Forbes has unveiled its 2025 list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, highlighting leaders who continue to break barriers despite global challenges for women in the workplace.

Since South Sudan’s independence in 2011, the U.S. has provided over 9.5 billion dollars in assistance, while the government has collected roughly 25 billion dollars in oil revenue — with little improvement in public services.

The IOC took a significant step towards reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports on Thursday by advising governing bodies to let the countries’ youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.

The team is making a record-extending 17th successive appearance at Africa’s premier international tournament and will be looking to build momentum on the continental stag

Russia says seven people were injured when drone debris hit a Tver apartment block during a large overnight wave of attacks reported across several regions.

Cambodia’s Chong Kal camp is receiving rapid arrivals as border clashes drive displacement, with overcrowded conditions and growing humanitarian needs.

The assembly is expected to shape solutions to challenges ranging from melting glaciers to rising seaweed blooms and the environmental footprint of emerging technologies.

The United Nations refugee agency recorded 40,000 new arrivals of Congolese refugees in Burundi between 5 and 11 December.

ECOWAS Member States will abolish air transport taxes from 1 January 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.

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.

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.

Meteorologists have described this autumn as Iran’s driest in over 50 years.

UNICEF is sounding the alarm as humanitarian needs for children around the world reach unprecedented levels.

The United States government has announced plans to deport 15 Kenyan nationals who were convicted of various crimes in the country.

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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 Uvira.

Egypt’s civil aviation ministry launched a bid for private companies to manage, operate and develop the country’s second-busiest airport.

A court in Kenya has temporarily suspended the $2.5 billion health cooperation between Nairobi and Washington.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU ministers that the bloc sought to “bankrupt” smugglers.

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.

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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.

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 displaced in Sudan following a brutal civil war.

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.

Ghana has expelled three Israeli citizens after accusing Israeli authorities of mistreating and wrongfully deporting several Ghanaians who arrived in Tel Aviv last week.

This year’s FIFA Arab Cup is taking place from 1st to 18th December in Qatar. Next to the match between Morocco and Syria, Palestine and Saudi Arabia are also set to meet in the second quarter-final of the tournament taking place on Thursday afternoon.

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 central regions.

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

Uganda and the United States have signed a $2.3 billion health cooperation agreement, which includes up to $1.7 billion of US support to the Ugandan health system over the next five years.

Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri is reportedly hiding in a neighbourhood of the Togolese capital, according to Reuters and Jeune Afrique.

The caftan has become a national symbol of identity, craftsmanship, and cultural pride in Morocco.

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Once the world’s most expensive footballer, Paul Pogba is now on the lookout for the world’s most expensive camel: the French midfielder just started investing in the camel racing team Al Haboob.

The queen of Denmark arrived in Kenya for a three-day official visit on Tuesday night. It is the second African country the Danish royal is visiting in two months, following a visit to Egypt for a reception hosted by the Danish Embassy in Cairo.

At least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his negotiating prowess are in trouble and at risk of collapsing.

A spokesperson for the rebel group said on X that Uvira had been “liberated” by AFC/M23 forces.

A UK reindeer farm has hand raised Lars, a calf born in May, after his mother lacked milk. Now part of the herd, he is preparing for Christmas events.

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday convened a high-level meeting focusing on strengthening resolve and efforts to combat genocide and other atrocities against humanity, in order to prevent the recurrence of such crimes.

Nigerian authorities announced the release of 100 children this weekend. The freed students were among 300 schoolchidren abducted in an attack on a Catholic school last month.