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[Daily News] Cameroon and Tunisia, despite falling short to progress into the knockout phase of FIFA World Cup finals, they retreat home with chest up after disappointing heavyweights Brazil and France respectively.

[The Conversation Africa] For Africa to have multiple teams go beyond the group phase to reach the Round of 16 in a World Cup is a milestone. The remarkable result at the 2022 men's Fifa World Cup in Qatar - which sees Senegal and Morocco move into the knockout stage is Africa's best performance at the World Cup since 2014. That year both Nigeria and Algeria reached the final 16. This is a pleasing performance after a dismal 2018 World Cup when none of the African representatives went beyond the group stage.

[The Conversation Africa] Sixteen remaining teams are playing in the knock-out phase of the 2022 men's football Fifa World Cup in Qatar, among them two African teams - Senegal and Morocco. The knock-out phase in Qatar reminds football fans globally of the unmistakable glass ceiling over Africa at football World Cups.

[Greenpeace] As the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting for the Global Plastics Treaty concluded today, Greenpeace called on governments to step up for people and climate and stop delaying meaningful negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty.

[New Times] Activists have called for inclusivity of people living with disability, especially women, in fighting against Gender Based Violence (GBV).

[Seychelles News Agency] The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third review of Seychelles' economic performance on Thursday, which allows the island nation to draw about $8.6 million under the 32-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

[Egypt Online] Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said on Friday 02/12/2022 that Egypt ranked fourth regionally and 26th globally in the Medical Tourism Index.

[New Zimbabwe] Every third of December, Zimbabwe joins the world in commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

[Scrolla] Cameroon may have crashed out in Qatar but they leave with a victory over five-time winners Brazil.

[DW] Opposition leaders in South Africa are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign amid allegations of a robbery coverup. Leaders of his party, the African National Congress, were discussing his future.

[DW] The UN's health body says there are still "significant parts of the country" it cannot reach to provide vital medical aid. This was one of the terms of a peace deal that appears not to have halted the fighting entirely.

[VOA] Goma -- Democratic Republic of Congo rebels with the March 23 Movement, known as M23, have denied the military's accusation they carried out a massacre of civilians as a truce between the sides has broken down.

[Premium Times] Switzerland secured the last ticket into the knockout phase at the ongoing World Cup in Qatar.

[Namibian] AN independent panel's report into the Phala Phala theft has given further details on how four of the five Namibian suspects, who allegedly stole millions from South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, were tracked down to a house in Cape Town where they were allegedly handcuffed and interrogated.

[Namibian] NAMIBIAN opposition parties say a report on the alleged cover-up of the Phala Phala robbery confirms that South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and his counterpart Hage Geingob abused their powers.

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- Africa's most populous country -- with the largest economy on the continent -- will hold its 7th consecutive presidential and national assembly elections on 25 February 2023. Most elections for state governors will be on 11 March.

[Premium Times] The survey said 73.9% of children in Jigawa are multi-dimensionally poor.

[GroundUp] Immigrants are not reporting crimes or seeking assistance from law enforcement as they fear extortion or deportation

[SAnews.gov.za] A senior Eastern Cape Education Department official, his wife and a businessman have appeared at the Zwelitsha Magistrate's Court on charges related to a R4 million PPE tender.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Assembly at its plenary sitting on Thursday passed the Adjustments Appropriation Bill and the Special Appropriation Bill.

[SAnews.gov.za] Transnet says government's ban on the export of scrap and waste metal will go a long way in the fight against metal theft.

[DW] Millions of African people living with disabilities remain invisible despite laws that call for inclusion and equality. As a result, they lack access to basic needs. Some are now fighting to improve their situation.

[spotlight] In Spotlight's analysis of South Africa's HIV response in recent years, two issues have stood out consistently.

[RFI] Pope Francis I has rescheduled his long-delayed trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for 31 January to 5 February 2023 - cutting out a stop over in the troubled eastern DRC, but fulfilling a long-held wish to accompany other Christian leaders to South Sudan.

[allAfrica] The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies reaching their highest-ever level this century. The World Health Organization (WHO)'s analysis of the seven countries in the greater Horn of Africa - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda - found that there have been 39 reported outbreaks, as well as flooding, and other acute public health

[RFI] Burkina Faso's interim president Captain Ibrahim Traoré has told civil society groups there was indeed a recent coup attempt against his government.

[SAnews.gov.za] Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says President Cyril Ramaphosa is still engaging stakeholders with regards to the way forward following findings by an Independent Section 89 panel that the President may have violated his oath of office.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa requires an initial funding of about R1.5 trillion to transition to a low carbon and climate resilient society for the five-year period 2023-2027, says Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Commissioner Joanne Yawitch.

[GroundUp] The legislation was sent to the president more than two months ago

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