A shipping container laden with fireworks caught fire in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and igniting fears for public safety. Witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with the sounds of the fireworks erupting shortly after the fire was detected, thankfully no injuries were reported. The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), responded to the incident, the cause of which is still under investigation.

Multiple explosions rocked Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria, causing widespread panic and damage to properties. Residents reported that the explosions occurred almost simultaneously, raising initial fears of a coordinated attack. Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident appeared planned, calling for a thorough investigation to prevent future occurrences. However, the Edo State Police Command has provided clarification on the cause of the explosions, explaining that a fuel tanker crashed on the expressway, spilling fuel that seeped into underground tunnels. According to the police, the trapped fuel later ignited, resulting in the explosions in different parts of the Auchi community.

On December 2, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the DRC government officially marked the end of the 16th Ebola outbreak after 42 days without a new case. The outbreak began in September with a pregnant woman in Kasai Province and escalated to 53 confirmed cases and 45 deaths. With the safe management of over 48,000 vaccine doses and the protection of healthcare workers, the last patient was discharged on October 19, and this outbreak was brought to a pretty swift end.

As Syrians return home following the fall of Bashar al-Assad one year ago, many are coming back to not only destroyed neighbourhoods and collapsed services, but to one of the most heavily contaminated landscapes of unexploded ordnance in the world. Syria now ranks among the world’s most contaminated countries, as mine experts estimate more than 1 million munitions have been used there since 2011, with a failure rate of 10-30%. Those that did not explode now lie beneath soil, rubble and farmland, posing grave risks. Preliminary figures indicate a steep rise in serious incidents with large-scale returns of refugees and internally displaced people. Between Dec. 8, 2024, and Nov. 21, 2025, the United Nations Mine Action Service recorded 849 explosive ordnance accidents, resulting in 1,568 casualties - 581 deaths and 987 injuries