By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Emmanuelle Mignon, former chief of staff to Nicolas Sarkozy at the Élysée, compared Teddy Riner’s visit to Delafontaine Hospital in Saint-Denis with the world of ‘Tintin in the Congo’. She explained the reference as the idea of discovering an unfamiliar environment, during an appearance on France Inter on 14 November, according to France Inter.
Judo champion Teddy Riner is credited with 4.5% of voting intentions in a poll for the French presidential election. On Saturday, at the Made in France trade fair in Paris, he said he was not Emmanuel Macron’s envoy; according to BFMTV, LR vice-president Florence Portelli fears a second round between the two extremes.
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On Saturday 14 November, marches wound through Paris, Nantes and Lyon, with 106,000 people taking part across France, including 24,000 in Paris. These demonstrations, which bring the movement in the country to a close, were accompanied by a few incidents, according to BFMTV.
🇫🇷 France · Source: BFMTV ·
Kalsoume Sinare, Ghana’s ambassador to Spain and an actress, visited Ghanaian cinema figure Emmanuel Armah at a physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre. She described the actor as a close relative and wished him recovery and protection, according to 3News.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: 3News ·
Units of the National Police in Woleu-Ntem celebrated the feast of Saint Martin of Tours, their patron saint, during a Mass in Oyem. The ceremony highlighted humility, solidarity and help for vulnerable people, under the direction of Commissioner Jean Jérôme Nze Bekale, according to AGP.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: AGP Gabon ·
Iraq sacks nine officials over alleged oil smugglingIraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has sacked nine security and intelligence officials after an investigation into alleged oil smuggling in Jurf al-Nasr, in Babil province. Those implicated are to be referred to the courts, according to military spokesman Sabah al-Numan, quoted by INA.
Twelve African producers seek funding in LagosTwelve producers from Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Angola and Sudan presented their projects to banks, investment funds and film-financing institutions at the African Film Investor Roundtable in Lagos. The event, held on 12 November 2026 with the Creative Africa Nexus programme during CANEX WKND, aimed to fund pan-African co-productions, according to Punch.The week in Africa
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