Ugandan, Congolese Forces Rescue 200 Individuals from an Islamic State-Linked Camp
Greater than 200 civilians held captive within the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo by an armed group linked to the Islamic State have been rescued in a joint military operation. Ugandan troopers, working with their Congolese counterparts, focused a camp managed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militant group that has its origins in Uganda. The Ugandan Individuals’s Protection Forces (UPDF) stated the raid focused a Ugandan group working in japanese Congo, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which pledged allegiance to the self-styled ” Islamic State” some many years in the past. It stated that a number of ADF fighters had been killed and a cache of weapons was recovered in the course of the raid. Youngsters had been amongst these freed, the youngest being a 14-year-old lady.
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ZANU PF Youth League Urges Parliament to Reject Chivayo’s $3.6M Donation
The ZANU PF Youth League has referred to as on Parliament to reject a reported US$3.6 million donation from businessman Wicknell Chivayo. It warned that it might create perceptions of undue affect over state establishments. The youth league stated it had famous social media experiences claiming Chivayo meant to donate US$3.6 million to Parliament however insisted such a transfer could be inappropriate. Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs John Paradza, the group argued that Parliament should stay impartial and never seem “purchased or swayed” by personal funding. Paradza stated whereas Chivayo was free to help growth initiatives, these ought to be directed at communities moderately than state establishments.
Burkina Faso Junta Dissolves 118 Civil Society Teams in Mass Crackdown
Burkina Faso’s army authorities has intensified its crackdown on civil society. It has dissolved 118 organizations, many engaged in human rights work. The authorities cited a July 2025 regulation on freedom of affiliation however didn’t present any justification past imprecise allusions to noncompliance. Binta Sidibé Gascon, President of Observatoire KISAL, stated that the mass dissolution of civil society teams is the Burkina Faso junta’s newest effort to silence dissent and keep away from scrutiny of its grim human rights document. “The choice reinforces a local weather of worry that’s crippling impartial civic exercise,” he stated. The army authorities’s motion displays a broader sample of repression that started after the army seized energy in September 2022. Ever for the reason that takeover, the authorities have focused nongovernmental organizations, impartial media, and peaceable dissent, steadily narrowing civic area. They’ve suspended, banned, or expelled dozens of Burkinabè and worldwide organizations and media retailers on imprecise administrative and spurious grounds or in retaliation for criticism. Critics say the measures are silencing dissent and shrinking civic area beneath the guise of safety, because the nation continues to battle rebel teams linked to Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.
Nigerian Ecologist Wins Goldman Prize for Bat Conservation
Nigerian conservation ecologist Iroro Tanshi has gained the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work defending endangered bats in Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary. The prize honours grassroots environmental advocates for efforts to guard and restore the pure atmosphere. In a rustic the place bats are sometimes related to witchcraft, Tanshi efficiently launched a community-led marketing campaign to guard them by stopping wildfires of their habitats. Tanshi, who’s at present a postdoctoral researcher on the College of Washington within the US with a deal with bats, has recognized human-induced wildfires as one of many threats going through the endangered short-tailed roundleaf bats. She is one among six winners of the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize. For the primary time in its 37-year historical past, all of the winners are feminine.
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Tributes Pour in for South African Actress and Magnificence Queen Cynthia Shange
Cynthia Shange, considered the primary Black girl to characterize South Africa on the Miss World throughout apartheid, has died on the age of 76. Her daughter, Nonhle Thema, confirmed her passing. She paid tribute to her mom’s compassion and legacy. Shange rose to prominence within the Seventies when she represented South Africa on the Miss World pageant. On the time, black ladies weren’t allowed to compete in Miss South Africa, because of the racist system of apartheid, and as a substitute created their very own parallel competitions, comparable to Miss Africa South, which she gained. Thoko Didiza, the Speaker of the Nationwide Meeting, and Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, the Chairperson of the Nationwide Council of Provinces, prolong their deepest condolences to the household, buddies, colleagues, and the complete arts neighborhood.
