By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Nationwide protests in France led to more than 1,300 arrests, compared with 135 recorded the previous day, while more than 400,000 participants marched against the rising cost of living and school funding. Most demonstrations remained peaceful, France 24 reports.
Nathalie Arthaud, spokesperson for Lutte ouvrière, estimated that 410,000 people took part in demonstrations held in France on 24 October 2026. The figure is an estimate by the political leader, while 70,000 police officers and gendarmes had been deployed, BFMTV reported, as cited by Lefaso.net.
🇫🇷 France · Source: Lefaso ·
Nearly 1,000 people were arrested in France after clashes occurred on Saturday, mainly in major cities, at the end of the demonstrations. French authorities gave this figure in a report broadcast by France 2 and relayed by France 24.
🇫🇷 France · Source: France 24 ·
Protests held in France on Saturday led to 1,314 arrests, 75 interventions over fires and 53 injuries among security forces. The French Interior Ministry also recorded 24 shops looted and 410,000 participants across 289 demonstrations, according to its provisional tally on Sunday.
🇫🇷 France · Source: Seneweb ·
Residents found severely decomposed human remains near Muanga, in Muidumbe district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Local sources suspect the remains belong to a victim of insurgent groups active in the region, where two people were also allegedly killed the previous week, the Lusa news agency reports.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · Source: Opais ·
Trump threatens to intensify US offensive against IranDonald Trump presented a diplomatic agreement with Tehran or an intensification of the US offensive as the two options now being considered by Washington. The US president also claimed that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf maritime traffic, according to statements reported by Fox News.
Senegalese prime minister asks Pastef to open its debatesSenegalese Prime Minister Al Aminou Lo has asked Pastef to open its next press conference to journalists’ questions. He presented press questions as a means of promoting transparency and debate, according to Senego.The week in Africa
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