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Daybreak Africa: Islamic State DRC linked rebels kill 9 and kidnap 3
On Daybreak Africa: Kinshasa authorities say extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 9 people, including an 8-month-old baby and a 14-year-old girl, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and kidnapped several others. Plus, US President Joe Biden has concluded his three-day visit to Angola. A new report says Africa's civic space remains mostly repressive. Activists in Chad fight against gender-based violence. A Kenyan doctor’s union this week issued a 21-day nationwide strike notice to commence December 22nd. An official of the Economic Community of West African States says Ghana’s December 7 election will be free, fair, and credible. Somali volunteers’ clean years of neglected beaches. For these and more, tune in to Daybreak Africa
Africa News Tonight: Ghana prepares for elections, Biden backs Africa rail project, biochar helps farmers and climate
There is a positive pre-election mood in Accra as Ghana prepares to hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday. President Joe Biden met with workers in Angola and spoke with leaders about what the president called the largest U.S. investment in a railway project outside America. Biochar has been used for years as soil enrichment, but research on its properties and potential benefits have recently gained the attention of foresters and agricultural producers, because it can help reduce climate change and enhance crop yields.