Angolan Parliament President Calls for “Urgent” Revision of Family Code
President of Angola’s National Assembly has acknowledged the urgent need to revise the Family Code, in force since 1988, noting that the law no longer […]
Month: December 2025
Nigerian Senate Approves Tinubu’s Troop Deployment to Benin After Failed Coup Attempt
Nigeria’s Senate, on Tuesday 9th December, endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to Benin, following an appeal from the Beninese Government for urgent […]
Congo Accuses Rwanda of Breaching US-Brokered Peace Deal, as Regional Tensions Deepen
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of breaching a US-brokered peace agreement signed in Washington, DC on 4 December 2025, […]
ECOWAS Declares State of Emergency Amid Rising Political Turmoil in West Africa
Yesterday, 9th December, ECOWAS declared a state of emergency as political instability intensifies across the subregion, following a series of military interventions and attempted coups. […]
Ramaphosa Declares Gender-Based Violence a National Disaster, Calls for Urgent Action
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his weekly newsletter, on 8 December 2025, highlighted South Africa’s persistently high levels of violence against women and children, describing gender-based […]
Togo’s National Assembly Approves 14.8% Higher 2026 Budget to Drive Economic Transformation
On Tuesday, December 9, the Togolese National Assembly adopted the 2026 budget at 2,751.5 billion CFA francs, marking a 14.8% increase over the 2025 budget. […]
Rwandan-Backed M23 Offensive Drives Mass Displacement as Fighting Nears Uvira
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have advanced towards the outskirts of Uvira in South Kivu on Tuesday, December 9, deepening an already volatile security crisis in eastern […]
Angola Launches First National Civil Aviation Academy to Strengthen Aviation Capacity
Angola officially inaugurated its first Academia de Aviação Civil de Angola (AACA) on 8 December 2025 at the Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro in Luanda, […]
Nigeria Releases 100 Abducted Pupils, but More Than 150 Remain in Captivity
On 8 December 2025, authorities in Niger State hosted 100 schoolchildren who were freed over the week-end, after being abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School […]
UNEA-7 Convenes in Nairobi to Drive Global Environmental Action
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) commenced on Monday, 8 December 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, with nearly 6,000 delegates from over […]