By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
The Entente Council and the African Union Mission for Mali and the Sahel signed a memorandum in Abidjan to strengthen conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The agreement concerns West Africa and the Sahel, reports Linfodrome.
From 2 November 2026, banks, fintechs and electronic wallets must apply BCEAO rules on free and capped transfers and their interoperability. These changes concern payment services in the countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, reports Linfodrome.
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The international organisation Solidaridad launched its 2026-2030 agricultural strategic plan in Abidjan, aiming to support more than 100,000 new producers in Ivory Coast. The programme seeks to strengthen the sustainability of agricultural value chains after more than 17 years of activity in the country, according to Linfodrome.
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The driver and apprentice of the gbaka involved in a dispute with a passenger on the Bingerville route apologised to him. The matter was resolved after the intervention of the municipal authorities, Linfodrome reports.
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Ivorian NGO N’KLO BAKAN distributed 2,000 school bags and kits to primary school pupils in four localities in Ivory Coast. The solidarity caravan ended in Couvé, in the commune of Jacqueville, reports Linfodrome.
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Ivory Coast revives school theatre with “L’École des vertus”Ivory Coast’s Ministry of National Education has launched preparatory work in Yamoussoukro for a national project to revive school theatre through the play “L’École des vertus”. A school tour is intended to promote civic-mindedness and living together, according to AIP.
Olujuwon Obasanjo backs Tinubu’s re-election in 2027Olujuwon Obasanjo, son of former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, has joined a movement supporting Bola Tinubu and pledged to back his re-election in 2027. Appointed the group’s special adviser on political affairs, he praised its mobilisation activities and defended the continuation of the president’s reforms, according to Punch.The week in Africa
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