AU - Africanews

1. Erdogan calls for immediate action as Sudan faces humanitarian crisis amid ongoing conflict

   In a crucial meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the escalating war in Sudan with Sovereign Council President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The violence has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today.

2. Al-Shabab remains major threat to stability in Somalia and neighboring countries, UN experts warn

   The al-Shabab extremist group continues to pose the greatest immediate threat to peace and stability in Somalia and the wider region, including neighboring Kenya, UN experts warned in a report released Wednesday.

3. Morocco gears up for crucial clash with Mali in Group A

   After a strong 2-0 win over Comoros in their opening match, Morocco is fully focused on their next challenge in Group A of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

4. Trump announces U.S. Strike on Islamic state targets in Nigeria

   In a Christmas evening post on his social media platform, Trump offered no operational details and did not specify the scale of damage inflicted or the number of militants targeted in the operation.

5. Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote election in decades

   Residents of Somalia’s capital voted Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first one-person, one-vote poll since 1969