By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Guillaume Calafat analyses the formation of the trading world before the Industrial Revolution, discussing the role of families, wealth, commercial training, fleets and states. This interview is mainly historical analysis and reports no new verifiable facts.
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An opinion piece examines the controversy sparked by the ultimately abandoned plan to broadcast Nidal Hasan’s execution live in the United States. Florian Leniaud believes this staging of state violence could have backfired on Donald Trump, according to Le Monde.
🌍 World · Source: Le Monde ·
Tanzania and China signed an agreement on 17 October 2026 to improve vocational training, including by establishing workshops equipped with modern technologies and providing workplace placements. The partnership also includes teacher training and courses in engineering, railways, roads and bridges, Mwananchi reports.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Mwananchi ·
Khadija Dème, known to Senegalese audiences as Adja, moved from journalism and communications into acting, then entrepreneurship and production. Her career began after an audition for a Patisen advert, before her role in the series Adja produced by Marodi, reports Le Soleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Kassataya ·
Netanyahu says Russian online activity against Israel fell 60%Benjamin Netanyahu says online activity against Israel by Russian users fell by 60% after a strike targeting Yandex in Russia. The Israeli prime minister cited the decline while presenting the national security doctrine and also criticised cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, reports La Nouvelle Tribune.
São Tomé and Príncipe: teacher Galino de Almeida diesSão Toméan teacher Galino de Almeida, known as Sun Galino, has died after devoting around 46 years to educating and teaching several generations. A pioneer of adult literacy after independence, he worked with Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and in the community of Monte Mário, reports Téla Nón.The week in Africa
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