By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Activists, students and Yellow Vest protesters are to march together in Paris this Saturday, over wages, education and civil liberties. According to France 24, union leaders fear protesters are growing weary after weeks of mobilisation, while police officers are calling for better compensation for the risks linked to maintaining public order.
On Saturday, 50 to 60 marches are expected across France, including several rallies in Paris against a bill on the presumed legitimate use of weapons by law enforcement officers. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced that around 70,000 police officers and gendarmes will be deployed, against around 146,000 protesters last Saturday according to the authorities, as reported by BFMTV.
🇫🇷 France · Source: BFMTV ·
The United States suspended all aircraft take-offs across the whole territory on Friday, after a malfunction in regional air traffic control centres. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy attributes the outage to outdated equipment, while the Trump administration demands 50 billion dollars, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Le Monde ·
Experts gathered in Libreville examined the second session of the Grand Joint Commission between Gabon and Burkina Faso from 11 to 13 November, fourteen years after the first. Around 20 draft agreements, covering agriculture, security and education among other areas, must now be submitted to foreign ministers for signature, according to the organisers.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Infos Gabon ·
Clashes between supporters, according to Kenyans.co.ke, interrupted the Maa cultural and tourism festival in Narok County on Saturday, in the presence of President William Ruto. The groups are said to be linked to MP Gabriel Tongoyo and Governor Patrick Ole Ntutu, and security forces intervened after chairs were thrown near the stage.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Kenyans.co.ke ·
950,000 displaced people in Gaza exposed to flooding, according to WHOThe WHO’s representative in the Palestinian territories, Reinhelde van de Weerdt, puts the number of displaced Gazans living in flood-prone areas at around 950,000, including 400,000 in highly exposed sites. She says recent rains are a warning of the months ahead, while the health system, short of fuel, is already operating beyond its capacity.
South Sudan elections: candidate nominations open on 29 NovemberThe National Elections Commission has set 29 November 2026 as the start of candidate nominations for the general elections in February 2027. Aspirants will have 15 days to gather their signatures, after which the list of candidates will be published on 21 December, before the Supreme Court reviews appeals, according to Eye Radio.The week in Africa
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