By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
A dispute between two communities over the location of a well to be dug escalated into a clash this Thursday 5 November 2026 in Saba-Andjou, a village in the Haraze-Mangueigne department of Chad's Salamat province, leaving two dead and five injured. The department's prefect travelled to the scene to calm the situation, according to Alwihda Info.
At least seven people were killed and several others injured in a clash between two communities in Isné, in the department of Ngoura, Chad. The violence is said to be linked to a dispute over a well, while security forces have been deployed, according to local sources quoted by Tchadinfos.
🇹🇩 Chad · Source: Tchadinfos ·
An explosion followed by a fire at a Panasonic factory in Hukou, northern Taiwan, injured five people and left two missing on 4 November 2026. The victims, including three Taiwanese and two Vietnamese, were hospitalised as rescuers continued searching the damaged building, according to Taiwanese firefighters.
🌍 World · Source: Bénin Web TV ·
Algeria’s National Meteorological Office has placed 23 wilayas on level-one alert for thunderstorms and rain on Thursday 5 November 2026. The bulletin is valid from 6am to midnight and covers the coast, High Plateaus and eastern regions, according to the ONM.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie 360 ·
The US State Department has placed eleven African countries at level 4, its highest travel warning: Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. The risks cited vary by destination and notably include conflicts, kidnappings and health threats, reports Alwihda Info.
🇹🇩 Chad · Source: Alwihda Info ·
Cholera outbreak kills 15 in five days in ChadA cholera outbreak in Isseirom, near Bol in Lac Province, has killed 15 of 147 people infected over five days. Four teams are treating patients as authorities step up disinfection, contact tracing and capacity, with support from WHO and UNICEF, Tchadinfos reports.
Ebola in DR Congo: 10,532 cases and 5,126 deaths by 1 NovemberThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had reached 10,532 confirmed cases and 5,126 deaths by 1 November, according to health authorities. Eight provinces are affected, while the WHO is preparing to integrate two vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain into a clinical trial.The week in Africa
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