Africa News and Discussions

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Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ar ... r-AA1Rdaa1

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Tunisia frees prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani, a critic of the president

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tu ... r-AA1Rgtzk

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Tunisian police arrest opposition figure Chaima Issa to enforce 20-year jail term

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tu ... r-AA1RoVEP

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Civil society condemns the death of opposition leader Anicet Ekane in custody

https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/01/c ... n-custody/

(This is in Cameroon)

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Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ar ... r-AA1Rdaa1

Guinea-Bissau military rulers ban protests ahead of ECOWAS visit

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gu ... r-AA1RtC80

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Benin’s president condemns a foiled coup bid and says mutineers are ‘fleeing’

https://apnews.com/article/benin-coup-s ... 46131713c8

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A coup too far: Why Benin's rebel soldiers failed where others in the region succeeded

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a- ... r-AA1S0LcC

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Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/su ... r-AA1S0dcW

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Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166564

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Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ar ... r-AA1Rdaa1

Guinea-Bissau military rulers ban protests ahead of ECOWAS visit

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gu ... r-AA1RtC80

Protesters march in Guinea-Bissau to denounce coup

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pr ... r-AA1SePDw

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Tunisian court sentences opposition figure Moussi to 12 years in prison

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tu ... r-AA1Sf1Az

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West African bloc rejects Guinea-Bissau's military transition plan

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/we ... r-AA1SkUZq

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Treason trial of South Sudan's suspended VP is further eroding peace deal, UN experts say

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tr ... r-AA1SeZGM

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Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166564

DR Congo: US pressure forces M23 to retreat from Uvira

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dr ... r-AA1SwurL

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Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/au ... r-AA1SFY0Y

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From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan's killing fields

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fr ... r-AA1SKkfI

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Sudan's prime minister takes his peace plan to the UN, but US urges humanitarian truce now

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/su ... r-AA1SRSaf

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Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166564

DR Congo: US pressure forces M23 to retreat from Uvira

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dr ... r-AA1SwurL

Burundi Hosts Thousands of Congolese Refugees Amid Dire Conditions
By Eloge Willy Kaneza
December 24, 2025

Introduction:

(Amjambo Africa!) More than 88,000 Congolese refugees have fled to Burundi since early December following renewed violence in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, in eastern Congo, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). These arrivals add to over 70,000 refugees who came earlier this year after M23 rebels seized the capitals of North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, in eastern Congo.

Many refugees crossed the Rusizi River, which separates Burundi and DRC, facing harsh conditions with limited access to food, clean water, sanitation, and medical care.

Overcrowded camps and dire health risks

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports that camps are saturated, with families sharing tents on muddy grounds. Around 37,000 refugees have arrived in Ndava camp in the northwestern region of Cibitoke, where mobile clinics treat an average of 200 patients daily. Complicated cases are referred to Cibitoke District Hospital. MSF provides 25,000 liters of water per day and is constructing latrines and showers to reduce the risk of disease.

Health risks are severe. MSF reports 14 confirmed cases of cholera, one suspected case of measles, and malaria tests with a 42% positivity rate among arrivals. More than 30 refugees, including children, have died from cholera in four transit sites in southwestern, northwestern, western, and in a long-term camp in eastern Burundi, confirmed medical and humanitarian sources to Amjambo Africa. Support for sexual and reproductive health and care for survivors of sexual violence remain urgent needs.

In Busuma camp in eastern Burundi, local reporters told Amjambo Africa that over 45,000 refugees are left without any assistance. Images show children in front of thatched shelters and women trying to share the little food available.

Read more here: https://www.amjamboafrica.com/burundi- ... onditions

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Locals Indicated Nigerian Village Bombed by Trump Has ‘No Known History’ of Anti-Christian Terrorism
By Stephen Prager
December 27, 2025

Introduction:

(Common Dreams) When President Donald Trump launched a series of airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas, he described it as an attack against “ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.”

But locals in a town that was hit during the strike say terrorism has never been a problem for them. On Friday, CNN published a report based on interviews with several residents of Jabo, which was hit by a US missile during Thursday’s attack, which landed just feet away from the town’s only hospital.

The rural town of Jabo is part of the Sokoto state in northwestern Nigeria, which the Trump administration and the Nigerian government said was hit during the strike.

Both sides have said militants were killed during the attack, but have not specified their identities or the number of casualties.

Kabir Adamu, a security analyst from Beacon Security and Intelligence in Abuja, told Al Jazeera that the likely targets are members of “Lakurawa,” a recently formed offshoot of ISIS

Read more of the Common Dreams article here: https://www.commondreams.org/news/trum ... hristians

To read the cited CNN report: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/26/africa/ ... atam-intl

To read the cited Al Jazeera report: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12 ... -going-on
Nigeria

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Junta leader Doumbouya declared winner of Guinea's presidential election

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ju ... r-AA1TkP3X