By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Anacao
Correios de Cabo Verde management says employees will not have to repay out of their own pockets sums overpaid after the 2026 career and salary plan was cancelled. It promises a less burdensome adjustment mechanism for staff, according to a note sent to the Anacao media outlet.
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The International Monetary Fund forecasts real growth of 0.8% in Lesotho in 2027, following 1.5% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026. The forecast, from the October 2026 World Economic Outlook, is 3.7 percentage points below that for sub-Saharan Africa, according to the IMF.
🇱🇸 Lesotho · Source: Thereporter ·
Cape Verde beat Indonesia 2-0 with goals from Otávio and Isaías, securing qualification for the semi-finals of the 2026 Copa das Nações de futsal. The Cape Verdean team will face Afghanistan on 17 October in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil, according to Anacao.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Anacao ·
In Algeria, USDT is trading at between 250 and 260 dinars, according to a survey by Algérie 360 on 20 October 2026. This peer-to-peer rate exceeds that of the dollar on the parallel market, quoted at 238 dinars to buy and 240 to sell, while the cryptocurrency has been banned since July 2025, the outlet says.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie 360 ·
Cape Verdean defender Ianique dos Santos Tavares, known as Stopira, is ending his 18 years with the Tubarões Azuis, the national football team. He announced his international retirement on 13 October 2026, a year after scoring in the 3-0 win over Eswatini that qualified Cape Verde for the 2026 World Cup, Anacao reports.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Anacao ·
In Praia, ISCJS challenges suspension of building transferCape Verde’s Institute of Higher Education in Legal and Social Sciences is contesting the suspension of the transfer of the building intended to house its permanent campus in Achada Santo António, Praia. The institute has asked to meet the Prime Minister and for the case to be reviewed, denouncing a legally questionable measure taken at the start of the academic year, according to its statement.
Dangote foundation to give refinery shares to 777,907 Nigerian womenThe Aliko Dangote Foundation plans to distribute 15.56 million shares in the Dangote refinery to 777,907 vulnerable women in 15 Nigerian states. Each beneficiary is expected to receive 20 shares, funded equally by the governments concerned and the foundation, according to Nigerian newspaper Premium Times.The week in Africa
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