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[Nyasa Times] Malawi government has been asked to follow the law in replacing Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) director general Atuweni Juwayeyi Agbermodji whose contract expired.

[Nation] Sweden's 18-year-old Julia Engstrom produced a solid round of five under par 67 to claim a one shot lead going into Friday's second round of the Magical Kenya Ladies Open tournament at the PGA Baobab course Vipingo.

[Nation] Stiq Blomqvist and his navigator Jorgen Fornander need to stay calm as they seek to secure victory in the East African Safari Classic Rally with just a day left before the end of the marathon event.

[Capital FM] Vipingo Ridge -Sweden's Julia Engstrom shot an impeccable round of 67 on the first day of the Magical Kenya Ladies Open on Thursday to emerge overnight leader with a one-shot lead.

[Capital FM] Vipingo Ridge -England's Liz Young opened up her Magical Kenya Ladies Open campaign with a superb round of 68 to emerge Club house Leaderon the opening day of the Ladies European Tour in Vipingo Ridge on Thursday.

[Capital FM] Mombasa -Sweden's Stig Blomqvist maintained his overall lead with one day to go in the ongoing East African Classic Safari Rally, despite second placed Austrian Kris Rosenberger putting up a spirited fight at the top of the table after day eight of the competition.

[Zimbabwe Independent] Concervatives in the House of Commons are lobbying the UK government to block Zimbabwe's bid to rejoin the Commonwealth citing Harare's chequered property and human rights record, a move that is likely to frustrate President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Rwanda next year.

[Daily Maverick] The European Commission is tightening up the trading rules of the EU's securities market. It is an attempt to close up any potential loopholes for regulatory arbitrage that could become apparent when the UK takes its Brexit from the union and returns to the laws of its own land. Regulators have become increasingly concerned that foreign financial firms will try to exploit the differences in "equivalence provisions" between the two jurisdictions. But what the rules are, and who they apply to, is anybody's g

[Daily Trust] The UK Government has trained Nigerian Standards Agencies on standards development from the 3rd to the 5th of December, 2019.

[New Times] Officials from French football club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have said that the decision to pursue the recently signed three-year sponsorship deal was informed by Rwanda's attributes driven by innovation and youth-focused.

[Nation] Abdalla Maro, who turns out for Garissa-based side Berlin FC, won the Golden Boot award after emerging top scorer during the North Eastern Region Chapa Dimba na Safaricom finals last week.

[New Times] Rwanda and French Football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Wednesday announced a three-year sponsorship deal. This was Rwanda's second partnership deal with a football club following on a three year deal with Arsenal FC last year.

[Shabelle] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, held a dinner banquet in Mogadishu on Tuesday evening (December 03) in honor of a Swedish delegation from Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) which is carrying out intensive training programs for Somali diplomats in Mogadishu and Stockholm.

[HRW] France's decision last week to withdraw its offer of six boats to the Libyan Coast Guard is good news, as Libya could have used this "gift" to subject even more migrants and refugees to serious abuses in Libya.

[Daily Maverick] The 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, the fourteenth since 1891 and the third in the professional era, will have the fewest games ever as the increasingly crowded international schedule puts the squeeze on the last great rugby adventure.

[Botswana Daily News] Maun -A delegation from the European Union (EU) has hailed the Batawana royal family for upholding Tswana traditions and culture.

[Malawi News Agency] Madrid -Civil Societies at the ongoing Cop25 meeting in Madrid, Spain have strongly come out demanding wealthy countries such as America and the European Union (EU) to have a lion's share in financing Loss and Damage due to emissions.

[Nation] Former East African Safari Classic Rally champion Stiq Blomqvist of Sweden has now taken the lead in a Porsche.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -Harambee Stars left back Erick Ouma has finally earned his big break into a competitive European league after penning a five-year contract with Swedish top tier side AIK Fotboll after spending one season with third tier side Vasalund IF.

[This Day] Abuja -Nigerians having doubts over tuition but intending to study in the United Kingdom can now heave a sigh of relief, as the controversial Brexit will be in their favour in terms of the cost of quality education.

[New Times] Rwandan brands are upbeat on the opportunities that will stem from the newly signed partnership agreement between the government and French football club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

[New Era] Windhoek -Orgill van Wyk and Benneth Sankwasa, the school principal and hostel superintendent of Pionier Boys' School, signed a grant contract with Ambassador Herbert Beck. The school in Windhoek receives financial support amounting to N$62 098.16, which will be used to purchase a solar system for warm water supply for the school hostel. The donation is made available through the micro-project fund of the Embassy.

[ANGOP] Luanda -An Angolan multi-sector delegation introduced the country's transparency-oriented economic policies and reforms on Tuesday in Germany.

[SPS] Stockholm (Sweden) -Saharawi human rights defender and winner of 2019 Rights Livelihood Awar, Mrs. Aminatou Haidar, emphasized in the Swedish Parliament on Monday that the Parliament's decision to recognize the Saharawi Republic in 2012 was delightful but failing to implement it by the Swedish government in 2016 was regrettable.

[New Times] Following a successful partnership with Arsenal, Rwanda has now signed a deal with French football club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), arguably the most successful club in French history.

[New Times] Rwanda and French Football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) have announced a three-year sponsorship deal. This is the second partnership deal with a football club following on a three year deal with Arsenal FC in May 2018.

[Observer] An official fan club of supporters, sympathizers and admirers of Spanish football team, Football Club (FC) Barcelona, was over the weekend launched in Paynesville.

[Ghanaian Times] France has for many years pursued a shady foreign policy in Africa by sometimes cooperating with terrorists and gangsters to achieve its goals.

[Concord] A film festival organized by the European Union in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Film Guild and Freetown Media Center attracted more than 2,000 viewers including pupils, university students, film makers and casts in Freetown, Bo, Kenema and Makeni.

[The Herald] Political parties have welcomed a high-ranking United Nations official's call for the immediate removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western countries.