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Jailed Tunisian opposition leader faced brutal violence in prison, his lawyer says

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -The family and lawyers of jailed Tunisian opposition leader Jawhar Ben Mbarek accused prison authorities on Wednesday of brutally assaulting him to try to force an end to his two-week-old hunger strike. Ben Mbarek, one of the most prominent opponents of President Kais Saied, was detained in 2023 and sentenced …

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South African president names new environment, deputy trade ministers

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has named new environment and deputy trade ministers, appointing people from his party’s main coalition partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA). Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement late on Wednesday that Willem Aucamp would be forestry, fisheries and environment minister, and Alexandra Abrahams one of two deputy trade, industry …

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South Sudan president sacks powerful vice president Bol Mel

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

JUBA (Reuters) -South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday dismissed Benjamin Bol Mel as vice president and deputy leader of the ruling party, according to a decree read on state television, cutting ties with a man widely rumoured to be Kiir’s own preferred successor. The president also fired the governor of the central bank and …

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Algerian president pardons writer Boualem Sansal after German request

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

TUNIS/PARIS (Reuters) -Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has granted a pardon to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal following a request from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Algerian presidency said on Wednesday. Algerian authorities arrested Sansal a year ago and a court sentenced him in March to five years in jail for undermining national unity, in a case …

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Kenya says over 200 of its nationals are fighting for Russia in Ukraine war

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya said on Wednesday over 200 of its citizens are fighting for Russia in Moscow’s war in Ukraine, and that recruiting agencies are still actively working to lure more Kenyans into the conflict. Ukraine last week said that more than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in …

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Soccer-Nigeria players end bonus dispute ahead of key World Cup qualifier

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -Nigeria’s players are fully focused on their 2026 FIFA World Cup African Qualifier playoff against Gabon on Thursday after resolution of a dispute over bonuses that led to a boycott of training, according to captain William Troost-Ekong. Players did not train on Tuesday in protest over unpaid bonuses that media reports suggested go back …

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Ivory Coast man jailed for 10 years in Malta for jihadist recruitment

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

VALLETTA (Reuters) -An Ivory Coast national who tried to recruit people to carry out jihadist militant attacks in Europe was jailed for 10 years by a Maltese court on Wednesday. Mouhamadou Dosso, 33, who also holds an Italian ID card, was arrested in November 2024 and admitted to distributing militant propaganda and trying to recruit …

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Three migrants dead as boat capsizes off Greek island of Gavdos

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

ATHENS (Reuters) -Three migrants drowned when their wooden boat overturned off Greece’s southernmost island of Gavdos on Tuesday and the coast guard is still searching for people reported missing. The people on board moved rapidly to one side of the boat as a vessel from the European Union border agency Frontex approached the boat, the …

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At least 42 migrants missing, presumed dead, after boat capsizes off Libya, IOM says

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -At least 42 migrants are missing and presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday. Libyan authorities rescued seven survivors who had drifted at sea for six days after the vessel, carrying 49 people, sank near the Al Buri oilfield, an offshore …

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Wife and son of ousted Gabon leader sentenced to jail in absentia for financial crimes

12 Nov 2025 12 Nov 2025

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) -A court in Gabon convicted the wife and son of the ousted president on Wednesday for financial crimes and sentenced them in absentia to 20 years in prison, the latest blow to a family that held power for more than half a century. Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Noureddin Bongo, 33, were taken into …

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