By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Connection Ivoirienne
Mrs Dominique Ouattara arrived in Luanda, Republic of Angola, on the afternoon of Wednesday 29 July 2026. The First Lady of Ivory Coast is due to attend the African First Ladies Summit organised by OPDAD, according to information published by Connectionivoirienne.
The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, praised Alassane Ouattara’s action for peace and security in the Sahel, economic integration and resolving regional crises. He said this after talks with the Ivorian president in Abidjan on 20 October 2026, according to the Presidency of Ivory Coast, the AIP reports.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Aip ·
Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo received a delegation from the African Union Commission to prepare the first Humanitarian Affairs Forum, due to take place next month in Equatorial Guinea. The meeting also covered the first lady’s participation in the segment devoted to African women, according to the Equatoguinean presidency.
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · Source: Realequatorialguinea ·
The Gambian electoral commission plans to publish the final voters’ list next week, after magistrates review the registers, its chair Joseph Colley announced. Checks of entries from the 2026 supplementary registration are intended to remove names not retained before the final electorate figures are set, according to the commission, cited by Kerr Fatou.
🇬🇲 Gambia · Source: Kerr Fatou ·
After Morocco’s 23 September 2026 parliamentary elections, the Authenticity and Modernity Party formed a 207-seat majority out of 395 with three allies. The analysis compares this coalition mechanism with government appointment rules in Algeria and Tunisia, according to Maghrebemergent.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Maghrebemergent ·
Ivory Coast’s Mamadou Touré urges young people to investIvorian minister Mamadou Touré urged young people to turn financial education into regular investment, including by saving, opening an account or joining a savings group. Nearly six in ten adults in Ivory Coast now have a financial account, he said at the ninth SEIP in Abidjan.
Gambia’s Bensouda backs peaceful protests without a permitGambian presidential candidate Talib Ahmed Bensouda says citizens can organise peaceful demonstrations outside State House without police authorisation. At a Coalition 2026 rally in Banjul, the UNITE leader invoked constitutional freedoms of assembly and expression, according to Kerr Fatou.The week in Africa
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