By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
Hassan Rashadul’s phone shop on Boulevard de Magenta in Paris was ransacked and looted by dozens of people on 17 October, on the sidelines of demonstrations. The shopkeeper recounts the violence, while CCTV footage shows the damage, according to L’essentiel.
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Pro-Russian networks amplified anger online in France ahead of mass protests and violence, according to a study by the NGO Alliance4Europe. The organisation says it identified more than 500,000 posts and tracked the campaign back to early September, in research presented by France 24.
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Nigeria’s first detected Ebola case is a 42-year-old woman, the wife of a diplomat, who returned from Uganda on 3 October and was admitted to a health facility on 11 October. Nigerian authorities have identified 44 contacts, while Africa CDC is urging Nigeria, Uganda and Ethiopia to coordinate the search for people exposed, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Emmanuel Macron says he went ahead with his three-day tour of the Persian Gulf despite violence in France on 17 and 18 October. The French president is also due to convene intelligence services at the Élysée Palace for a security council meeting on Thursday, according to Le Monde.
🌍 World · Source: Le Monde ·
The International Organization for Migration estimates that 874,319 people could be displaced in Somalia between October and December, mainly because of flooding linked to heavy rains and rising rivers. The agency estimates that floods could cause 92% of these displacements and says it has received only 14.4% of the $16.62 million needed for preparedness and assistance, according to IOM.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Shabellemedia ·
Attack at Dammam airport kills two and injures eight in Saudi ArabiaAn attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killed two people, a Saudi national and an Indian national, and injured eight others. Airport operations resumed normally a few hours after the incident, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation, cited by Reuters.
Ebola: DR Congo records 9,600 cases and 4,600 deaths as of 18 OctoberThe Democratic Republic of Congo had about 9,600 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,600 deaths as of 18 October, while Kenya had recorded nine cases as of 20 October. Africa CDC director-general Jean Kaseya announced a meeting of African health ministers on 28 October to coordinate cross-border surveillance, according to Echorouk.The week in Africa
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