By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
The hygiene sub-unit treated five compounds and sprayed 34 rooms in Thiadiaye on 6 November 2026 after several positive mosquito breeding sites were found around a dengue index case. Forty-four people were directly affected by the vector-control operation, Seneweb reports.
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A dengue epidemic in Chad has reached thousands of suspected cases and caused dozens of deaths, raising concerns at the Ministry of Health.
6 NovSenator Zara Dillo denounces dengue management in Chad
4 NovDengue outbreak kills 18 and causes 6,275 suspected cases in Chad
2 NovDengue reaches 4,600 suspected cases in Chad, with 14 deathsAn earthquake near Ushirombo, Tanzania, caused homes to shake in several parts of Rwanda, including Kayonza. Five residents described tremors that affected their houses and surroundings on 5 November, Rwanda Dispatch reports.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Rwanda Dispatch ·
The Senegalese state raised 85.627 billion CFA francs through an issue of 364-day Treasury bills and three- and five-year bonds. The operation was carried out on 6 November 2026 on the financial market of the West African Monetary Union, according to Financial Afrik.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Financial Afrik ·
Four bodies were discovered on 6 November 2026 on the shore of Tébène 2, in the commune of Thiéppe, Senegal. A pirogue carrying people seeking to migrate illegally is believed to have capsized offshore, while several survivors are believed to have left the area, according to Le Soleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye attended the wushu finals of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. He congratulated the young Senegalese athletes competing and praised their contribution to the country’s sporting profile, Seneweb reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
28 PASTEF officials removed from Senegal’s presidencyTwenty-eight officials from PASTEF are reportedly removed from the Presidency of the Republic and removed from professional WhatsApp groups. The measure, reported by Senego, comes amid political reshuffling around Bassirou Diomaye Faye, marked by departures of figures from the presidential camp and the strengthening of KIIRAAY.
Mali treats 134 gold miners turned back from GuineaMali is providing medical care to 134 young gold miners who arrived from Guinea, including 42 admitted to Gabriel Touré University Hospital and 92 to the commune IV reference health centre in Bamako. Two pregnant women are among the patients and one has given birth to a girl, according to Mali’s Health Ministry.The week in Africa
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