By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
The content presents several topics from a news edition: a summit bringing nearly two dozen African leaders together in Moscow, the deaths of detained miners in Nigeria, and Kenya’s support for women’s sport ahead of the Youth Olympic Games in Senegal. It is a summary, with no journalistic reporting of its own on these topics, according to France 24 Afrique.
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Assimi Goïta will attend the Russia–Africa summit in Moscow, which Paul Biya will not attend, while Bourita and Lavrov prepare for it.
28 OctAssimi Goïta takes part in Russia-Africa summit in Moscow
28 OctPutin presents Russia as Africa’s best partner
28 OctEl Mansouri represents Mohammed VI at Moscow summitVladimir Putin presented Russia as Africa’s best partner at the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, accusing Western countries of exploiting the continent and indebting it, according to Reuters and TimesLIVE. The summit brings together delegations from 48 countries, including 22 African leaders; Putin said Russia had supplied Africa with 13 million tonnes of agricultural products in nine months and that about 40,000 Africans were studying at Russian universities, according to both media outlets.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Club of Mozambique ·
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita took part in Moscow in a meeting of African foreign ministers chaired by his Russian counterpart, Sergueï Lavrov. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit, according to L’Information.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: L'Information ·
Congolese President Denis Sassou-N’Guesso left Brazzaville on 25 October to take part in the third Russia-Africa Summit, scheduled to be held in Moscow on 28 and 29 October 2026. Leaders are expected to discuss economic cooperation, security, and scientific and technological exchanges, according to Journal de Brazza.
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo · Source: Journal de Brazza ·
The collision of two high-speed trains near Urda, south of Madrid, killed at least 64 people and injured 80, according to the BBC and P.M. News; France 24 reported 58 injured. Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente cited a computer failure in the safety system and a Renfe train being authorised to depart despite an active stop signal, France 24 reports. The trains were carrying 544 passengers, according to Le Monde.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: P.M. News ·
Flávio Bolsonaro proclaims himself Brazil’s ‘true president’Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential election, proclaimed himself on Wednesday the “true president of Brazil”. He says he will lead the opposition from the United States, according to a statement published on his social media accounts.The week in Africa
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