MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

68TH ORDINARY SESSION OF ECOWAS. THE 68TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) IS BEING HELD TODAY, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025, IN ABUJA, NIGERIA.(PHOTO).


 68th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS

The 68th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is being held today, Sunday, December 14, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria.

The summit is chaired by President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, who serves as the current Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.

The summit brings together leaders from member states to address critical regional issues, building on preparatory meetings held earlier in the week.

Several West African heads of state have arrived in Abuja for the session, including President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, and President Adama Barrow of The Gambia.

Key agenda items include discussions on the future of the ECOWAS Community, presentation of the 2025 Annual Report on the State of the Community, updates on regional security and mediation efforts, progress on the political transition in Guinea, and a review of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS).

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