By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinéenews
Fodé Kourouma was placed under a judicial warrant after a video showed him with a young girl in circumstances deemed inappropriate. The special prosecutor at the children's court, Cé Avis Gamy, confirmed that the investigation was continuing and that several charges were being considered, according to Guinéenews.
The TPLF claims to have killed 500 Ethiopian soldiers and wounded 800 others in fighting near Aksum, in Tigray. The toll, which has not been independently verified, follows weeks of clashes raising fears of a new major war in northern Ethiopia, according to Africanews.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Africanews ·
Guinea’s Minister of Communication, Digital Economy and Innovation, Fana Soumah, officially took office on 28 October 2026. He said his priorities were more transparent public communication, modernised services and support for innovation, according to Guinéenews.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Guinéenews ·
A court in Yala, Siaya County, Kenya, has issued an arrest warrant for a clinician accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. The suspect did not attend the hearing at which he was due to answer the charges; the case is due to be mentioned on 11 November 2026, according to Kenya’s prosecution service.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen Digital ·
The special prosecutor of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences has ordered a preliminary investigation into the integration of 350 Radio-Télévision Guinéenne employees into the public service. The report alleges administrative and financial irregularities, suspected corruption and discrimination, according to correspondence cited by Mosaiqueguinee.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Mosaiqueguinee ·
Damantang Camara trial postponed until 8 DecemberGuinea’s Court for the Suppression of Economic and Financial Offences has postponed until 8 December the continuation of former minister Damantang Albert Camara’s trial. He is being prosecuted over suspected embezzlement involving nearly 240 billion Guinean francs, amounts he denies, Guinee7 reports.
James Ibori loses appeal over £101.5 million confiscationThe London Court of Appeal upheld the confiscation of £101,514,315.21 involving James Ibori, former governor of Nigeria’s Delta State. The ruling allows the 2023 order to be enforced, unless there is a further appeal to the UK Supreme Court, Reuters reports.The week in Africa
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