By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Illustrative image · https://kaboompics.com/ · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe high cost of living and increased defence spending are intensifying financial pressure on Israeli households after the elections. These difficulties will influence the next government’s economic choices in a country where daily expenses are already among the highest in the region, according to France 24.
New exit polls put centrist Gadi Eisenkot and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu level after Israel’s elections, with neither bloc reaching the 61 seats needed for a majority, France 24 and SABC News report. TimesLIVE notes, however, that projections differ, ranging from a tie to a slight advantage for Netanyahu’s bloc. Eisenkot wants to form a government and avoid fresh elections, while the final count is expected on 30 October.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Seneweb ·
Nearly 1.3 million Afghans returned from Iran and Pakistan in 2026, after 4.9 million returns between 2023 and 2025, increasing pressure on jobs, essential services and infrastructure. The United Nations Development Programme warns of difficulties in receiving them, while 19.2 million people face acute food insecurity, according to the UN.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Source: Voanews ·
The Nigerian government is targeting electricity production of 70,000 megawatts by 2030, up from less than 5,000 megawatts currently, Electricity Minister Joseph Tegbe announced. The strategy is intended to meet demand from industry, households and data centres, according to his remarks at the Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit in Lagos.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
The Cape Verdean government has decided to keep the price of butane gas in November at October’s level, while petrol and diesel prices could fall slightly. The decision comes as the MpD party considers the government’s response to rising fuel prices inadequate, according to Expresso das Ilhas.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Qatar proposes seven-day peace deal to IranQatar has presented Iran with a draft deal aimed at ending the war, with a seven-day timetable featuring daily confidence-building measures for Tehran and Washington. Several countries could guarantee the deal, according to an official cited by Reuters, who said its implementation could begin as early as next week.
Putin calls Algeria a Russian ally in MoscowVladimir Putin described relations between Russia and Algeria as long-standing and reliable, going so far as to call them an “alliance”, at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit in Moscow on 27 October 2026. The Russian president also called on exporting countries to strengthen their cooperation, according to a video broadcast by Sputnik.The week in Africa
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