Alliance of Sahel States to form 5,000-troop military unit
Niamey (Africanews): Three junta-ruled countries in Africa’s Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for years plagued the nations, officials said.
153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to address hunger
Africa News January 14, 2025, Kigali (Africa News): More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes released an open letter calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new food distribution efforts with a goal of producing more crops and avoiding a global hunger crisis in coming decades.
France’s military is being ousted from more African countries
Dakar (Africa News): It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades.
2024: Deadliest year ever for aid workers amid global conflicts – UN says
Geneva (Africa News): More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year, the United Nations reported.
Chad threatens to exit regional security force after deadly attack
N’djamena (Africanews): Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has issued a stark warning that his country may withdraw from a regional security coalition, citing frustrations over its effectiveness in countering insurgent threats in the Lake Chad region.
Haiti PM and Kenya president urge partners to boost support for peacekeeping mission
Nairobi (AfricaNews): The leaders of Kenya and Haiti urged international partners to honor their commitment to the United Nations-backed peacekeeping mission in Haiti, saying the mission needs more resources and that its budget will run out in March 2025.
California to apologize for slavery, racism against Black Americans
Los Ángeles (Africanews): California will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Africa: 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but still waiting for vaccines
Kigali (Africanews): Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed.
North America owes its wealth to brutality of slavery: Canadian expert
Kigali (Africanews): The residual influence of slavery remains in North America today, said a Canadian racism expert on the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, which fell on Friday.
UN report says around 733 million people globally faced hunger in 2023
United Nations (Africa News) Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published by five United Nations specialized agencies.
