By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mwnation
The Afro Fest festival brought Nigerian artists Bayanni, Ladipoe, Johnny Drille and Teni together with several Malawian musicians in Lilongwe. The first edition was held at Malawi Square, in the Umodzi Park complex, according to Mwnation.
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Visa For Music has announced its 13th edition in Rabat, from 18 to 21 November, with more than 35 artistic projects selected from over 900 applications from more than 90 countries. The festival and professional market for music from Africa and the Middle East has unveiled its official programme, according to the organisers.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lavieeco ·
Mighty Wanderers beat Silver Strikers 1-0 through a Clement Nyondo goal in the 32nd minute in Lilongwe. The FDH Bank Premiership victory, in Malawi’s top flight, ends a run of four defeats and puts Wanderers top with 32 points, according to Maravipost.
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The El Jadida Horse Show attracted more than 160,000 visitors during its 17th edition, held from 13 to 18 October 2026, according to its commissioner El Habib Marzak. The Moroccan event brought together equestrian competitions, professionals, foreign delegations and presentations of equine heritage, Infomediaire reports.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Infomediaire ·
Twenty-two Malawi Defence Force soldiers received certificates after taking French courses at the Alliance Française de Blantyre in Malawi. Fifteen completed level A1 and seven level B1 before sitting the international DELF examinations the following week, according to Mwnation.
🇲🇼 Malawi · Source: Mwnation ·
Illegal fuel seller dies as motorcycle catches fire in LilongweYamikani Jefinala, an illegal fuel seller, died in Kanengo, Lilongwe, when his motorcycle caught fire after colliding with a police vehicle during a chase. His passenger was seriously burned and protesters later blocked the M1 road, before police dispersed the crowd with tear gas, Malawivoice reports.
Former home of Samora Machel in Maputo could become a museumCalls have been made to turn the Mafalala house in Maputo where Samora Machel lived as a tenant in the 1960s into a museum dedicated to Mozambique’s first president. Forty years after his death, the building, now rebuilt in masonry, retains few traces of its original form, Lusa reports.The week in Africa
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