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Despite tensions with Israel and a fragile ceasefire, Lebanon entered the festive season as Beirut hosted a colourful Christmas parade, with marching bands, music and bright decorations filling the city streets.
Some 30 people - most of them soldiers - have been jailed in Benin in connection with a failed coup attempt earlier this month, French news agency AFP is reporting.
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[Ghanaian Times] By a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the upcoming parliamentary re-run election in Kpandai, Northern Region.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Tunisia observes, on Wednesday 17 December, the 15th anniversary of the outbreak of the Tunisian Revolution, a defining turning point in the country's contemporary history.
[Premium Times] The Supreme Court has confirmed the death of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Tanko Muhammad.
[Nile Post] The High Court in Mukono has commenced hearing a long-running land dispute involving businessman Godfrey Kirumira, Liberty Inland Container Depot (ICD), and Capital Ventures International Limited (CVIL) over ownership of an 85-acre parcel of land located in Namanve Industrial Park.
[Namibian] Namibia has been ranked among the top five countries in Africa in dealing with money laundering and financial crime risk exposures.
[Premium Times] A suicide bomber has reportedly killed five soldiers in the Pulka area of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
[Premium Times] A group affiliated with the APC in Akwa Ibom has condemned the speaker's comments as being insensitive and undemocratic.
[Premium Times] The Lagos State government presented the gifts to reward excellence in the state's public service.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Nairobi County Executive Committee approved the introduction of two monthly Menstrual Health Days for women employees, formally adopting the policy as part of Nairobi City County's human resource framework.
[Nyasa Times] Farmers in Dowa District have applauded the government for the swift and affordable provision of fertiliser through the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP), calling it a lifeline in the fight against food insecurity.
[263Chat] Government has reaffirmed its commitment to refugee protection and called for stronger international support as it outlined progress on its global pledges at the 2025 Global Refugee Forum (GRF) Progress Review Meeting in Geneva.
[Premium Times] CJN Tanko Muhmmad died just three and a half years after his resignation from office in 2022.
Egypt fans voiced their support for Mohamed Salah on Thursday as the Liverpool forward prepares to join his national side for the Africa Cup of Nations.
After 42 days with no new cases, Sierra Leone has declared its Mpox epidemic over, with all of the country’s 16 districts in the clear. But survivors face stigmatization and discrimination.
A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State,” Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday.
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Former South Africa women's captain Lusanda Dumke dies after being diagnosed with a rare gastric cancer.
A Paris labor court ruled on Tuesday that Paris Saint-Germain must pay more than 60 million euros to Kylian Mbappé in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses linked to the end of his contract before his 2024 move to Real Madrid.
Victor Osimhen is described as a striker "on another level" by team-mate Frank Onyeka ahead of Nigeria's bid to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
