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[Premium Times] "NAF crew is safe and have received cordial treatment from the host authorities."

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[UNDP] With more than 53% of the population now covered--compared to 10% ten years ago--and over 70% of insured persons being women, often in rural areas, Senegal is confirming its progress toward universal health coverage. The country now aims to reach 75% coverage by 2029 to ensure equitable access to healthcare across the national territory.

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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Security forces patrolled major cities across Tanzania on Monday as the country marked Independence Day under heavy military and police presence, while anti-government protests have yet to materialize.

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Human rights organisations call on the authorities to respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly.

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[SNA] Geneva, December 8, 2025 (SUNA) - Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General (Police) Babiker Samra Mustafa, delivered the country's statement at the ministerial segment of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Council on Monday, warning of a deepening humanitarian crisis fuelled by the Janjaweed militia.

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[Vanguard] Across Africa, a handful of African countries stand out for consistently achieving high electricity access rates.

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[Nyasa Times] The sugar shortage in Malawi has now reached breaking point, and nowhere is the crisis more visible than in Nkhotakota, where desperate traders are sleeping outside the district's main distributor just to secure a few bales of the scarce commodity.

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The emergency landing of a Nigerian military plane in western Burkina Faso has reignited tensions between Abuja and the Alliance of Sahel States, or AES.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans are increasingly relying on cryptocurrency, particularly Stablecoins, for cross-border payments and remittances as users seek lower transaction costs and faster settlement times, a new report by Bybit shows.

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[Premium Times] The bill will move to the Senate for consideration. Once both chambers approve it, it will be sent to the President for assent, establishing a legal standard for child online safety in Nigeria.

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Australia is set to implement a world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16, coming into effect this week. The policy will target major platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, X (Twitter), Twitch, Kick, and Threads.

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The short-lived coup in Benin left “casualties on both sides” of the government forces and the mutinous soldiers, authorities said Monday, as security forces intensified the search for the coup leader who was on the run.

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There is a large police presence in major cities and the authorities have encouraged people to stay home.

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It is the fifth contingent of Kenyan police to arrive on the violence-battered island since the start of the UN-backed police mission. The 230 police offers join an existing force of more than 700 Kenyan policemen already in Haiti.

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[CIVICUS] Over 80% of people in Africa South of the Sahara live in countries with ''Repressed'' or ''Closed'' civic space.

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Just over a week after seizing power, Guinea Bissau’s military says it has established a National Transitional Council.

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M23 rebels, supported by the Rwandan army are continuing their advice in the South Kivu region of the DR Congo, local sources say. On Saturday, the rebels took control of the strategic town of Luvungi, near the border with Burundi, and several surrounding villages.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The chairman of Somalia's National Independent Electoral Commission (GMDQS), Abdikarim Ahmed Hassan, said the body is fully executing its constitutional and legal mandate as preparations for district council elections in the Banadir region advance smoothly.

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The prominent opposition candidate and former pop star Bobi Wine said in posts on social network X late on Saturday that he was attacked while campaigning in the north of the country.

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Yet the cost of ending TB worldwide would be only an estimated US$250 billion between 2023 and 2030. Every dollar invested could generate up to US$40 in

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Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African nation. He also vowed that the mutineers would be punished.