Armed conflicts and attacks
Twelve people are injured when a bomb explodes in a market in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, (AP)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
United States and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
President of the United States Joe Biden announces that the United States will send 31 M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine. (CNBC)
Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
Forty people are killed by an airstrike against Fulani people in Rukubi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The massacre is blamed on the army. (Africa News)
2022–2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
A DRC Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 is hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Rwandan border. The Rwandan government says that its forces took "defensive measures" against a plane that had "violated its airspace". (BBC News)
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
France agrees to withdraw its 400 special forces personnel from Burkina Faso, following Saturday's mandate from the ruling military junta that France withdraw within one month. (BBC News)
Algeciras church attacks
Arts and culture
UNESCO places the ruins of the Kingdom of Saba in modern-day Yemen, the historic center of Odesa, Ukraine, and the Rachid Karameh International Fair in Tripoli, Lebanon, on its list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO cites ongoing conflicts and lack of funding due to the Lebanese liquidity crisis as the reasons for their inclusion. (NPR)