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The former secretary-general of the Patriotic Front was assaulted and publicly humiliated at Zambia’s Supreme Court, according to Zambianobserver. The episode is presented as a test for President Hakainde Hichilema, who is called on to enforce the law against political violence regardless of the perpetrators’ party affiliation.
Source: Zambianobserver
Three former leaders of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition, Timothy Mtambo, Gift Trapance and McDonald Sembereka, are seeking to have an arrest warrant cancelled in Malawi. The case concerns proceedings dropped by the state in 2020, but revived after allegations that they breached their bail conditions, reports Mwnation.
Source: Mwnation
Zambia’s Chief Justice, Mumba Malila, has condemned the confrontation involving Davies Mwila, former secretary-general of the Patriotic Front, on the premises of the Supreme Court in Lusaka. Security has been stepped up around the courts and law enforcement agencies have been mobilised, the Lusaka Times reports.
Source: Lusaka Times
Two leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, have been placed in five-day pre-trial detention in India. They are accused of crossing the barricades at Jantar Mantar, where access for demonstrations had been restricted, amid protests against the election commission, according to Citizen.
Source: Citizen
The Somali government has adopted a resolution to speed up implementation of the Constitution and called on public institutions to align their work with its provisions. Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre chaired the meeting that established ministerial and technical commissions to coordinate the process, reports Caasimada Online.
Source: Caasimada Online
Five Equatorial Guinean diplomats remain in a Paris building confiscated from Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mangue, despite a court ruling ordering them to leave. The Malabo regime has threatened Paris with retaliatory measures linked to the Tica naval school, while the building went on sale in June 2026, according to Radiomacuto, citing Le Monde and AFP.
Source: Radiomacuto
Residents of Nelson Mandela Bay are challenging the quality of work on Wylde Bridge in South Africa and questioning the 2.4 million rand announced by the municipality. Roadway and access improvements were intended in part to protect the historic structure, but over-height trucks continue to use it, reports Daily Maverick.
Source: Daily Maverick
Zambezi Town Council held a training day for zonal election officers ahead of the creation of new Ward Development Committees. Mwiinga Chimuka, acting director of planning and local coordinator of the HIV/AIDS response, urged participants to act transparently, the Lusaka Times reports.
Source: Lusaka Times
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin overturned the criminal defamation and cyberbullying charges brought by Kwara State against Bukola Saraki, former president of Nigeria’s Senate. The judges found that the remarks in question and the evidence presented did not constitute an offence, according to the court’s ruling.
Source: ThisDay
The Federal High Court in Abuja will deliver its decision on 20 November on Atiku Abubakar’s request to amend his suit against Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress. The former vice-president wants to add elements to his allegations of certificate forgery linked to Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 presidential election, ThisDay reports.
Source: ThisDay
South Africa’s Labour Court found fair the dismissal of a Gautrain driver who refused Covid-19 vaccination. Bombela Operating Company was entitled to enforce its mandatory vaccination policy after V Ravele failed to provide reasonable justification for his objection, according to IOL.
Source: IOL
Nigeria is calling for stronger international intelligence-sharing, action against illicit financial networks and funding for anti-drug institutions in developing countries. The NDLEA claims 38,242 arrests, 5.8 million kilograms of drugs seized and 6,232 convictions in 21 months, according to its secretary Shadrach Haruna at the UN.
Source: ThisDay
Bishop Charles Muhia Ng’ang’a, founder of Mamlaka Hill Chapel church, is challenging his dismissal before Nairobi’s labour court and seeking more than 21 million Kenyan shillings. He is also seeking reinstatement, accusing four church officials of conducting an irregular disciplinary process, according to Citizen.
Source: Citizen
Somali House of the People Speaker Cabdulqaadir Maxamed Nuur discussed modernising the penal code with the committee on justice and religious affairs. The draft includes a response to new forms of crime linked to technology and information systems, according to Goobjoog.
Source: Goobjoog
Madagascar’s head of state Michaël Randrianirina supports the national consultation led by the Council of Christian Churches in Madagascar. However, he rejects opening political dialogue, saying the country is experiencing a social crisis, not a political crisis, according to his speech in Antsohihy.
Source: Lexpress
Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as US ambassador to Greece on Tuesday 13 October, following suspicions of corruption. The decision was announced by Katie Zacharia as she made her debut as White House spokeswoman, Le Monde reports.
Source: Le Monde
Madagascar’s police confirmed that the curfew was lifted at 6am after several incidents and arrests in some regions overnight. The authorities said activities could resume and roads remained passable, according to a police statement cited by Defimedia.
Source: Defimedia
Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo opened a conference in Mozambique on disaster risk reduction and strengthening resilience. Participants are examining preparedness for floods, droughts and cyclones under the SADC strategy for 2022-2030, according to Taarifa.
Source: Taarifa
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