Nigeria: Kidnapped Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain Freedom

[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. Source

Nigeria: UK Refuses Request By Nigerian Govt for Ike Ekweremadus Transfer Home

[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. Source

Mali: Disruptions to Fuel Supplies Impact MSF Medical Activities

[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. Source

Nigeria: Tinubu Welcomes Freed Kebbi Schoolgirls, Orders Push to Rescue Others

[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. Source

Zimbabwe: Parliament Urged to Act As Child Marriage Laws Fail Girls Across Zimbabwe

[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. Source

Nigeria: Canada Flags Nigeria, 16 Other African Countries in High-Risk Travel Alert

[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. Source

Kenya: KeNHA Gives Illegal Billboard Owners 30 Days to Remove Structures or Face Action

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Owners of illegal billboards on Kenyan roads have been given 30 days to remove their structures or face enforcement action. Source

Africa: WHO Africa Endorses Roadmap for Safeguarding Communities in Health Emergency Operations

[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. Source

Africa: Why a Woman Is Killed Every 10 Minutes - the Rising Wave of Global Femicide

[UN News] Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2024 and that trend is growing, according to the UN. Source

Congo-Kinshasa: In DR Congo's Uvira, Pro-Government Militia Actions Show Abuses Aren't Just an M23 Problem

[The New Humanitarian] Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "People were whipped, arrested, some died in detention." Source

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

[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. Source

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

[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. Source