Nigeria: Senate Requests Tinubu to Exempt Lawmakers From Police Withdrawal Directive

[Premium Times] The deputy senate president said the leadership had already met on the issue and is confident the president will reconsider and exempt lawmakers from the directive. Source

Kenya: Governors Push for More Power in Security Matters

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Governors on Wednesday demanded a bigger role in security and foreign affairs, two areas traditionally controlled from Nairobi. Source

Tanzania: Tanzanian Police Warn Against Organizing Illegal Demonstrations

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Tanzanian Police have once again warned people who are organizing endless peaceful demonstrations, which were banned after failing to meet the legal requirements for approval under the Tanzanian constitution. Source

Namibia: Namibia Urged to Criminalise Digital Violence As Online Abuse of Women Rises

[Namibian] The United Nations Population Fund has called for the inclusion of digital violence in laws and policies to ensure it is taken seriously like other crimes. Source

Namibia: Namibia Cannot Honour Human Rights When Violence Persists, Says President Nandi-Ndaitwah

[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has warned that the country cannot claim meaningful progress on human rights when gender-based-violence (GBV) continues to threaten the safety of women across the country. Source

Africa: Africa Doesn't Need More Climate Pledges. It Needs Capital.

[allAfrica] The first Africa Climate Summit, held in Nairobi in 2023, was a turning point. It lit the fuse to launch a collaborative, climate-resilient, and prosperous Africa. This week, as leaders gathered in Addis Ababa for the second Summit, the message was clear: the time for pledges is over. Capital, investment, and concrete actions are needed to unlock Africa's green potential. Source

Uganda: #UgandaDecides2026 - Fact-Checking Claims From Presidential Debate

[Africa Check] #UgandaDecides2026: fact-checking claims from presidential debate Source

Kenya: Kenya Faces Serious Human Rights Challenges, CJ Koome Warns

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chief Justice Martha Koome has warned that Kenya continues to struggle with major human rights issues, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, homelessness, inequality, and rising cases of femicide and gender-based violence. Source

Africa: U.S. Bill Aims to Restore and Extend Trade Benefits to 2028

[L'Express] A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives - and scheduled for markup today - seeks to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for three more years, preserving duty-free access for thousands of African exports to the American market and offering retroactive relief to importers affected by the program's lapse earlier this fall. Source

Sudan: Heritage Guardians - the Ongoing Quest to Save Sudan's History

[Ayin Network] In mid-November, Sudanese social media accounts decried yet another loss rarely documented by the media - a priceless Nubian artefact was allegedly stolen and sold on an e-commerce platform. The illicit sale of a granite statue of King Aspelta, a powerful Nubian ruler of the ancient Kush Kingdom, sparked widespread condemnation on Twitter accounts. Source

Malawi: Poor Sanitation Escalates Maternal Deaths in Malawi

[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has raised alarm over the deadly impact of poor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions in Malawi's healthcare facilities, revealing that 24% of maternal deaths are the direct result of infections linked to inadequate sanitation and unsafe water. The figure underscores a major setback in national efforts to reduce maternal mortality. Source

Malawi: Malawi At a Breaking Point - New World Bank Report Warns of Deepening Fiscal Crisis and a Narrow Window for Rescue

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is standing on the edge of its most dangerous financial cliff in decades, a new Public Finance Review by the World Bank has warned--painting a sobering picture of an economy squeezed by unsustainable debt, chronic deficits, and systemic governance failures that threaten national stability. Source