AFRICA• An Angolan court says 17 activists jailed for a “rebellion” against President Jose dos Santos must be conditionally released.• Hundreds march in Kenya to protest against the killing by police of a human rights lawyer, his client and their driver.• Violence erupts in South Sudan, causing 70,000 people to be displaced, as faith in its shaky peace deal flounders.• Four aides to former Côte d’Ivoire leader Laurent Gbagbo return home from exile in Ghana five years after Gbagbo was ousted over a disputed election.• Zimbabwean police break up a protest by minibus drivers objecting to harassment.• Namibia cuts ties with two North Korean companies to comply with UN sanctions.ABROAD• Share prices of Italian banks plunge after fears about bad debts, as the government explores ways to boost their liquidity.• Colombia’s Farc says the group will stop charging businesses a “revolutionary tax” as a peace deal appears close.• Russia will exhaust one of two sovereign funds next year to fill h...
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