By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
The Tripoli prosecutor sentenced a former armed-group commander and six deputies to death for their involvement in two murders and kidnappings committed in 2016. The 11 November decision is a first in Tripoli against members of armed groups, according to the Libyan prosecutor’s office.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
Two armed robbery suspects linked to 10 Harare robberies were arrested on 11 November in Chitungwiza after an exchange of fire with police. John Nhira and Obert Maveza were detained at Jambanja Business Centre, according to Zimbabwe’s Daily News.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Source: Daily News (Zimbabwe) ·
The CEN-SAD Executive Council, meeting on Saturday in Tripoli, approved the return of the organisation's executive secretariat to the Libyan capital. The final decision rests with heads of state, expected in N'Djamena in early 2027, according to the Libyan agency LANA.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: Tchadinfos ·
Libyan and Tunisian officials discussed preparations in Tripoli for an experts’ meeting scheduled for 10 and 11 November in Tunis. The meeting is to prepare the 23rd session of the Tunisian-Libyan High Joint Commission, according to Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
Libya’s grand mufti issues fatwa against NikeLibya’s grand mufti Sadiq Al-Ghariani, 83, has issued a fatwa against Nike, accusing the US brand of promoting symbols “associated with polytheism”. A radical preacher accustomed to publicity stunts, he remains an important player in Libya’s political scene, according to Le Monde.
More than 1,400 Africans recruited by Russia since 2023More than 1,400 Africans have been recruited to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine since 2023, according to a new report cited by France 24. The programme also highlights growing opposition in Cape Town to South Africa’s digital gateway strategy and the Abéché arts festival in Chad.The week in Africa
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