By AP The humanitarian system is overstretched, underfunded and under attack, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned on Monday, as he launched an appeal for $23 billion for 2026. “There is pain on every page,” UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said as he unveiled the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview, warning that “a quarter of a billion people are in urgent need of humanitarian help” while funding has fallen to its lowest level in a decade. Speaking at UN headquarters in New York, Fletcher said last year’s appeal brought in just $12 billion, making it “a heartbreaking report to share.” He…
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By Rédaction Africanews The paramilitary group claimed on Monday that it had taken control of the strategically important oil field at the border with South Sudan. Heglig is also a key source of revenue for Juba, as it houses its main oil processing facility. It’s yet another consequence of the civil war in Sudan: the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claimed that it had taken control of the Heglig oil field in South Kordofan province on Monday. According to press agency reports, the oil workers and security forces at the oil field fled into neighbouring South Sudan during the attack. The…
By Rédaction Africanews A truckers’ strike in Cameroon has brought major disruptions to one of the country’s primary commercial routes, National Highway 1. The crisis is centered in the Adamaoua region, near the gateway to Meiganga, where hundreds of trucks destined for northern Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic have been stranded for five days. Truck drivers staged the protest in response to what they describe as ongoing harassment along the route. The immediate trigger for the large-scale walkout was an incident involving a slap. According to reports, a gendarme slapped a truck driver on the outskirts of Meiganga,…
The major change, if adopted, could see the return of migrant hubs and EU countries striking bilateral agreements with non-member states to facilitate deportation of rejected asylum seekers. European Union officials were on Monday finalizing a major overhaul of its migration system including streamlined deportations and increased detentions, as the issue has taken on increasing importance in public debate. Ministers from the 27 nation-bloc met in Brussels days after the Trump administration published a blistering critique of the bloc’s migration policy. The fierce debate within the EU over that policy long precedes the denunciation from Washington. Yet the ministers…
By Rédaction Africanews The head of the World Health Organization has denounced a series of airstrikes in Sudan’s South Kordofan State that killed 114 people, including 63 children. The attacks happened on December 4 and hit a kindergarten and the nearby Kalogi Rural Hospital, according to the WHO’s Attacks on Health Care monitoring system. Another 35 people were injured. Hospital Hit Multiple Times WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Kalogi hospital was struck at least three times. Survivors were later moved to Abu Jebaiha Hospital for treatment, where medical teams urgently called for blood donations and more supplies. Tedros…
Angola has inaugurated a $4 billion gas processing plant in Soyo, marking a major step in diversifying its energy sector beyond crude oil. The facility, developed by Novo Consórcio de Gás (NCG) with partners including Azule Energy, Sonangol E&P, Chevron, and TotalEnergies, can process 400 million cubic feet of gas per day from Angola’s first standalone gas fields. Completed months ahead of schedule, the plant will supply natural gas for domestic power generation, industrial use, and LNG exports, boosting energy security. Minerals and Petroleum Minister Diamantino Azevedo highlighted that the project supports industrialization, including petrochemicals, ammonia, and urea production. The project also…
Nigeria’s Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) is projected to soar to a record $20 billion by the end of 2025. This optimistic forecast from CFG Advisory comes even after the nation was labeled a “Country of Particular Concern” by the US administration. While equity investments have slowed, money market instruments and bonds continue to draw investors. The surge is largely attributed to the government’s bold economic reforms, including the removal of fuel subsidies and the unification of exchange rates. These policies have successfully restored macroeconomic stability, strengthened the naira, and led to improved credit ratings. However, CFG warns that addressing security concerns and…
by Aspire Institute Embarking on an extraordinary journey from Makurdi in Benue State, Nigeria, to the prestigious halls of Princeton University, Aspire Leaders Program alumnus, Godwin Obi, shared an inspiring narrative of resilience, determination, and the transformative power of education in a recent interview. Now a doctoral candidate in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering working to influence policies that will allow the U.S. and the world to reach net-zero carbon emissions, Obi navigated the challenges of being a first-generation college student with an unwavering belief in inherited potential and the value of education. From working with his father in an automobile shop…
by Aspire Institute Michelle Nagawa, a 25 year old Aspire Leaders Program alum from 2022, studied Surveying Land Information Systems and received a grant from Aspire Institute for a community project within the Katanga slum area in 2023. A first-generation university graduate and the first-born in her family, she has always strived to be an inspiration to her siblings and other young people. “As the first born, you have nothing to fall back on. That has always hit me hard, it still does,” Nagawa admitted. “But the dynamic has always been that I did what had to be done to take…
The death in custody of a prominent Cameroon opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, should be impartially, promptly, and effectively investigated, Human Rights Watch said today. Ekane, 74, the leader of the African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (Mouvement africain pour la nouvelle indépendance et la démocratie, MANIDEM) party, died on December 1, 2025, at the State Defense Secretariat (Secrétariat d’État à la Défense, SED), a detention facility in the capital, Yaoundé. He was detained on October 24 on security charges in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election that confirmed incumbent president Paul Biya, 92, for an eighth term, sparking…