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Nigeria: Investigation - Poor Oversight, Regulatory Failure Expose Nigerians to Slow Death From Battery Recycling (2)

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[Premium Times] The residents who tested positive for lead poisoning live between 100 and 500 metres from True Metals Nigeria Limited and Everest Metal Nigeria Ltd, two of the most prominent companies engaged in Used Lead-Acid Batteries (ULABs) in Ogijo.

Kenya: Natembeya Claims Security Withdrawal in Alleged Political Targeting After Kabuchai Chaos

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has accused the national government of putting his life at risk after all police officers assigned to him were withdrawn without explanation -- a decision he termed unconstitutional, alarming and politically instigated.

Namibia: ||kharas Governor Slams Swartbooi's Secession Talk As 'Political Gimmicks' and Fantasy

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[Namibian] ||Kharas governor Dawid Gertze has dismissed suggestions that the Hardap and ||Kharas regions should sever ties with Namibia, calling the idea unrealistic and politically driven.

Namibia: Benefits Standoff Halts Magistrates' Work

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[Namibian] Magistrates across the country have stopped working after months of frustration over the government's failure to implement approved housing and vehicle benefits - a standoff that their legal representative says has pushed judicial officers to the wall.

Kenya: Maasai Elders in Narok and Kajiado Endorse End of FGM and Child Marriage

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Maasai elders from Kajiado and Narok counties have made a historic declaration to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, marking a significant cultural shift in the protection of girls' rights.

Nigeria: Updated - Abducted 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 reports that 25 students were kidnapped on 17 November from the Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Kebbi State,

Nigeria: Nollywood Mourns Actor Odira Nwobu Following Reported Death in South Africa

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[Premium Times] His passing has sparked confusion, grief and unanswered questions across social media and within the film community.

Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Presents N4.237 Trillion Budget for 2026

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[Premium Times] The proposal marks a significant increase of over N1 trillion compared to the N3.005 trillion budget for 2025, presented last November.

Nigeria: Nigerian Army Foils Terrorists' Ambush, Rescues Victim in Kogi

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[Premium Times] The Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Hassan Abdullahi, said the operation was launched in the early hours of Monday

Trump to review refugee admissions under Biden - Memo

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The review is likely to sow confusion and fear among the nearly 200,000 refugees who came to the United States during that period

Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction

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Hundreds of children remain missing following other recent abductions in Nigeria.

Nigeria: Kidnapped Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain Freedom

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[This Day] Abuja -- The schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State have regained their freedom.

Nigeria: UK Refuses Request By Nigerian Govt for Ike Ekweremadus Transfer Home

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[This Day] The government of the United Kingdom, has turned down Nigerias request for the transfer of former Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu, currently serving jail term, to Nigeria.

Mali: Disruptions to Fuel Supplies Impact MSF Medical Activities

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[MSF] Since September 2025 in Mali, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) have been preventing fuel imports from neighbouring countries, such as Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Senegal, from reaching Bamako and other cities, including Ségou, Koutiala, and Mopti. JNIM has attacked fuel tankers and ambushed their military escorts. This has had several consequences on Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF's) medical activities.

Nigeria: Tinubu Welcomes Freed Kebbi Schoolgirls, Orders Push to Rescue Others

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[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the Tuesday's release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Danko-Wasagu local government area of Kebbi State.

Zimbabwe: Parliament Urged to Act As Child Marriage Laws Fail Girls Across Zimbabwe

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[263Chat] The Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) has petitioned Parliament calling for an inquiry into the country's failure to curb child marriage warning that thousands of girls remain unprotected despite strong laws on the books.

Nigeria: Canada Flags Nigeria, 16 Other African Countries in High-Risk Travel Alert

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[Leadership] Canada's latest high-risk travel advisories, issued between November 13 and 15, 2025, mark one of its most extensive reassessments of security risks in Africa, covering 17 countries across the continent.

Kenya: KeNHA Gives Illegal Billboard Owners 30 Days to Remove Structures or Face Action

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Owners of illegal billboards on Kenyan roads have been given 30 days to remove their structures or face enforcement action.

Africa: WHO Africa Endorses Roadmap for Safeguarding Communities in Health Emergency Operations

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[WHO-AFRO] Pretoria -- The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region, Member States and partners have agreed on a roadmap to protect communities during public health emergencies, becoming the first region to formally establish systems that hold both governments and WHO jointly accountable for preventing and addressing sexual misconduct in their shared operations.

Africa: Why a Woman Is Killed Every 10 Minutes - the Rising Wave of Global Femicide

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[UN News] Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that trend is growing, according to the UN.

Congo-Kinshasa: In DR Congo's Uvira, Pro-Government Militia Actions Show Abuses Aren't Just an M23 Problem

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[The New Humanitarian] Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "People were whipped, arrested, some died in detention."

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