By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rstp
Cape Verde’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has warned that a Chilean man wanted by Interpol could be released, as the Constitutional Court has issued no decision nearly three months after the case was referred to it. It noted that the defence had raised the unconstitutionality of a provision in the criminal procedure code without formally requesting that it be annulled, Rádio Somos Todos Primos reports.
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INTERPOL recovers more than $105 million and arrests 1,462 suspects across 21 African countries.
27 OctSilver Bank case: eight former officials sought by Interpol26 OctInterpol arrests 365 cybercriminals in Uganda26 OctInterpol dismantles vehicle fraud network in 21 countries, including GabonKenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered 1.05 acres of public land in Kakamega, valued at 40 million Kenyan shillings and hosting three official residences. The restitution was concluded after an individual relinquished their rights to the property under an agreement approved by a court, Capital FM reports.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Capital FM ·
Elisa Mendes, president of the Public Prosecutors’ Union of Magistrates of Cabo Verde, fears that planned tax changes to their allowances will reduce their income. The measure is included in the 2027 state budget bill, currently being examined by Parliament, and concerns housing and exclusivity allowances, among others, reports Expresso das Ilhas.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Fighters from the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a rebel movement commanded by former president Joseph Kabila, are said to be less than 10 kilometres from Uvira, in South Kivu, after taking Kawizi. Clashes were also reported near Luola, on the road to Minjenje, Taarifa reports, suggesting a possible shift in the balance of power if Uvira falls.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Taarifa ·
The Cape Verdean government will cover 10% of the cost of special diesel used by fishers for three months, a measure welcomed by Suzano Vicente, president of the Association of Fishing Shipowners. He says the support, funded by the Autonomous Fisheries Fund, will ease cash flow after a 51% rise since January, according to Expresso das Ilhas.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Cape Verdean Alcides Évora, known as Batxa, diesAlcides Évora, nicknamed Batxa, has died, according to a testimonial by Carlos Carvalho published by Anacao. The author recalls a man appreciated in Praia for his conviviality, cooking skills and closeness to young people, without specifying the date of his death.
Senegal Bi Nu Bokk criticises Sonko’s refusal on supplementary budgetThe Senegal Bi Nu Bokk Network of Executives, led by Barthélémy Toye Dias, has criticised Ousmane Sonko’s refusal to vote on the 2026 supplementary finance bill and accused him of blocking parliamentary oversight. Its 25 October communiqué cited debt of 27,132 billion CFA francs, or 105.3% of GDP at the end of 2025, and a growth forecast cut from 5% to 2.7%, according to Seneweb.The week in Africa
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