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1. Africa: Trauma Tax is Africa's Hidden Economic Burden

   [allAfrica] As 2026 opens, conflict remains a permanent global condition, not an exception. More than 185,000 political violence events were recorded in 2025, directly exposing 831 million people--16% of humanity--to violence. The new year has brought no respite: Venezuela's government collapsed in a U.S. military operation, Russia deployed hypersonic missiles near Ukraine's NATO border, and Sudan marked its 1,000th day of war.

2. Malawi: MP Condemns Presidential Pardons of Convicted Albino Killers

   [Nyasa Times] Baba Malondera, MCP Director of Youth and Member of Parliament, has slammed President Arthur Peter Mutharika for pardoning men convicted in the brutal killing of Buleya, a key witness in Malawi's high-profile albino murder cases, calling the decision "a betrayal of justice" and "an insult to the moral conscience of the nation." In a Facebook post, Malondera revealed that he had raised concerns in Parliament on 1 November when funds for the Malawi Prison Service were being approved, questioning whether the

3. Africa: Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso - a Shared History Collides With Political Fractures

   [African Arguments] For many decades, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali constituted one of the most integrated spaces of human and economic circulation in West Africa. Beyond simple geographical neighbours, these three former French colonies are linked by intense commercial exchange, ancient cross-border mobilities, and social and family ties.

4. Kenya: iShowSpeed's Crew Member Injures Spine During Nairobi Livestream

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- A member of American streaming sensation iShowSpeed's production team sustained a spinal injury during a high-energy livestream segment in Nairobi, even as the influencer's Kenya tour continues to break global records.

5. Central African Republic: Fresh Violence Tests Touadéra's New Mandate in Central African Republic

   [RFI] Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is facing renewed violence in the country's remote south-east just days into his third term, after a militia originally formed with Russian backing turned against the government.