By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
More than 300,000 people have been displaced by fighting in western Yemen, according to the UN. Clashes intensified in September after a Houthi offensive, which strengthened their control over the strategic Bab Al-Mandab Strait.
Negotiations between the United States and Iran appear deadlocked as fighting intensifies in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Tehran says it is preparing for a prolonged conflict that would be difficult to control, while Donald Trump disputes the continuation of the ceasefire, according to L’essentiel.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: L’essentiel ·
Mohammad el Shami, an employee of the UN human rights office in Yemen, died after being detained by the Houthis since June 2024. High Commissioner Volker Türk has called for an independent investigation, access to medical records and the release of seven other detained UN staff, according to the UN statement.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Source: Bénin Web TV ·
Ukraine is requesting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after Russian strikes that reportedly killed 20 civilians in Dnipro, Chernihiv and Kremenchuk. Ukraine’s representative to the United Nations, Andri Melnyk, announced the initiative, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
An attempted homicide investigation was opened after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a mobile gendarme in Paris on 31 October, causing burns to his leg. The prosecutor’s office confirmed the proceedings after clashes linked to the mobilisation, according to BFMTV, cited by Anadolu Agency.
🇫🇷 France · Source: Bamada.net ·
Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 thanks to Havertz in the Premier LeagueArsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield thanks to a 16th-minute goal from Kai Havertz in the Premier League. The London club moved top of the table with 24 points, according to Punch, after an error by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker.The week in Africa
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