Gunmen attacked a group of construction workers building a road bridge in the Nduga region of West Papua, Indonesia, on Dec. 2, killing 24 people. A soldier was later shot and killed in the same area when a team of police and military went to the area to investigate.

Authorities suspect that the attackers were members of a separatist group, the activities of which were photographed by at least one of the construction workers before the attack, authorities believe.

West Papua,...

Late on the night of Dec. 6, rebel militia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed at least 18 civilians in two separate attacks near the eastern city of Beni, which lies in the midst of the region currently experiencing an outbreak of ebola. Rebels have attacked Congolese military and medical staff since the beginning of the outbreak on Aug. 1, 2018, causing difficulties in treating patients and preventing the disease.

The World Health Organization reported on Dec. 27 that...

Antigovernment protests became violent in Sudan in December, resulting in the deaths of at least 19 people, with reports that as many as 37 people may have been killed. The protests began on Dec. 19 after the government announced an increase in the cost of bread and fuel, and they eventually morphed to include calls for the Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, to resign. Al-Bashir has been in power for 29 years.

The protests occurred throughout the nation, including in the cities Port...