Author: Lihle Z. Mtshali,Dennis Ade Peter
OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don’t have to. On Dec 18, coverage includes the M23’s claimed withdrawal from the eastern DRC city of Uvira, a UN report alleging the killing of more than 1,000 civilians by Sudan’s RSF at a Darfur displacement camp, growing human rights outcry in Morocco over the arrest and alleged abuse of Gen Z protesters, and more.Read More
PRISM, a newly founded managing general agent (MGA) established by industry veterans and backed by Convex and Efinity Insurance Solutions (EIG), hasRead More
From glacial mountains and high plateaus to desert basins, river valleys to vast rangelands, Central Asia is home to unique landscapes where wildlife, livestock, and communities have long coexisted. Yet biodiversity loss, land degradation, and changing human-wildlife interactions have increased the likelihood of zoonotic disease transmission in Central Asia, directly affecting community health and well-being.Read More
Samsung TV Plus has marked its first anniversary in Southeast Asia by announcing the addition of 13 new FAST Channels.Read More
The controversy erupted after former Miss Finland, Sarah Dzafce, posted a picture on social media of her pulling the corners of her eyes.Read More
July 13–17, 2026 — Designed to prepare high school students for leadership in an increasingly interconnected world, this session of Asia Society Texas’ Young Leaders Institute examines China’s global impact.Read More
/PRNewswire/ — Assembly, the leading global omnichannel media agency within the Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) network, today announced the promotion of Bridget…Read More
The proposal centres on whether the EU can use about $246bn in Russian central bank frozen assets.Read More
European and Ukrainian policymakers, security experts, researchers, and civil society leaders convened in Brussels for “Resilient Europe”, a high-level forum co-organized by The Institute for Democracy and Development “PolitA” on countering Russian propaganda and disinformation, hosted at the European Parliament. The forum focused on strengthening Europe’s cognitive and information resilience, protecting democratic values, and safeguarding people’s security amid escalating hybrid threats originaRead More
Intelligence service says attacks were work of groups connected to Russian state in ‘clear evidence’ of hybrid warRead More