By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senenews
Dakar’s departmental hygiene brigade seized a tonne of products unfit for consumption at the Gueule Tapée market, estimated to be worth 900,000 CFA francs. The operation, led by Commander Ibrahima Guèye, is part of strengthened health inspections, Senenews reports.
Abdoul Hamid Sy was installed as chairman of the board of the Autonomous Port of Dakar after being appointed at a Council of Ministers meeting on 10 September 2026, replacing Mouhamadou Ngouda Mboup. The port executives’ association welcomed the appointment and his professional career within the institution, Senenews reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senenews ·
Senegalese influencer Papa Saliou Ciss, known as Keylor, was brought before the Dakar prosecutor after a complaint by the National Federation of Shopkeepers for Modernisation. The complaint follows videos in which he accused traders of boycotting products made in Senegal, Seneweb reports; no decision by the prosecutor’s office had been announced by Friday afternoon.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Beninwebtv ·
CEM Adama Ndiaye in Grand-Dakar could have up to 84 pupils in some Year 7 classes at the start of the 2026-2027 school year, following the assignment of 169 new pupils. Schools in the Dakar education district are reorganising classes according to their capacity, Senenews reports, highlighting the difficulties of individual support.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senenews ·
Nigerian health authorities are continuing to investigate the source of the Ebola virus infection reported in Lagos, while checks are being stepped up at Murtala-Muhammed International Airport. The investigation follows confirmation of a case in the country, according to Reuters.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: The Citizen ·
DR Congo adopts law governing referendum organisationThe National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted on 23 October 2026 the law setting out the conditions for organising a referendum, after 13 articles were reworded. The vote followed an examination of observations made on these provisions, Actualité.cd reports.
Nigeria’s 24 states pave way for dual policingTwenty-four Nigerian state assemblies have approved a constitutional amendment paving the way for a dual policing system, with forces also reporting to the states. The majority reaches the threshold required to amend the Constitution, Punch reports in its roundup of the main news on 23 October.The week in Africa
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