By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Argentina's opposition accuses President Javier Milei of facilitating the departure to the United States of Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate. It is asking the Argentine government to explain its possible role in this flight, according to Le Monde.
The United States has granted a visa to Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who was defeated in the presidential election, and his immediate family. They arrived in Miami after he refused to hand his passports to Brazilian justice, which is investigating a money-laundering case, reports France 24.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: France 24 ·
Flávio Bolsonaro, a Brazilian senator defeated in the presidential election, arrived near Miami after a private flight from Argentina with a stop in Guayaquil, Ecuador. AFP witnessed his arrival in the United States on Wednesday and also reports that footage shows him leaving the aircraft with family members.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Dakaractu ·
Macharia Njeru, former chair of Kenya’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority, announces his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election under the Mwongozo Mpya Party. In Ol-Kalou, he says his party will also field candidates in parliamentary and local elections, according to Citizen Digital.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen Digital ·
The United States has sanctioned Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence and Zigama Credit and Savings Society over alleged support for the M23 and the AFC in eastern DR Congo, according to the US Treasury, Actualité.cd, Beto and Le Potentiel. The sanctions target weapons purchases, financial transfers and the transport of gold extracted from areas controlled by the M23. Le Potentiel also reports a call for Rwandan troops to withdraw and a reminder of the Washington Accords of 4 December 2025.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: United States Department of the Treasury ·
Algerian woman wins renewal of residence permit in FranceA French administrative court ruled in favour of an Algerian national who challenged the implied refusal to renew her “private and family life” residence certificate. The decision, issued in late October 2026, places obligations on the Hauts-de-Seine prefecture following proceedings before the Cergy-Pontoise Administrative Court, according to ObservAlgérie.
Moroccan minister Nasser Bourita meets Sergey Lavrov in MoscowMoroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa ministerial meeting. The meeting comes as the UN Security Council is due to consider a resolution on the Sahara on 30 October, according to a statement from Morocco’s foreign ministry relayed by Yabiladi.The week in Africa
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