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[Premium Times] Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, recently refused to open his defence on the basis that there were no valid charges against him despite the court initially dismissing his no-case submission.

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[RFI] The trial of former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala over atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's bloody eastern conflict more than two decades ago opened in Paris Wednesday

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[RFI] Britain and South Africa have returned to Asanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over 130 gold and bronze artefacts looted between the 1870s and the early 20th century or bought on the open market.

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[RFI] Ethiopia said on Tuesday it would host the United Nations' COP32 climate summit in 2027, fending off a rival bid from Nigeria to land an influential role that will allow it to shape the agenda and outcomes of the event. The more immediate choice of host for next year's COP31 remains unresolved, however, with both Australia and Turkey vying for it.

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[Leadership] The Federal Government has cancelled the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in schools, declaring English as the only language of instruction.

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[Leadership] The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm over an impending global famine even as it said worsening conflicts and dwindling humanitarian funding were pushing millions towards acute hunger.

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[New Times] The Supreme Court has begun hearing a constitutional challenge filed by Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, who contests Article 106 of Nº 027/2019 of 19/09/2019, of the Law Relating to the Criminal Procedure.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, clinical trials capacity for therapeutics and vaccines in the country remains limited, emphasising the urgent need to strengthen local trial infrastructure and building technical expertise to ensure equitable access the vaccines targeting global threats. Developing the necessary expertise also includes improving regulatory readiness.

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[New Zimbabwe] Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to invest over US$1 billion in Zimbabwe, saying he is confident in the country's renewed transparency and improved business climate, a sharp contrast to his first experience in 2015 when proposed deals collapsed amid bureaucracy and corruption.

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[New Times] The government has unveiled plans to construct 296 new houses for vulnerable survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

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[CPJ] Abuja -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Benin to release Nigerian YouTube-based travel journalist Mathew Ojoduma, who has been detained on terrorism charges since January 29.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two Kenyan activists detained in Uganda for more than a month have revealed chilling details of their ordeal, saying they were beaten during interrogations and handed painkillers between interrogation sessions.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has achieved a significant diplomatic success, securing the official endorsement of the Africa Group of Negotiators (AGN) to host the 32nd UN Climate Change Conference (COP32) in Addis Ababa in 2027.

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[WHO] Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, released today. Despite measurable progress in diagnosis, treatment and innovation, persistent challenges in funding and equitable access to care threaten to reverse hard-won gains in the global fight against TB.

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[New Zimbabwe] Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to make his first visit to Zimbabwe this Friday for the inaugural session of the Zambia-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), which he will co-chair with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

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[UN News] Forty-two people are missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off Libya - the latest fatal crossing in the Central Mediterranean, where more than 1,000 lives have been lost this year.

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[UN News] The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) warn of a major hunger emergency, with acute food insecurity set to worsen in 16 countries and territories between now and May 2026, putting millions of lives at risk.

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[Afreximbank] Kigali, Rwanda 12 November 2025: The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), is pleased to announce a US$300 million strategic investment in the Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP).

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[The New Humanitarian] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- "As Tanzanians, we are going to reclaim our country. Whoever wants to support us needs to know that."

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[The Conversation Africa] The civil war in Sudan began in April 2023, causing death, hunger, displacement and destruction on a huge scale. Gihad Ibrahim, head of e-learning and senior manager at Mashreq University in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, spoke with The Conversation Africa about how his institution continued to educate thousands of students despite the destruction of its campuses during the ongoing conflict.