Benin minister says attempted military coup ‘foiled’
A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” the interior minister said in a video on Facebook.Sourced from Africanews
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UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east
The United Nations on Friday welcomed a newly signed peace accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda as a “critical step” toward restoring trust, while warning that active fighting near border areas continue to exact a heavy toll on civilians. UN Africa News
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3-year-old boy among 11 people killed in South Africa shooting
At least 11 people have been killed in a shooting at a hostel in South Africa. Three minors including a 3-year-old boy are among the dead, police say.Sourced from Africanews
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Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned an Israeli raid on the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in the occupied West Bank, warning that pressure on Palestinian civil society has reached alarming levels. Source UN News
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Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’
Summary executions and other violations continue in Syria nearly a year after the fall of the Assad regime, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. Source UN News
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Tanzania blocks activists online as independence day protests loom
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.Sourced from Africanews
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Burkina Faso set to bring back death penalty in new government bill
“The adoption of this bill is part of reforms … to have a justice that responds to the deep aspirations of our people,”Sourced from Africanews
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Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify
The ongoing emergency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen as prolonged attacks by non-state armed groups in Nampula trigger one of the largest displacement surges of the year, the UN warned on Friday. UN Africa News
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A full-blown industry’: Inside Nigeria’s kidnapping economy (Africanews Debates)
Driven by a “financial echospace” of ransom payments and supported by a corporate-style value chain, ranging from local informants to white-collar launderers, abduction has become a viable career in a collapsing economy.Sourced from Africanews
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UN sounds alarm as landmine deaths rise amid funding cuts
The deadly legacy of conflicts old and new – from Gaza to Sudan and beyond – continues to kill and maim civilians on a near-daily basis, mine action workers said on Wednesday, as they appealed for greater support for their lifesaving work in the face of deep funding cuts. Source UN News
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