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Fourteen opposition activists in Zimbabwe who were arrested after clashes with ruling party supporters in June were released on bail Tuesday by the courts, the main opposition party said. “We are relieved that 14 of our members have been released on bail,” Fadzai Mahere, spokesman for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), told AFP. “However, we condemn Zanu-PF’s (ruling party)… Read More

Rabat’s AS FAR won Sunday (Nov 13) the African Women’s Champions League for the first time in their history after beating nine-time defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns (4-0). This match was a remake of the final of the Women’s AFCON played in the same Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat last July.  If South Africa had won 2-1 against the  Atlas Lioness, this… Read More

A group of Senegalese judges can now place some convicts or defendants on electronic bracelets rather than in prison, as the government inaugurated the center in Dakar on Tuesday to monitor them. This long-announced judicial device will come into full effect “as soon as we have a court decision in this direction,” an official at the electronic monitoring center said.… Read More

The UN’s new special envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the first anniversary of the postponed elections was fast approaching and that further postponement of the polls could lead the country to even greater instability, putting it “at risk of partition. Abdoulaye Bathily told the U.N. Security Council that the October 2020 ceasefire still held despite escalating rhetoric and the… Read More

The former CEO of Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas group Sonatrach, Abdelmoumen Ould Kaddour, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for corruption in connection with the purchase of a refinery in Italy, a defense lawyer said. Mr. Ould Kaddour “was sentenced to 15 years in prison,” said Miloud Brahimi. Ahmed Mazighi, the former assistant to Mr. Ould Kaddour… Read More

A residential building under construction has collapsed on Tuesday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Construction workers are feared trapped under the rubble and rescue operations have begun. According to witnesses, some people who were injured during the collapse are being treated in a nearby hospital. “It was at 2 p.m. when we noticed that the building’s pillars had begun to crumble.… Read More

Côte d’Ivoire has announced the gradual withdrawal of its troops from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali by August 2023, a decision that comes against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions between Abidjan and Bamako for several months. “By order of the government of Côte d’Ivoire, the Permanent Mission confirms the gradual withdrawal of Ivorian military and police personnel deployed in… Read More

Former Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, arrived on Tuesday in the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma. His visit comes as the country’s soldiers are engaged in renewed clashes with M23 rebels to the north of the city. Security officials and local residents say the militia are battling troops just 20 kilometres out of town. Speaking on Monday… Read More

Activists attending the COP27 climate conference in Egypt held a demonstration on Tuesday, calling on countries to stop funding new gas projects in Africa. Faced with an energy crisis because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, western nations have been looking elsewhere to shore up their supply. ‘If your country is breaking a promise not to finance new fossil fuel development… Read More

Senegalese football fans gathered in Dakar on Tuesday, just days before the start of the Fifa World Cup in Qatar. They wanted to show their support for the national team, the Lions of Teranga, who play their first game again the Netherlands on Monday 21 November. The other African teams in the competition are Cameroon, Tunisia, Morocco, and Ghana. Sourced… Read More