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1. Nigeria: US Delivers Military Supplies to Nigeria Amid Intensified Operations Against Terror Groups

   [Premium Times] The mission disclosed this in an X post on Tuesday.

2. Uganda: Uganda Goes to the Polls Amid Promises of Economic Development and Accusations of Repression

   [Agenzia Fides] Kampala -- Uganda is preparing to hold presidential elections on January 15. As in other countries on the continent, the Ugandan election is marked by the confrontation between a president who has governed the country for decades - Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986 - and a political opponent, Robert Kyagulanyi, a former rapper also known as Bobi Wine, who is running for the second time after his 2021 candidacy and who has long denounced the government's increasingly authoritarian policies.

3. Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 30,000 Displaced People, With Nothing, On the Border With the Democratic Republic of Congo

   [Agenzia Fides] Bangui -- The humanitarian situation in the Zémio area of the Central African Republic has reached alarming proportions. According to Msgr. Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou (in the southeast of the Central African Republic), the total number of displaced people has now reached 30,000. Of these, over 2,000 live in extreme poverty, scattered between the local Catholic mission and the town of Zapaye in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

4. Kenya: Worsening Drought Kills Over 70 Livestock in Mandera Amid Calls for Aid

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- A worsening drought situation in Mandera County is devastating communities, with Kenya Red Cross reporting the death of over 70 livestock in Chabii Barr, Rhamu Sub-County, highlighting the urgent need for humanitarian intervention.

5. Somalia: China Reaffirms Support for Somali Unity As Foreign Ministers Bolster Strategic Ties

   [Shabelle] Mogadishu -- China has declared its "unwavering support" for Somalia's territorial integrity, describing Somaliland as an inseparable part of the country, following a high-level diplomatic call between the foreign ministers of both nations on Monday.