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Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali - BBC speaks to eyewitnesses

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Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.

Thai woman found alive in her coffin before her cremation at a temple

Africanews  

Staff at a Buddhist temple got a big shock when they heard a faint knocking coming from inside the casket.

African Business Stories Launches Scale-Ready Bootcamp in Lagos to Empower Women-Led Enterprises

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LAGOS, Nigeria, 25 November2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In a move to significantly strengthen the pipeline of scalable women-led businesses in Africa,

WHO in Africa launches first-ever prototype competency-based curricula for health professions

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Geneva, Switzerland, 25 November 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa today launched the first-ever

African and European leaders pledge to boost trade and tackle migration

Africanews  

The summit in the Angolan capital, Luanda, marked 25 years of European-African Union relations.

Nigeria: Breaking - Kidnapped Kebbi Schoolgirls Freed

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[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reports that 25 students were kidnapped on 17 November from the Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Kebbi State,

Africa: Seedstars, Sanad Program to Back Female-Led Startups in Africa

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[Daba Finance] Seedstars has partnered with the SANAD Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) to launch the SANAD Elevate Her Programme. This multi-phase initiative supports female-led and 2X-aligned startups across the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sudan: RSF Declares Three-Month Truce, Calls On Saf to Join

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[Dabanga] Bara / El Fasher / Port Sudan / Washington D.C. -- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced their agreement to a three-month humanitarian truce, saying they will halt fighting to allow aid to reach civilians. RSF commander Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) said in a filmed announcement on Monday that the ceasefire is "a national responsibility" and comes in response to mediation efforts "led by US President Donald Trump, the Quartet, the African Union and IGAD."

Trump envoy denies bias as he pushes for Sudan peace plan

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Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.

Nigeria: Nigeria Meets Two of Three Global HIV Targets - Naca

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[Premium Times] Under the UNAIDS 95-95-95 global targets, countries are expected by 2030 to ensure that 95 per cent of people living with HIV know their status, 95 per cent of those diagnosed receive sustained treatment, and 95 per cent of those on treatment achieve viral suppression.

Nigeria: IGP Visits Kebbi As Outrage Grows Over Schoolgirls' Abduction, Alleged Security Lapses

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[Premium Times] The police chief meets Governor Idris amid escalating pressure on Abuja to rescue the abducted Maga schoolgirls, following claims that security operatives ignored warning intelligence before the attack.

Africa: COP30 - African Development Bank Group Backs Increased Access to Climate Finance for Electricity Grids and Energy Storage

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank Group and several other national and international institutions have endorsed a common framework to increase the access to climate finance for grid investments.

UK Prime Minister calls for 'global pressure to stop the slaughter' in Sudan

Africanews  

Speaking to British MPs on Tuesday, Keir starmer said he was working with other nations to "break restrictions on humanitarian aid."

Heavy rains flood Gaza camps, worsening the humanitarian crisis

Africanews  

Gaza faces heavy rains that have flooded makeshift camps. Thousands of tents are damaged, worsening conditions for displaced families already short on aid.

ICC hears closing arguments in suspected CAR militia leader case

Africanews  

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is facing multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes dating back to 2013.

Vatican reaffirms monogamy amid African bishops' polygamy concerns

Africanews  

The Vatican reaffirmed its support for monogamous marriage between a man and a woman on Tuesday, issuing a doctrinal document in response to African bishops' concerns about polygamy.

Nigeria: MDC 2025 - Experts Discuss Corruption, Weak Governance in Extractive Sector

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[Premium Times] The speakers, drawn from continental organisations and governance institutes, warned that mismanagement in the mining, oil and gas sectors continues to undermine development outcomes across the region, despite the continent's vast mineral wealth

Somalia: Somaliland President Holds Talks With UK and EU Envoys On Security, Governance and Development

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland President Dr Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro held separate high-level meetings on Monday with the United Kingdom and European Union ambassadors, focusing on security cooperation, governance and development partnerships, according to official statements.

World marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls

Africanews  

Gender-based violence remains an urgent issue, especially in Africa, where women and girls are specifically at risk of experiencing rape or sexual assault as children.

Congo-Brazzaville: Despite Ongoing Peace Talks, Massacres of Civilians Continue

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[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- On the night between November 23 and 24, 2025, at least twelve men between the ages of 20 and 40 were arrested in Irhambi Katana, South Kivu Province (in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo), and subsequently executed by members of the AFC-M23 under the pretext of collaborating with and/or belonging to the "Wazalendo" militia.

Nigeria: New Mass Kidnappings in Kwara State

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[Agenzia Fides] Abuja -- Mass kidnappings in Nigeria continue unabated. Late in the afternoon of November 24, a group of at least 20 armed men attacked the village of Isapa in the Ekiti district of Kwara State, kidnapping a pregnant woman, ten children, and two nursing mothers. The bandits, who fired several shots, wounding an elderly woman, then fled along the roads connecting Eruku with neighboring villages.

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