The newly re-elected president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the country.
Moscow has become a key ally of Touadera in recent years.
Several dozen snow-covered tents line a street in the historic heart of Paris, sheltering young homeless migrants from the bitter cold. Around 300 young African migrants, many seeking official recognition as minors, are spending freezing nights outdoors, facing harsh and dangerous conditions.
The Nigerian air force will take over from the United States after Washington's Christmas Day strikes against jihadists, relying on American reconnaissance flights to support its own operations,
President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday urged security forces to distinguish between what he called rioters and protesters, urging them not to target peaceful demonstrators.
Authorities in Burkina Faso say they have thwarted a new coup attempt amid heightened political tensions in the West African country. The alleged plot was uncovered late on Saturday night, January 3, before it could be carried out, according to official sources.
Clashes in Aleppo forced residents to flee Kurdish areas, with at least nine killed. The violence follows stalled talks to merge Kurdish forces into the army.
Amnesty International says Uganda's opposition is being subject to a "brutal campaign of repression" ahead of the country's general election on 15 January.
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7. The Cops in Egypt, a predominantly Muslim country, are one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
Thousands of Orthodox Christians in white traditional attire celebrated Christmas Eve with a Mass, prayers and hymns during a candlelight ceremony in Ethiopia’s capital.
New Orleans kicked off the Carnival season on Tuesday with parades for Twelfth Night, featuring police motorcycles, marching bands, and colourful floats.
Peruvian street sellers Kely Peraza and Jeanelys Torres use AI to create T-shirts depicting President Maduro, helping Venezuelan migrants stay connected to home.
Thousands of informal miners are working every day beneath South Africa’s coal heartland, but they worry that the government-led transition to green energy might leave them behind.
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