This week: Washington reads the riot act to the M23 rebel group - is peace in the eastern DRC still possible? The African Development Bank fills its coffers with a record amount. More horrors emerge in Sudan. And the British museum scratching its head over the origin of its African displays.

References/further reading:

 https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20251216-m23-says-it-will-withdraw-from-key-drc-city-of-uvira

https://www.semafor.com/article/12/17/2025/us-limits-entry-for-nigerians-in-new-travel-restrictions

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkvxlpn55o

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/afdb-raises-105-billion-low-cost-lending-window-no-word-us-funding-2025-12-16/

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251218-over-1-000-civilians-killed-when-sudan-paramilitary-group-seized-zamzam-camp-un-says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7v3n33ndpo

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