Terrorism in Kenya
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Africa
The news from Africa: the past seven days, the most important first.
Kordofan campaign
Sudan's armed forces (SAF) says that they have recaptured the West Kordofan town of Iyal Bakhit. Additionally, the SAF also says that they have downed a Rapid Support Forces drone.
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
At least 22 people are killed by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces rebels across eight locations in Mambasa Territory, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
A military court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, sentences 66 soldiers to death on charges of cowardice, mutiny, and failure to obey orders, after they were arrested following clashes with Front for the Refoundation of the Nation rebels.
International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur
Former National Congress Party politician Ahmed Haroun, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide in Sudan's Darfur region during war, is detained by the Sudanese army.
Kenya–Sudan relations
Kenyan president William Ruto signs a deal for Sudan to lift its 20-month ban on imports of tea from Kenya.
Disasters
Six people are killed and five more injured after an under construction building partially collapses in Nairobi, Kenya.
Disasters
Twenty-one people are killed and one person has been rescued after a migrant boat sinks off the coast of Kebemer, Senegal.
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2026 Ebola epidemic
The Kenyan health ministry reports that the country has discharged its last Ebola patient from a hospital in Nairobi after eleven contact cases were treated. Kenya will be declared Ebola-free on December 23 if no one else exhibits symptoms.
Disasters