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Alfred Lasteck
BBC News, Dar es Salaam

Hundreds of children with special needs in Tanzania are set to enrol in boarding schools after the government reallocated money meant for independence day celebrations to build dormitories.

Some $445,000 (£364,000) had been set aside for Friday's 61st independence day festivities, but that will now be spent on improving schools.

President Samia Suluhu said the dormitories will be built in eight rural special needs schools to help many leaners, some of them who walk daily between 5km and 10km (3-5 miles), to attend classes.

The government said the move was aimed at improving the learning environment for children with special needs.

Ameyu Etana
BBC Afaan Oromoo

Ethiopia has redeployed federal troops to quell violence in the populous Oromia region which has been stricken by repetitive attacks by armed groups.

Amhara militants have been blamed for the latest attacks that have left dozens dead and thousands displaced in Anger Gute and Kiramu border towns in East Wollega zone bordering Amhara region.

However, the Amhara community who are minority in the area, blame a group affiliated with the Oromo OLA rebels for the deadly attacks.

Among the dead in Kiramu are a local judge and members of a regional police force.

"There has been an improvement since federal forces entered Anger Gute town,'' a local official told the BBC.

Local authorities say there is an urgent need for humanitarian aid as haphazard roadblocks put up by armed groups have hampered movement in the region.

Residents have been telling harrowing stories about the atrocities blaming the government for failing to protect them.

A yet to be authenticated graphic video showing two decapitated heads of alleged rebels went viral online sparking protests in Oromia on Tuesday.

The state-funded Ethiopia's Human Rights Commission says it is investigating the atrocities committed in the region.

The national government have not commented on the attacks which have been condemned by opposition groups.

Violence in Oromia, the home region of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has been overshadowed in the last two years by the war in Tigray.

South Africa winger Sbu Nkosi says the mental pressure of professional rugby led to him breaking contact with his club side and being reported missing.

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South Africa’s government has said that more people should follow the lead of a white man filmed, in a video that has since gone viral, having an argument where he condemns an alleged racist incident.

The video shows him confronting the owners of a Cape Town bar for allegedly barring his black friend.

The government statement, issued on Tuesday, external, emphatically condemned “the racist incident that took place when 25-year-old Thabiso Danca was barred from entering Hank's Olde Irish pub, in Cape Town, because he was a black person and without a white escort”.

The video, which has now racked up hundreds and thousands of views, external, began circulating last Friday. It shows Mr Danca’s friend, Christopher Logan, going to the bar to confront one of the owners over the alleged discrimination.

He tells the owner that a bouncer said to his friend: “You can’t come in here, unaccompanied, without a white person.”

The owner responded by saying that there has never been an incident in all 18 years of trading.

The bar has since released a statement denying any accusation of racism, with a sign outside their establishment making it clear that they were not discriminatory.

“We want to state categorically that in the past 30 years of operating businesses in Cape Town, we, as the owners, have never, nor have we ever instructed our staff, to discriminate on any basis whatsoever, whether that be gender, sexual orientation or race," the sign reads.

South Africa’s government has called for an investigation “to probe the incident with speed and to ensure that justice is served”.

It also "calls on all South Africans to follow Logan’s lead and take a stand against racism".

Former Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o apologises after an altercation with a man following a match at the World Cup in Qatar.

Nichola Mandil
BBC News, Juba

The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), an umbrella group of 10 opposition political parties, has urged the government to urgently intervene and defuse the ongoing hostilities in the northern oil-producing Upper Nile state.

International ceasefire monitors based in the country, who are assessing the implementation of the revitalised peace agreement, reported on Tuesday that there was "renewed fighting" between the national army and the opposition forces in Maiwut area.

The Ceasefire Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) also said there was renewed fighting reported in Fashoda area.

It did not provide details regarding casualties, but said “it was concerned that these incidents might pose a real threat to the implementation of the revitalised peace agreement”.

Local media reported that countless numbers were killed in the Fashoda clashes.

Brig-Gen Samuel Chan Mut, a senior representative of SSOA said, he feared that renewed fighting between the parties that are signatories to the revitalised peace agreement would impose "immense humanitarian challenges" and displacement of civilians.

Peter Okwoche
BBC Focus on Africa TV

It’s very rare for Nigerian presidential hopeful Bola Ahmed Tinubu to talk directly to the media.

At a recent much-publicised event in London, questions from the press were all answered by aides.

Frustrating for those present, perhaps, but more so for the Nigerians clamouring for answers ahead of February’s election, not just on the key policy issues of insecurity and unemployment, but on how Mr Tinubu amassed his personal wealth.

Finally, he has broken his silence and agreed to an interview with the BBC.

I asked him just how a Tinubu presidency would be different from the current Buhari presidency - after all, they are both from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Buhari has “done his best”, says Mr Tinubu.

“I am different. I am Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I have governed Lagos. I’ve built a modern state that could be a country on its own. I have led an administration that’s so prudent.”

Despite being credited with reshaping Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, the question of his personal wealth – and the source of it - is a big point of contention for Nigerians.

If you’re visiting the wealthy suburb of Ikoyi in Lagos, you can’t fail to notice Mr Tinubu’s enormous mansion.

What’s being claimed is that he has benefitted from the state since leaving office as governor in 2007. He told me that those allegations are unproven.

“It’s envy,” is his assessment.

Insecurity across Nigeria is also a key issue. Does he have the solution?

“The West is yet to feel comfortable enough with a Buhari administration to sell us the arms and technology necessary. We have to look at alternatives - the mass recruitment of individuals in the volunteer army to really clean up the system.”

By that he means beefed-up military and security forces.

And if he had to choose one of the two other main candidates, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who is standing for the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party's Peter Obi, popular among young Nigerians, who would it be?

He makes it plain – he feels neither are up to the job.

“They are not as competent as any other person out there. They have no track record. None of them is qualified except me.”

The final decision, of course, will be up to Nigerians.

You can watch Peter Okwoche’s full interview with Bola Tinubu on Focus on Africa at 17.30 GMT on BBC World News

Mercy Juma
BBC News, Nairobi

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A week-long summit to try and restore peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has officially ended with a number of agreements including fully funding a disarmament and stabilisation programme for former rebels, and the release of prisoners with no criminal records or convictions.

Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the facilitator of the Nairobi Peace Process, officially closed the meeting.

Mr Kenyatta said he was encouraged that all of the representatives of the rebel groups present said they were willing to lay down their arms.

He said the meeting set up a framework that would lead to peace after more than two decades of war in the DR Congo.

Mr Kenyatta said DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi had agreed to form a committee to investigate claims of indiscriminate arrests that have occurred in the country's eastern region.

A recommendation by armed groups that their leadership be involved in the disarmament and rehabilitation would be reviewed.

Work will also be done for communities living in mining areas and near national parks to see how they could benefit from the mines and conservation efforts.

Honouring the current ceasefire, as well as the release of child soldiers and granting access to humanitarian aid were agreed to.

Among those at the talks were over 50 armed groups, victims of atrocities taking place in eastern DR Congo, special interest groups and government officials.

The next round of peace talks will be held in January in Goma and Bunia in DR Congo.

Vumani Mkhize
BBC News, Johannesburg

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South Africa’s economy grew by a surprising 1.6 % in the third quarter of 2022.

The much larger than expected growth has surprised analysts and it comes amid continued power cuts.

This now means the size of Africa’s most industrialised economy is now back to pre-pandemic levels.

While the rolling blackouts continue to leave many in the dark, the South African economy has shown its resilience.

Eight out of 10 industrial sectors saw positive growth. With the biggest driver being the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors - which grew by over 19%.

Exports also saw a bumper rise in the third quarter, increasing by 4.2%.

The positive growth rate comes after a 0.7 % contraction in the previous quarter and this has surprised economists who were only expecting modest increase.

The expansion of the economy is welcome news to South Africans who have been experiencing record power cuts and the lingering effects of the KwaZulu-Natal floods.

BBC Monitoring
The world through its media

Egyptian lawyers have reportedly escalated their rare protests in the capital Cairo and elsewhere nationwide over requirements for a new electronic system to collect taxes.

In a live-streamed video on Facebook on Monday, prominent pro-Islamist laywer Montasser al-Zayyat showed dozens of lawyers gathered at the Bar Association's main building in central Cairo chanting slogans against the new system.

The chants mainly reiterated the lawyers' rejection of registering in the new electronic system for collecting taxes as per instructions by the finance ministry.

The Egyptian Tax Authority published a statement on 27 November requesting all investors - including lawyers, artists and doctors - who handle direct business transactions with consumers register for an electronic invoice system before 15 December.

The electronic tax system is part of government efforts to digitise financial transactions and end unregulated economic markets.

Lawyer Tarek El-Awady said in a Facebook post on Monday that "Egyptian lawyers were making history in defence of their legitimate rights as they staged the biggest peaceful protest in Egypt over the past nine years".

The privately owned, pro-government Cairo24 website said that the lawyers had demonstrated to reiterate their right to be exempt from paying the electronic tax.

The London-based Al-Quds al-Araby website reported that the lawyers had "escalated their protests" to reject the electronic tax system through staging rallies in various governorates, including Alexandria, Kafr el-Sheikh, Beni Suef, Fayyoum, Menoufiya and Sohag.

The report said that the protesters' chants criticised the economic policies adopted by Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, especially recently agreed loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

On 27 November, several media outlets reported protests by lawyers in Cairo and the northern Dakahlia governorate over the new system.

Nduka Orjinmo
BBC News, Abuja

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Anger and disappointment is how many Nigerians are feeling after a presidential candidate had a rare media engagement during an appearance at Chatham House, a UK-based think-tank on Monday.

Bola Tinubu, a two-time governor of Lagos state who is running for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in February's polls, has avoided the Nigerian media since winning the party’s ticket, delegating a retinue of spokespeople to speak on his behalf.

He has also has shunned presidential debates and townhall meetings with other candidates in the lead up to the elections.

As a result many who had tuned in to the heavily publicised appearance in London had high hopes of hearing Mr Tinubu answer key policy questions.

How would he deal with widespread insecurity in Nigeria? How would he solve the country’s huge unemployment rate? How would he stop oil theft in the Niger Delta?

Thankfully, these questions were asked by journalists inside the packed hall but many were stunned as Mr Tinubu elected aides to respond on his behalf, a departure from the norm at the institute popular with those seeking elective offices in Nigeria.

A spokesman for the candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described it as “an abdication of responsibility" while many others said it confirmed Mr Tinubu’s lack of physical and mental rigour to lead Africa's most populous country.

But Dele Alake, his media adviser - who answered a question on his behalf at the event - said those criticising Mr Tinubu “are ignorant of the nuance and dynamics of leadership”.

“He wanted to show the calibre of his team,” he said.

The APC candidate did take some questions though, speaking publicly for the first time on controversies surrounding his age and work profile.

He confirmed he was 70 saying he was born in March 1952 - there had previously been a lot of speculation about his age.

He also said that he had been schooled at Chicago State University and later worked at financial consultancy firm Deloitte, both facts have been greatly disputed in the past.

Mr Tinubu is one of three frontrunners seeking to lead Nigeria next year. For more on each of the main candidates read:

• Atiku Abubakar woos Nigerians with a reminder of the good times
• Bola Tinubu: Nigeria's APC presidential candidate
• Peter Obi: The Labour Party candidate electrifying young Nigerians

You can watch Mr Tiunbu's appearance at Chatham House here:

A Sudanese businessman linked to a scandal facing South Africa's President Cyril Rampahosa has broken his silence for the first time, Sky News reports, external.

At the centre of the scandal is the alleged theft of $580,000 (£476,000) in cash from the president's farm, Phala Phala, which had been handed over to pay for livestock.

The businessman mentioned in an experts' report as having handed over the money is Hazim Mustafa. Some doubt was cast over whether the purchase was made, but he has now told Sky News that he paid the sum in cash to buy 20 buffaloes in 2019, but that he did not know that they belonged to Mr Rampahosa.

"I wasn't aware it belonged to the president. I dealt with a broker - the one working on Phala Phala farm," Mr Mustafa is quoted as saying.

The panel that looked into the events surrounding the theft of the money from the sale concluded that the president had a case to answer.

The panel said there was "substantial doubt" that this sale of the animals took place, noting that neither the lodge manager nor the Sudanese national had confirmed this is what happened.

"We think that the president has a case to answer on the origin of the foreign currency that was stolen, as well as the underlying transaction for it," the panel added.

The ruling African National Congress has so far rallied behind Mr Ramaphosa and urged him to fight against calls for him to resign.

Mr Mustafa told Sky News that the animals remained at Mr Rampahosa's farm after the sale because the Covid pandemic had made it impossible to transport them out of the country.

"There was delay after delay after delay... it took too long, so I didn't get my money back but there is an understanding that I will be refunded," Mr Mustafa added.

The Dubai-based businessman said he carried more than half a million dollars in cash through the airport when he arrived in South Africa.

"I declared it, in Johannesburg - yes, O.R Tambo airport," he told Sky News.

Read more: How Arthur Fraser landed South Africa's president in trouble

Kenya has failed to meet the two-thirds gender threshold as stated by the 2010 constitution regarding elective and appointive bodies.

Peter Jegwa
Lilongwe, Malawi

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Malawi's anti-corruption chief Martha Chizuma has been released on police bail following her arrest in relation to a leaked audio of her complaining about lack of government support in the fight against corruption.

Ms Chizuma was charged with "making use of speech capable of prejudicing a person against a party to judicial proceedings", after she claimed in the leaked audio that a top state official was "corrupt and compromised".

Her lawyer said the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) boss was arrested on Tuesday just before 04:00 local time by heavily armed police who raided her home.

Local outlet Nation online has tweeted , externalpictures of her release.

In parliament, Justice Minister Titus Mvalo told lawmakers that the arrest was “the work of those trying to frustrate the fight against corruption”.

Ms Chizuma is highly regarded for her strong stance in the fight against corruption - which has led to the indictment of the vice-president, one cabinet minister and the head of police service.

They all deny any wrongdoing.

The leaked audio started circulating on social media in April in which she was recorded speaking to a person not employed by Anti-Corruption Bureau on the fight against corruption.

Critics accused her of breaching the oath of secrecy and called for her sacking, but President Lazarus Chakwera said he would reprimand her both in private and public.

Three civil society organisations have said that the "government needs to desist from frustrating those fighting against corruption".

Last year, Malawi was ranked 110th out of 180 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.

BBC Monitoring
The world through its media

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The official closing of the Democratic Republic of Congo peace talks in Nairobi was on Monday postponed at the last minute after a section of delegates walked out in protest over unpaid allowances and other issues.

The week-long talks spearheaded by former Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta brought together representatives of the DR Congo government, major rebel groups, survivors of the conflict and civil societies for the first time in the process.

Mr Kenyatta, who was scheduled to make some declarations at the end of the meeting, pleaded with the delegates to allow him to postpone the meeting to Tuesday as he tried to address the concerns raised.

"We know we have enough funds and I know because I was one of the people who helped source the money to help in bringing peace to the DRC," Kenyatta said.

He warned the organisers of the talks that failure to release the funds as earlier planned would have consequences.

The talks are meant to create mechanisms for bringing back peace in eastern DR Congo, where more than 120 armed groups are fighting.

Ishaq Khalid
BBC News, Abuja

At least 86 gunmen have laid down arms and renounced violence in Niger’s south-western Tahoua region.

The region has been hit by armed gangs operating between Niger and northern Nigeria who carry out killings and kidnappings for ransom.

At a ceremony to receive them in the town of Bangui, some of the so-called repentant kidnappers said they resorted to criminality because they had no jobs but later realised violence was not an option.

They have called on the government to provide more job opportunities.

They were pardoned by the authorities following their surrender and are expected to be rehabilitated and given vocational skills.

This is one of President Mohammed Bazoum’s strategies to end the insecurity in Niger.

The ex-gunmen have promised to help the authorities tackle insecurity by trying to persuade other kidnappers to also surrender and embrace peace.

Dozens of guns belonging to the former gang members were displayed at the event on Monday evening.

Officials say talks with armed groups is key to ending the violence even as a military campaign continues.

Interior Minister Hamadou Adamou Souley said they hope the insecurity in Niger will be brought to an end "soon" given the progress being made.

Apart from increasing cases of kidnappings for ransom, Niger is also grappling with Boko Haram violence as well as other armed groups linked to the Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda.

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Pakistan's Supreme Court has appointed a panel of five judges to oversee an investigation into the killing of a prominent investigative journalist shot dead in Kenya, it said on Tuesday.

Arshad Sharif was shot dead in October by police at a roadblock in the East African country in what the police said was a case of mistaken identity.

Mr Sharif was a well-known critic of Pakistan's military and his killing caused outrage in the Asian country.

The court has voluntarily taken up the matter and the five-member panel will be headed by chief justice Umar Atta Bandyal.

In a statement, the court said it had sought responses from the Pakistani ministries of foreign affairs and interior, as well as the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

Opposition politician Fawad Chaudhry has welcomed the development, saying in a tweet, external that "people expect the Supreme Court and judges to stand up for the rule of law and protect human rights".

Read more on Arshad Sharif's death:

• Mystery over killing of Pakistani journalist in Kenya

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Jenny Hill
BBC News, Berlin

German police have arrested a 27-year-old asylum seeker over an attack on two schoolgirls which left one dead and another seriously injured .

Detectives say the teenagers – aged 13 and 14 – were on their way to school on Monday morning in the southern village of Illerkirchberg when the suspect came out of a house used to accommodate asylum seekers and attacked them with a knife.

The 14-year-old girl later died from her injuries.

Police who searched the building found the man – who is from Eritrea – with a knife which they say may have been used in the attack.

He is under police guard in hospital where he’s being treated for an unspecified injury.

In a statement, police asked the public not to use the incident to justify a general suspicion of foreigners or asylum seekers.

Nobuhle Simelane
BBC News, Johannesburg

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A parliamentary sitting set on Tuesday to debate a damning report that found that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa may have violated the constitution has been postponed by a week.

The report said Mr Ramaphosa allegedly covered up a theft at his farm. He has denied any wrongdoing and his spokesman said the report was "flawed".

Parliament’s programming committee met on Monday night and unanimously agreed to hold the debate on 13 December to allow members of parliament to travel to Cape Town where parliament sits.

Debate on the report could decide whether to impeach President Ramaphosa, although the ruling ANC party has announced it would vote against such an attempt.

The president had on Monday moved to court to seek an order declaring any steps taken by parliament following the release of the report as invalid and unlawful.

If granted, the order would apply to the vote by members of parliament on whether to launch impeachment proceedings.