By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
The Houthis have released 600 people imprisoned during the civil war in Yemen. According to the group, these unilateral releases bring its total of amnesties to 2,612, and the International Committee of the Red Cross states that the operation is separate from negotiated prisoner-exchange agreements.
Police in Zamfara State, in north-western Nigeria, have freed 19 people, including women and children, who had been kidnapped by armed bandits. They were held for 22 days, and all were found unharmed and reunited with their relatives, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
A fire ravaged the Syrian refugee camp in Bar Elias, in eastern Lebanon, destroying the 59 tents; nearly 500 people are left without shelter. According to Anadolu Agency, citing witnesses, civil defence teams brought the fire under control.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Source: Al Jazeera ·
About 1,488 migrants were rescued off Spain’s Canary Islands on Saturday 14 November, according to Al Jazeera, the highest daily total since 2020. Other counts give figures of 757 or 1,580 people. The boats set off from Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: Al Jazeera ·
Rescue teams have pulled 70 bodies from the rubble in Gaza over 35 days, and families are now carrying out burials. At least 8,000 others are reportedly still trapped under the rubble, according to Al Jazeera.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: Al Jazeera ·
Paris bans undeclared gatherings near 15 establishmentsThe Paris Police Prefecture is banning, from Monday to Friday, undeclared gatherings and marches within a 100-metre radius of ten high schools and five university sites, according to an order published on Sunday. Police Prefect Patrice Faure cites blockades and disorder linked to a social movement.
In Nigeria, Tinubu authorises 28,000 soldiers and 50,000 police officersPresident Bola Tinubu has authorised the recruitment of 28,000 additional soldiers and 50,000 police officers as part of a five-year strategic defence operations plan. According to a statement from the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) published by its spokesperson Dele Alake, the increase is aimed at bolstering troop presence in the face of terrorism and banditry.The week in Africa
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