Armed conflicts and attacks

Three people are killed and seven others are injured in clashes with security forces in Juba and Aweil, South Sudan, with three Sudanese-owned houses set on fire in Aweil. This comes after videos emerged allegedly showing Sudanese soldiers killing South Sudanese civilians in Wad Madani, Sudan. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d55x6q7d3o

Health and environment

The Zimbabwean Ministry of Health reports that a new cholera outbreak that started in December 2024 has reached eight districts and infected nearly 300 people, causing one death. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/zimbabwe-cholera-outbreak-in-al-least-eight-districts/a-71333093

Law and crime

Brazilian police raid a ranch in Ponta Grossa, South Region, Brazil, in an operation to dismantle a gang planning large-scale bank heists, killing six suspects and seizing weapons, including a .50-caliber machine gun and explosives. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/brazil-parana-bank-robbery-gangs-police-53d75f51e0bc35b3036f91a10a8ab97a

Science and technology

TikTok warns that it could "go dark" on Sunday without assistance from outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration. (Politico)

• https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/17/tiktok-pressures-biden-last-minute-00199145