By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Illustrative image · Rajeeb roy · Pexels · Licence PexelsKenyan horticulturalists are preparing for a potentially exceptionally intense El Niño episode, which could affect their production. Kenya supplies about one third of flowers imported by the European Union and is also an important supplier of agricultural products to European markets, according to Le Monde.
ELECTRA, Cape Verde’s state-owned electricity company, attributes the outages to a lack of structural investment since 2015 and failures affecting three generating units at Palmarejo in Praia. Its new board also reports a significant financial imbalance and promises to gradually restore operational capacity, according to A Nação.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: A Nação ·
Niger State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture targets 4,000 jobs through a proposed partnership with the Dangote Group. The agricultural project is expected to benefit about 3,700 young people in several communities in the state, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
SEEG plans rolling power cuts in Grand Libreville from 8 to 15 November 2026, with interruptions of about three hours due to works preparing the connection of Kinguélé Aval. Available production will fall to 55 MW, against 94 MW usually, creating a 39 MW deficit at the evening peak, according to SEEG.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Direct Infos Gabon ·
Kenyan police have arrested Mwale Obed Mahanga, Deputy Speaker of the Trans-Nzoia County Assembly and elected representative for Matisi, over an alleged plot targeting William Ruto’s motorcade in Kitale. Governor George Natembeya says the official is also accused of funding disruptions at rallies, according to Kenyans.co.ke.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Kenyans.co.ke ·
454 kg of methamphetamine seized in Kwale, three foreigners arrestedKenyan police seized 454 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine worth 3.6 billion Kenyan shillings in Kwale County, in the southeast of the country, and arrested three foreign nationals. One suspect was intercepted in Tanzania on 5 November 2026 and then handed over to Kenyan authorities at the Lungalunga-Horohoro border, according to the Kenyan National Police Service.
Ethiopia becomes Africa's fifth-largest economy at $210.7 billionEthiopia becomes Africa's fifth-largest economy after a rebasing of its national accounts, with nominal GDP of $210.7 billion for the 2025/26 fiscal year, ahead of Morocco and Kenya. Finance Minister Fitsum Assefa announced on 4 November 2026 a 59.2% revaluation of the 2024/25 economy, according to the Zambian Observer.The week in Africa
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