By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Theghanareport
The article looks back at campaigns surrounding the 2026 Ballon d’Or and debates over the contenders for the men’s award. It reports no new facts beyond information already published about the favourites and the race for the prize.
The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony will bring together the contenders for the men’s and women’s awards in London on Monday 26 October, with winners chosen by panels of specialist journalists. The 70th edition will be held outside Paris for the first time, according to Vanguard.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Source: Vanguard ·
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for new achievements as part of the “new Long March” during commemorations of the 90th anniversary of the Red Army’s victory. He spoke on 22 October 2026, according to an information note sent to the Ivory Coast Press Agency.
🇨🇳 China · Source: Aip ·
Canada granted asylum to 7,643 Nigerian nationals between January 2024 and June 2026, according to data from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Nigeria was therefore the leading African country of origin among applicants accepted during this period, while 3,080 Nigerian applications were rejected, Punch reports.
🇨🇦 Canada · Source: Punch ·
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro are ending their campaigns for the second round of Brazil’s presidential election in the country’s main electoral centres. Lula is heading to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, while Bolsonaro is holding rallies in Belo Horizonte and the economic capital, Expresso das Ilhas reports.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu in Tel AvivThousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv against Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, three days before the legislative elections. The rally, organised by the October Council, called for an inquiry commission into the security failures of 7 October, according to Agence France-Presse.The week in Africa
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