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1. Africa: 2025 - A Year of Historic Global Health Milestones and Challenges

   [allAfrica] Geneva -- As we look back on 2025, the world experienced a year of both remarkable achievement and profound challenge in global health. Multilateralism, science and solidarity were tested as never before, underscoring a fundamental truth: international cooperation is not optional. It is essential if we are to protect and promote health for everyone, everywhere in 2026 and beyond.

2. Malawi: Former President Chakwera Accuses Govt of Political Persecution

   [Nyasa Times] Former President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has broken his silence with a scathing warning over what he describes as a dangerous collapse of the rule of law, accusing the State of using law enforcement agencies to target opposition figures through intimidation, unlawful arrests and abuse of due process.

3. East Africa: Egypt's Somalia Push Raises Alarm in Israel Over Horn of Africa Balance

   [Shabelle] Jerusalem -- Israeli political and security circles are increasingly alarmed by what they see as Egypt's accelerating military and diplomatic footprint in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa, moves viewed in Tel Aviv as a direct response to Israel's growing regional presence, Israeli media reported.

4. Kenya: Reprieve for Mukuru Residents As Ruto Halts Forced Evictions

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has intervened to halt demolitions in Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlement, ordering that due process be followed and consultations held with all affected parties.

5. Malawi: Malawians Wake to Fuel Price Shock As Petrol, Diesel Jump Over 41 Percent Overnight

   [Nyasa Times] Malawians woke up on Tuesday to a brutal cost-of-living shock after fuel prices were hiked by more than 41 percent, a drastic increase that is set to send prices of food, transport, and basic goods sharply higher in an economy already on its knees.