Africa: All of Africa Today – December 9, 2025

Central Africa: ‘Life By Life’ – UN in West and Central Africa Launches .1 Billion Aid Appeal With Urgent Call for Global Solidarity Over Indifference: [OCHA] The UN and partners are appealing for $ 5.1 billion to deliver essential lifesaving aid and protection in West and Central Africa. Funding shortfalls have forced humanitarians to shrink the response and make tough choices about where to focus efforts and who can be supported among the most vulnerable communities. – AllAfrica News: Africa

Africa: South Africa and Pakistan – Countries Brought to Their Knees By Elite Capture and Economic Paralysis: [The Conversation Africa] In the ongoing quest to understand South Africa’s political and economic stagnation, it may be helpful to look at other postcolonial states that have travelled further along the path of independence. This may help clarify the stagnation question that citizens, politicians and economists are grappling with. – AllAfrica News: Africa