By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
French high school students again blocked several schools after the autumn holidays, aiming to revive their protest movement. Blockades were reported on Monday in Paris, Marseille and Rennes, despite some government concessions during the break, according to France 24 Afrique.
At least six people were killed and dozens wounded in several shootings in nightlife districts and near university campuses in the United States over Halloween weekend. Dallas recorded the highest toll, while police investigated several incidents and were still searching for some suspects, according to France 24 Afrique.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: France 24 ·
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has left the United Democratic Alliance to join the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), whose banner he will carry in the 2027 gubernatorial election. Party officials welcomed him on 2 November in Nairobi, after several weeks of political rapprochement, according to Kenyans.co.ke.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Kenyans.co.ke ·
Ukraine and Russia reported cyberattacks on their alert apps after a humanitarian truce in Olechky, in the Russian-occupied south of Ukraine, expired, according to Le Monde and France 24. The two countries accused each other, with Moscow reporting its app had been hacked hours after Kyiv raised the alarm over its own system, France 24 reports.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Ukraine’s official air-raid alert app was probably hacked, according to the Ukrainian air force, Le Monde and France 24 report. The alleged interference was reported on Sunday evening, a few minutes after the end of a local humanitarian truce with Russia in the Kherson region, according to both media outlets. France 24 says the threat notifications no longer reflected the situation on the ground.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two daysIran is considering a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the United States accepts its demands, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. Tehran and Washington continue to exchange messages through mediators, according to spokesman Ismaïl Baghaï.
Seven children released from armed forces reunited with families in South SudanSeven children separated from the armed forces have been released and reunited with their families in Western Equatoria State, South Sudan. They are undergoing vocational training in Tindoka to support their reintegration, while officials from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan report that child recruitment and insecurity persist in several parts of the state.The week in Africa
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