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[AIM] Maputo -- Five Mozambican civil society organisations have demanded information from the Attorney-General's Office (PGR) about what measures, if any, have been against those responsible for the murder of hundreds of protesters following the post-election unrest of late 2024 and early 2025.

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[Premium Times] If downstream regulation loses trust, Nigeria does not merely face higher prices. It faces a deeper hazard: market capture; where influence replaces rules

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[CPJ] New York City -- Since President Kais Saied's consolidation of power in 2021, Tunisia's press freedom landscape has narrowed sharply. A single piece of legislation--Decree-Law No. 2022-54 on combating "crimes related to information and communication systems"--has become the legal hammer used to silence critics, criminalize routine reporting, and imprison at least five journalists.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Proceedings at Criminal Court "A" at the Temple of Justice were briefly disrupted when defense counsel played an alleged artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio recording purportedly mimicking United States President Donald Trump, drawing immediate objections from the prosecution.

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[IFJ] Following the general election in Tanzania in October 2025, in which incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan was re-elected with 97.66% of the vote, large-scale demonstrations broke out across the country. On 29 October, protesters took to the streets, in a situation that escalated into violence and death. Reports indicate that hundreds of protesters were killed when security forces used live ammunition to disperse them.

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[U.S. Embassy Abuja] Abuja -- The United States remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting the health and well-being of the Nigerian people as part of the America First Global Health Strategy, released by the U.S. Department of State on September 18, 2025. The Strategy outlines a comprehensive vision to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by saving millions of lives, stopping the spread of diseases globally, and supporting countries as they build resilient, self-reliant, and durable local health systems.

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[Premium Times] The prosecution had preferred 11 terrorism charges against eight defendants, including Bello Turji, who is still at large.

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[Liberian Investigator] Liberia's major markets are packed with people this Christmas season, but traders say the bustle masks a harsher truth: money is scarce, buyers are few, and the festive boom that once defined December commerce has largely evaporated.

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The term is widely used to describe Ghana and Nigeria's wild, end-of-year party seasons.

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The sunrise lines up perfectly with the walls of the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak each year on 21 December.

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Nairobi County has just made headlines with a bold and controversial decision: women working for the county are now entitled to two paid days off every month for menstrual health.

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Designers from eastern Congo, Rwanda and Uganda among other countries gathered in Goma this weekend for the fourth edition of Kivu Fashion Week.

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[Afrobarometer] Fewer than half of citizens think ordinary people can obtain justice in court.

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[The Conversation Africa] Creative tourism is a growing form of travel where visitors learn by taking part in hands-on, culturally rooted activities. These can include classes in local cooking, craft workshops or music sessions. Tourism researchers Anneli Douglas, Gijsbert Hoogendoorn and Greg Richards investigated what kinds of tourism in this niche appeal to South African millennials (defined as those born between 1981 and 1996). Here they share some ideas about expanding creative tourism so that it can help create jobs and

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[IPS] Windhoek, Namibia -- Last November, the streets of Windhoek came alive with the sound of drums and brass as a marching band led a procession of women from Namibia's Defence and security forces.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's civil aviation authority announced on Tuesday that Mogadishu's main international airport will be closed for one day next week due to local elections, suspending all flights in and out of the capital.

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[New Times] Chorale de Kigali on Sunday, December 21, delivered an evening of sacred music and celebration at the annual Christmas Carols concert, setting a reflective and joyful tone ahead of the festive season.

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[The Point] Responding during a question and answer session at the presentation of the IMF's Fall 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr Bernard Mendy, IMF representative insisted there is no disconnect,- inflation easing and price of commodity still sky rocketing - arguing that falling inflation does not automatically mean lower prices, especially for food in import-dependent economies like The Gambia.

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[New Times] Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets of Goma on Monday, December 22, protesting the decision by the AFC/M23 rebel movement to withdraw from Uvira, a town in South Kivu.

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[New Dawn] Proceedings at Criminal Court "A" at the Temple of Justice on Friday, December 19, 2025, were momentarily disrupted when defense counsel played an alleged artificial intelligence (AI) generated audio recording of United States President Donald J. Trump, prompting an immediate objection from the prosecution.

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[Premium Times] Mr Tunji-Ojo extended warm greetings to Christians in Nigeria and around the world, as well as to Nigerians in general.