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1. Southern Africa: A pragmatic reset to unlock South Africa-Taiwan tech cooperation

   [allAfrica] In an era when artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing are reshaping the world as we know it, Taiwan has become one of the world's most consequential technology junctions. That status is not built on branding, but on the hard mechanics of the modern digital economy: advanced semiconductors, high performance computing, server manufacturing, and the engineering depth required to deliver reliable infrastructure at scale. For countries that want to industrialise and digitise in parallel, this

2. Central African Republic: CAR President Touadera Wins Re-Election, Results Show

   [RFI] Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a third term in office, securing an outright majority in the presidential election held on 28 December, provisional results from the electoral commission showed on Monday night.

3. Uganda: A Senseless Election

   [CFR] Museveni's efforts to ensure an electoral victory will almost certainly be successful, but will only exacerbate simmering resentment.

4. Sudan: Drone Strike Kills 10 in El Obeid As Sudan's War Escalates Across Darfur and Kordofan

   [Dabanga] At least 10 civilians were killed in North Kordofan's capital of El Obeid on Monday evening when a paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone struck a residential area, hitting a family home and killing nine members of the same family, including women and children, according to eyewitnesses. Several neighbours were also wounded. Radio Dabanga was unable to reach the RSF for comment.

5. Somalia: U.S. Conducts Airstrikes On Isis in Northeastern Somalia

   [Shabelle] Bosaso -- The United States military said it carried out a series of airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group in Somalia in coordination with the federal government between January 1 and 3.