By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actu Cameroun
Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and the Central African Republic are strengthening cooperation in the face of cholera, Ebola and mpox. Representatives of the four countries met in Douala to coordinate the health response, Actu Cameroun reports.
Cameroon’s U20s won the UNIFFAC tournament by beating the Central African Republic 1-0, thanks to a free kick from Popoess Manguele in the 19th minute. Cameroon scored ten goals and conceded one over the competition; it has qualified with the Central African Republic for the 2027 U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, reports Africa Top Sports.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Africa Top Sports ·
An armed attack attributed to separatists killed four civilians in Koshin, in Cameroon's North-West Region, on 27 October. The army's response killed three of the attackers, reports Journal du Cameroun.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Journal du Cameroun ·
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had caused 5,372 deaths among 10,414 confirmed cases by 30 October, a case fatality rate of 51.6%, according to the latest report from the National Institute of Biomedical Research. Authorities attribute the rise in deaths to a retrospective data adjustment, Africa News reports.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Africanews ·
Tests on two people suspected of contracting Ebola in Nigeria have come back negative. The checks follow the isolation of suspected cases in the country’s north-east, The Citizen TZ reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: The Citizen ·
META Energy solar kits cost 18% more than Socadel in CameroonMETA Energy’s residential solar package theoretically costs 132.67 CFA francs per kilowatt-hour over 10 years, about 18% more than Socadel’s comparable residential tariff, the Cameroonian electricity company. The calculation is based on daily production of 13.4 kWh and full consumption of this energy throughout the contract, according to Investir au Cameroun, which reported the offer’s launch in Yaoundé on 27 October 2026.
Cholera kills 61 among 989 suspected cases in IteberoItebero health zone, in Walikale territory in North Kivu, recorded 989 suspected cholera cases and 61 deaths in 2026. Cases were reported in 14 health areas, according to Actualite.cd.The week in Africa
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