Wednesday

January 25, 2023

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

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

One person is killed and four others are injured when a man wielding a machete breaks into two churches in Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain. A 25-year-old Moroccan man is arrested. (El Mundo)

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)