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Western countries press Tanzania to release bodies of post-election victims

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There is evidence of extrajudicial killings, disappearances and the concealment of bodies, 17 embassies say.

Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, a leading figure in the Tunisian opposition arrested

Africanews  

One of the leading opposition figures in Tunisia, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, was arrested on Thursday by the authorities following his sentencing last week by a Tunis Court of Appeal.

Burkina Faso set to bring back death penalty in new government bill

Africanews  

“The adoption of this bill is part of reforms ... to have a justice that responds to the deep aspirations of our people,”

Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade

BBC News Africa  

Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma returned to court on Thursday, alongside French arms manuf

Africanews  

Zuma is also fighting a ruling ordering him to repay $1.6 million in state-funded legal fees from his corruption defense. He is appealing the judgment, insisting he is not liable.

Tanzania blocks activists online as independence day protests loom

Africanews  

Meta has restricted prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi-Tsehai's Instagram account within Tanzania following a government directive, escalating fears of digital censorship ahead of planned Independence Day protests on December 9.

Olympian and other Eritreans freed after 18 years without trial, relatives tell the BBC

BBC News Africa  

Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Nigeria: Plateau Launches Disability Grants Under Renewed Hope Agenda

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[Premium Times] Mrs Mutfwang explained that the programme provides a business recapitalisation grant of N200,000 to beneficiaries living with disabilities in every state

Nigeria: Cross River APC Impeaches Its Chairman, Swears in Replacement

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[Premium Times] The impeached chairman has dismissed his removal as "a joke".

Ghana: GAWU Congratulates Ghanaian Farmers, Calls for Establishment of Ghana Agriculture Service

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[Ghanaian Times] The General Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU), of the Trades Union Congress, Ghana

Kenya: Court Dismisses Petition to Oust Isiolo Governor Over Alleged Party Defection

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A three-judge bench has dismissed a petition seeking to declare Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo unfit to hold office over claims that he defected from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), the party on which he was elected in the 2022 General Election.

Nigeria: 'Those Saying They Want to Save Me, Destroying Me, My Wife' - 2Face

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[Vanguard] Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba or 2face, has spoken publicly about the growing tensions surrounding his marriage to Natasha, accusing members of his family of worsening the situation under the guise of trying to "save" him.

South Africa: Lesotho Regulator Finds Vodacom Guilty of Unfair Market Practices

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[GroundUp] Communications authority says the company altered contract terms without prior communication

South Africa extend Erasmus contract to 2031 World Cup

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South Africa extend head coach Rassie Erasmus' contract until the end of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.

U.S. to widen travel ban to more than 30 countries

Africanews  

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a TV show Thursday that she was recommending a travel ban on any country ''that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies"

Africa: Royal Air Maroc to Launch Africa's First Direct Flight to U.S. West Coast in 2026

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[FrontPageAfrica] In a major leap for African aviation, Morocco's national airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), announced on Thursday that it will inaugurate a historic nonstop route between Casablanca and Los Angeles beginning June 7, 2026.

Royal Air Maroc to launch Africa's first direct flight to Los Angeles

Africanews  

Its three-times a week route from Casablanca will begin operating days before the opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Liberia: Safety On the Line

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[New Dawn] Gbarnga -- A growing wave of concern is sweeping through Gbarnga as motorcyclists sound the alarm over the rising danger posed by vehicles routinely parked along major streets in the city's heart.

Liberia: House Summons LNFS, LNP, and LEC

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[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has summoned the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS), the Liberia National Police (LNP), and the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) to appear before Plenary next Tuesday to provide a comprehensive update on the tragic fire incident that claimed the lives of five people in the Duport Road area on November 14, 2025.

Liberia: Lies and Deception

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[New Dawn] The office of former President George M. Weah has strongly criticized the ruling Unity Party (UP), accusing it of using "lies and deceptions" as a political tool to ascend to power in Liberia.

Africa: A Turning Point at COP11 - African Voices Challenge the FCTC's One-Size-Fits-All Approach

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[allAfrica] COP11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was supposed to be a routine gathering -- another closed-door meeting where small expert groups draft decisions, which are later rubber-stamped by member states. Instead, it became something far more significant: a moment of awakening, resistance, and reassertion of sovereignty, especially from African nations that have long been expected to sit quietly at the margins of global health policy.

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