By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
King Charles III met Guyanese President Irfaan Ali after the latter invited him to visit the country. The Guyanese president also publicly called for an apology for slavery, amid Caribbean reparations claims, Africanews reports.
China’s ambassador to Lesotho, Yang Xiaokun, has reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to multilateralism and stronger bilateral relations. At a meeting with the media in Maseru, he also defended China’s sovereignty claims over Taiwan, according to the Lesotho Times.
🇱🇸 Lesotho · Source: Lesotho Times ·
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo described public borrowing as more destructive than leprosy, in response to President Bola Tinubu’s defence of borrowing. His remarks came after a request for authorisation of new external loans of $20.52 billion and €1.045 billion, reported by Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Bayern Munich host Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with the two teams level on points after seven matchdays and still unbeaten. The match follows a week marked by coach Vincent Kompany’s hospitalisation and Joshua Kimmich’s absence, reports Citizen Digital.
🇩🇪 Germany · Source: Citizen Digital ·
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara met the World Trade Organization’s director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Geneva on 29 October 2026. They discussed Ivory Coast’s trade and economic prospects, according to L’Intelligent d’Abidjan.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L'Intelligent d'Abidjan ·
Nvidia may guarantee funding for Anthropic AI centreNvidia is negotiating a guarantee on several billion dollars in financing for Nscale’s artificial intelligence data centre in West Virginia, intended for Anthropic. The arrangement would cover construction payments in the event of a default, as Nscale targets a valuation of up to $35 billion, according to The Information and Bloomberg.
Four family members abducted in Ilorin, NigeriaFour members of the same family were abducted by more than ten suspected bandits in the Abangbe Dilu community near Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Local police say they are coordinating the search, while residents are calling on the federal government and security forces to secure their release, reports This Day.The week in Africa
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