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#IVORYCOAST: OUATTARA SWORN IN FOR FOURTH TERM AS IVORY COAST PRESIDENT President Alassane Ouattara, 83-year-old, was reelected with nearly 90 percent of the vote in the October 25 election -- though turnout in the west African nation was a relatively low 50.1 percent.

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#KENYA: IEBC CHAIR SAYS ELECTION THEFT IN KENYA IS “IMPOSSIBLE” Speaking during a post-election debrief after the November 27 by-elections, Ethekon said the commission has strengthened transparency measures, deployed advanced technology, and enforced strict audit trails to safeguard credibility.

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#BREAKING: THAILAND-CAMBODIA BORDER CLASHES ESCALATE DESPITE CEASEFIRE DEAL The Royal Thai Army confirmed it launched airstrikes after its troops were attacked Monday morning, while Cambodia insists Thailand initiated the assault and denies retaliating.

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#BREAKING: GLOBAL CHILD MORTALITY RISK RISES FOR FIRST TIME IN A CENTURY Scientific and social advances had reduced under-five mortality from 88 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 36 in 2020, but those gains could be undone without renewed global commitment.

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#KENYA: IEBC HAILS KIEMS KITS FOR 99% PERFORMANCE IN BY-ELECTIONS IEBC Chair Edung Ethekon said the technology ensured a credible and transparent voting process, despite challenges such as voter apathy and isolated attempts to influence results

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#NIGERIA: ABOUT 100 HOSTAGES FREED, 165 STILL MISSING The mass abduction took place in late November when a total of 315 students and staff were taken hostage. At the time, 50 managed to escape, leaving hundreds still in captivity.

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#KENYA: DCI OFFICER AMONG VICTIMS KILLED AS INSECURITY WAVE HITS KITALE The latest incident has shocked the security fraternity after a DCI officer based in Kitale was stabbed to death on Friday evening while on duty pursuing a murder suspect in Matisi when he was fatally attacked.

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#KENYA: WEST POKOT LEADERS WARN OF GOLD MINING TRAGEDIES AFTER IKOLOMANI CLASHES The recent Ikolomani gold mining clashes in Kakamega, which left four people dead and six others injured, have raised fears in West Pokot County over similar tragedies.

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#KENYA: INTERN JSS TEACHERS IN HOMA BAY APPEAL TO PRESIDENT RUTO OVER JOB WOES The teachers want the government to employ them on permanent and pensionable terms, saying their current pay is too little to sustain their families.

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#BREAKING: TANZANIA BAN DECEMBER 9 PROTEST, CITE NO OFFICIAL LETTERS FILED Tanzania’s Police outlawed planned nationwide demonstrations set for December 9, 2025 declaring them unlawful, confirming that no formal protest notifications have been submitted to district police offices as required by law.

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#BREAKING: SWEDEN TO END BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION WITH TANZANIA BY 2026 The Swedish Gov't has announced it will phase out its bilateral development cooperation strategy with Tanzania by 31 August 2026, emphasizing the decision is not linked to recent events in Tanzania.

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#BREAKING: UN CALLS FOR LIFTING OF PROTEST BAN IN TANZANIA AHEAD OF DECEMBER 9 The Tanzanian government has been urged to uphold fundamental freedoms ahead of planned Independence Day protests on 9 December.

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#KENYA: UHURU KENYATTA HAILS HISTORIC ACCORD BETWEEN DRC AND RWANDA Ex-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed the signing of the Washington Peace Agreement between DRC President Tshisekedi & Rwandan President Kagame, describing it as a “new dawn” for the two nations and the wider Great Lakes region.

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EU FINES X €120 MILLION FOR BREAKING DIGITAL RULES Investigators found that X breached several transparency obligations, including failures in its advertising repository, restricted access for researchers, and deceptive practices linked to its “blue check mark” verification system.

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#BURKINAFASO: BURKINA FASO RELEASES 8 NGO MEMBERS ARRESTED FOR ‘SPYING’ Burkina Faso's military junta, which seized power in a September 2022 coup, revoked the authorisation of 21 NGOs working in the country in July, including Netherlands-based INSO.

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#KENYA: KENYA TO BEGIN LOCAL VACCINE PRODUCTION, NEWBORNS TO BENEFIT FIRST By focusing first on pneumonia, a leading cause of infant mortality, the institute aims to deliver immediate health benefits while building capacity for broader vaccine production in the future.

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