By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
The Saint-Louis gendarmerie’s research brigade has dismantled a network importing ecstasy from Gambia and arrested three people, including the alleged main supplier. Two suspects were arrested during a night-time delivery, followed by a third the next day; they were brought before a court and remanded in custody, according to Seneweb.
The Nigerian army says it killed six fighters and arrested 11 people suspected of helping them during operations in Kaga and Gwoza districts, Borno State. A JAS member also surrendered and weapons and ammunition were seized, according to an operational report sent to NAN.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
Senegal raised CFA francs 55 billion on the WAEMU public securities market, against CFA francs 50 billion initially offered. The operation comprises a 364-day Treasury bill, yielding 8.06%, and two three- and five-year bonds, according to Lesoleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Lesoleil ·
A 26-year-old Congolese student was referred to the Dakar public prosecutor’s office after saying she had thrown her stillborn baby into a rubbish lorry in Ouest-Foire. A search extending to the Mbeubeuss landfill failed to find the body, according to Seneweb.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
A dust haze was expected to veil the sky over the Cap-Vert peninsula on Monday 26 October, with temperatures of 27°C in the morning and 31°C in the afternoon in Dakar. The perceived temperature could reach 34°C, prompting vulnerable people and those with respiratory problems to exercise caution, according to Seneweb.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Senegalese prime minister urges MPs to adopt 2026 supplementary budgetSenegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mohamed Lô urged MPs to adopt the 2026 supplementary budget, warning that rejection would prevent construction and public works companies from rebuilding their cash reserves and resuming projects. At a press conference in Dakar on 25 October, he also discussed wages and household spending, according to Le Soleil.
Nigerian opposition accuses Tinubu of lacking empathy amid crisesThe African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council is urging Bola Tinubu to respond more effectively to violence, kidnappings and Nigerians’ economic hardships, citing Emmanuel Macron as an example. The party links its criticism to the announced postponement of the French president’s visit to Nigeria, scheduled for 28 and 29 October 2026, and cites deaths in custody in Niger State, according to its spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan.The week in Africa
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