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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."

Africa: Global HIV Response Facing Worst Setback in Decades, UNAIDS Warns

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[UN News] The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries.

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Democratic Backslide - Elections Leave Even Less Space for Freedom

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[The Conversation Africa] Ivorians went to the polls on 25 October 2025 to choose between incumbent president Alassane Ouattara - seeking a fourth five-year term - and one of four candidates who didn't have the backing of the largest opposition parties.

Chad: Soft Power - Missing Element in the Chad-Cameroon Border Defence Pact?

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[ISS] Strategies based on purely military operations can often alienate the very populations they aim to protect.

Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali - BBC speaks to eyewitnesses

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Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.

Thai woman found alive in her coffin before her cremation at a temple

Africanews  

Staff at a Buddhist temple got a big shock when they heard a faint knocking coming from inside the casket.

African Business Stories Launches Scale-Ready Bootcamp in Lagos to Empower Women-Led Enterprises

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LAGOS, Nigeria, 25 November2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In a move to significantly strengthen the pipeline of scalable women-led businesses in Africa,

WHO in Africa launches first-ever prototype competency-based curricula for health professions

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Geneva, Switzerland, 25 November 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa today launched the first-ever

African and European leaders pledge to boost trade and tackle migration

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The summit in the Angolan capital, Luanda, marked 25 years of European-African Union relations.

Nigeria: Breaking - Kidnapped 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,

Africa: Seedstars, Sanad Program to Back Female-Led Startups in Africa

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[Daba Finance] Seedstars has partnered with the SANAD Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) to launch the SANAD Elevate Her Programme. This multi-phase initiative supports female-led and 2X-aligned startups across the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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