40,000 flee DRC fighting into Burundi
The United Nations refugee agency recorded 40,000 new arrivals of Congolese refugees in Burundi between 5 and 11 December.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/40000-flee-drc-fighting-into-
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ECOWAS to cut air transport taxes in bid to lower cost of air travel in West Africa
ECOWAS Member States will abolish air transport taxes from 1 January 2026.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/ecowas-to-cut-air-transport-taxes-in-bid-to-lower-cost-of-air-travel-in-west-
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Ethiopia to hold general election on 1 June 2026
In an address to parliament in October, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the upcoming election would be the "best organised" in Ethiopia's history.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/ethiop
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Floodwaters devastate Gaza camps amid ongoing humanitarian crisis
Rains drenched Gaza's tent camps and winds froze the Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory, showing how two months of ceasefire have failed to sufficiently address the spiraling crises.<div clas
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Egypt's koshary is inscribed on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage
The popular, low-cost dish, consisting mostly of rice, lentils, pasta and fried onions, is the 11th item inscribed on the list under Egypt's name.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/egypt
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First rain of autumn falls in Iran's capital after months of intense drought
Meteorologists have described this autumn as Iran’s driest in over 50 years.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/first-rain-of-autumn-falls-in-irans-capital-after-months-of-intense-drought
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UNICEF urges action as child humanitarian crisis deepens
UNICEF is sounding the alarm as humanitarian needs for children around the world reach unprecedented levels.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/unicef-urges-action-as-child-humanitarian-c
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US to deport 15 Kenyans convicted of crimes
The United States government has announced plans to deport 15 Kenyan nationals who were convicted of various crimes in the country.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/us-to-deport-15-keny
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Narrative Sovereignty: Africa Reclaims Its Global Voice {Business Africa}
Africa Must Own Its Narrative: From misperception to economic power — we examine how strategic communication and leaders like Dorothea Hodge are helping the continent reshape its global reputation<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a
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Despite peace deal: death toll rises after escalation in eastern DR Congo
More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu province in eastern Congo, regional officials said late Wednesday, adding that Rwandan special forces were in the strategic city of
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Egypt opens bid to privatise Hurghada International Airport
Egypt's civil aviation ministry launched a bid for private companies to manage, operate and develop the country's second-busiest airport.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/egypt-opens-bi
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Court suspends Kenya-U.S. $2.5 billion health cooperation deal
A court in Kenya has temporarily suspended the $2.5 billion health cooperation between Nairobi and Washington.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/court-suspends-kenya-us-25-billion-health
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Some tourists may need to provide five year social-media history for US entry
In a new proposal unveiled on Wednesday, the US government said that travellers from certain countries could be asked to provide their social media history of the past five years in order to be allowed into the country.<div class="small-12 column text-cen
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EU moves to crush people-smuggling networks
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU ministers that the bloc sought to "bankrupt" smugglers.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/eu-moves-to-crush-people-smuggling-ne
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Kenyan court halts rollout of $1.6bn health deal with the United States
Kenya’s High Court has paused a multibillion-shilling health partnership with the United States, stopping the government from putting the agreement into action until a legal challenge is heard.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a hr
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Mothers at risk as free maternity care ends in Congo
Head nurse Franck Ndachetere Kandonyi at the Afia Himbi Health Center said the programme raised numbers from as low as five deliveries a month to more than 20. He said women came in greater numbers because they knew they would not be charged.<div class="s
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Maduro hits streets after Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro went to the streets on Wednesday and marched with supporters through downtown Caracas, hours after opposition leader María Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__
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Interpol seizes 30,000 live animals in global wildlife crime crackdown
A month-long global crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking has led to the seizure of nearly 30,000 live animals and the identification of 1,100 suspects, according to Interpol and the World Customs Organization.<div class="small-12 column text-center a
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An estimated five million children displaced by Sudan's civil war
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visited a boys' school in Kassala State this week to help bring attention to the situation in Sudan. According to the UN children's body, an estimated 10 million people - half of them children - have been displa
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Ghana hits back at Israel with reciprocal deportations
Ghana has expelled three Israeli citizens after accusing Israeli authorities of mistreating and wrongfully deporting several Ghanaians who arrived in Tel Aviv last week.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africane
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Safe but scarred: Papiri schoolchildren return home as others remain captive
Nigeria has endured a series of mass school abductions since 2014. According to the Associated Press, at least 1,799 students have been kidnapped in the past decade, underscoring the growing threat armed gangs pose across the country’s northwest and centr
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Neighbor urges inspections after deadly building collapses kill 22 in Fez
Urban planners and rights groups have long warned that building codes are inconsistently enforced across Morocco, particularly in older districts where many structures date back decades<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http
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UN sounds alarm on funding cuts for Egypt’s vulnerable
Despite tight resources and increasing complexity, Panova’s message is clear: sustainable development in Egypt hinges on coordinated, large-scale action — and on the government’s leadership at every step.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu
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Pix of the Day: December 11, 2025
Pix of the Day: December 11, 2025<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/pix-of-the-day-december-11-2025/?utm_source=test_mrss&utm_campaign=feeds_news_video-not-mandatory_2025&utm_medium=refe
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