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[Premium Times] As Ghanaians head to the polls to elect the head of the Cocoa-rich West African country on Saturday, the state of the economy rings across as the core determinant of who emerges as president.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry for the Interior has ordered the temporary closure of all land borders as part of measures to ensure the integrity of the December 7 General Elections.

[Leadership] A group known as the National Prayer Altar has condemned the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) in all its ramifications, as well as the 'immoral acts' sponsors in the country.

[Leadership] Many cheered when the self-acclaimed prime minister of Biafra and provocateur terrible, Simon Ekpa, was eventually arrested in faraway Finland.

[State Department] U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello will travel to Doha, Nairobi, London, and Nouakchott starting December 6 to continue diplomatic efforts to scale up humanitarian assistance to the people of Sudan, deter atrocities and weapon flows, and coordinate efforts to end the conflict in Sudan.

[New Dawn] The ongoing debate on enforcing Liberia's Code of Conduct takes a new turn here, as a senior official of the ruling Unity Party (UP) reveals that the Supreme Court has prohibited the Ombudsman from forcing officials to resign from their party positions.

[New Dawn] The Assembly of Liberian Health Professionals terms the Government of Liberia's US$50 top-ups for health workers across the country provocative and a complete breach of the Health Sector Pay Grade and Salary Reclassification Policy while threatening a nationwide strike beginning December 10, 2024.

[New Dawn] A group of Nimbaians under the name Rescue Intellectual Brigade for Vice President Jeremaih Koung and late Senator Johnson are threatening unspecific traditional actions if former President George Weah defies them and appear at the funeral of the late Senator PYJ.

[Nyasa Times] The Pan-African research network Afrobarometer has stirred the waters again with its latest report, claiming to capture Malawians' perceptions on social issues, including corruption. However, its findings have sparked controversy, accused of presenting a skewed narrative that downplays significant anti-corruption strides made by the current administration.

[Daily Maverick] What does the landscape and climate for creative writing and freedom of expression look like in five different African countries today? What are some of the issues that affect writers?

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported cases of forced conscription and arbitrary detentions in Oromia Regional State, accusing regional authorities of engaging in unlawful practices, including extortion targeting civilians, with victims as young as 11.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Legislators have passed a new law that prohibits real estate developers from selling unfinished homes--those with less than 80% construction progress--to buyers.

[Premium Times] The police also announced a ban on the use of fireworks in the state during the Yuletide season and beyond.

[Nyasa Times] If elections were held today, 43% of Malawians would cast their votes for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), while 29% would back the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), according to the latest Afrobarometer survey. Despite DPP's lead, the data shows no single party is poised to secure a majority, signaling a potentially fragmented political landscape ahead of the 2025 general elections.

[Premium Times] Over 18.7 million Ghanaians are eligible to vote in Saturday's election.

[RFI] A court in Mali has granted provisional freedom to 11 opposition figures who have spent five months in detention, after making calls for a return to civilian rule in the country.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on locals to refrain from registering spaza shops for illegal immigrants, which is considered an unlawful activity.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has secured a resolution with infamous multinational company, McKinsey South Africa, to pay back some R1.1 billion to state coffers for its role in State Capture.

[SAnews.gov.za] Janusz Walus, the convicted murderer of South African struggle hero Chris Hani, will be deported to Poland from South Africa on Friday.

[Foroyaa] The announcement that there is a legal way to go to Saudi Arabia and Spain for employment has motivated young men and women to start scrambling for passports in order not to be left behind. Parents and uncles are now being compelled to give over three thousand dalasi to help these young people to get a passport.

[Africa Check] Kenyan officials not banned from travelling to the US over involvement in controversial Adani airport deal - ignore fake memo

[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A viral video claims that William Ruto met his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua and asked for forgiveness. But it uses an old image, and the accompanying audio is from a speech by Ruto in 2022, well before Gachagua's impeachment.

[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Images of banknotes have been widely circulated online, with users claiming that Kenya has introduced new designs. This is false.

[SciDev.Net] Johannesburg -- Solidarity with Palestine in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is threatening research funding at some South African universities, according to a leading politician.

[VOA] Nairobi -- Former Ghanaian President John Mahama is one of the main challengers of ruling party candidate Mahamudu Bawumia in the West African nation's December 7 national elections.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Africa continues to experience an increase in Mpox cases with hundreds of new infections confirmed in the past week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control warned in its latest update. The Africa CDC said more than 20 countries in the region have reported cases since January, with the Democratic Republic of Congo remaining the most affected by the disease.

[The Conversation Africa] Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the president of the southern African nation of three million people.

[Unicef] UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah travelled to Sudan this week to meet with children and families affected by the conflict that has devastated the country for the past 19 months.

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Venessa Chen - a research program coordinator at the Program for Implementation Equity Research within the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights - shared her research findings on The impact of the Le Kip Kip Social Influence Campaign on PrEP knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions among women in South Africa - at the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (#HIVR4P2024) in Lima, Peru. The conference served as a global stage for some of the most innovative approaches to combating

[InfoWire] Experts from various fields convened in Kenya's Capital, Nairobi ahead of the 4th Harm Reduction Exchange (HRE) to discuss current research, identify gaps, and propose a science-based sustainable trajectory for Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) in the region.

[World Bank] Banjul -- The World Bank today approved a $47.7 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) for The Public Administration Modernization for Citizen Centric Service Delivery (PAMP). The five-year PAMP Program-for-Results (PforR) is the first of its kind for The Gambia.

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Thousands of global investors, African business leaders, and government representatives are this week converging in Rabat, Morocco, for the 2024 Africa Investment Forum Market Days, the continent's leading investment and partnership platform, scheduled for 4 to 6 December.

[InfoWire] Day -14. The countdown is on. Scheduled from November 27 to December 2, 2024, at the Parc des Expositions in Abidjan, the inaugural International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources (SIREXE) is fast approaching. The SIREXE organizing committee aims to extend a traditional welcome - "Akwaba" - to the three types of attendees expected: institutional actors, professionals in the extractive and energy sector, and the general public.