Cotonou on Sunday morning, and armed mutineers seized Benin's state broadcaster to announce their coup, the embattled government knew exactly where to turn: to their powerful neighbour, Nigeria, whose commitment to regional stability would be tested in the crucible of this unfolding crisis. They would not be disappointed. Within hours of receiving urgent appeals from Benin's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu set in motion a military response that would prove decisive—Nigerian Air Force fighter jets screaming across the border to seize control of Beninoise airspace, ground forces mobilizing to support loyalist troops, and…
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Dec
09
2025
By CONRAD ONYANGO
“Anywhere in seconds”: instant payments in Africa hit nearly $2 trillion

“Anywhere in seconds”: instant payments in Africa hit nearly $2 trillion

NEWS
FIVE years ago, instant payments in Africa were the preserve of a small elite population with fully fledged bank accounts linked to their phone numbers. The service enabled these people already inside the formal financial system to transact conveniently in select urban spots like supermarkets or hotels equipped with QR codes, credit card readers or specialised mobile-integrated platforms. “Today, one does not need to step into a banking hall, or even hold a traditional bank account, to access real-time payments. You only need a handset and mobile data, and money exchanges hands anywhere in seconds,” says Margaret Kanini, a shopkeeper…
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Dec
23
2025
By The African Mirror
Tinubu launches biography of late President Buhari, pledges to build on legacy

Tinubu launches biography of late President Buhari, pledges to build on legacy

NEWS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the official biography of late President Muhammadu Buhari, praising his predecessor's integrity and commitment to public service while pledging to continue his work. Speaking at the book launch in Abuja, Tinubu described Buhari as a leader who embodied discipline and service to Nigeria. The president extended condolences to Buhari's widow, Aisha Buhari, and her family. Tinubu, who served as a political ally to Buhari, recalled their partnership in building the coalition that led to the historic 2015 election victory that unseated the incumbent president. He noted that the coalition they formed has become the…
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