By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TSA
Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour won gold on the uneven bars at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam on 24 October, retaining her world title won in Jakarta in 2025. The victory confirms her status as Olympic and world champion, according to TSA.
Algerian Olympic champion Kaylia Nemour says she faced hostile reactions in France after choosing to represent Algeria in gymnastics. She describes the disappointing reception at her French club after winning gold at the Paris 2024 Games in an interview broadcast by Canal+ Afrique.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Observ'Algérie ·
The Algiers criminal court sentenced two men to death for importing and trafficking 144 kg of synthetic drugs, equivalent to 235,000 ecstasy tablets, according to the official APS news agency. Issued on 18 October under Algeria’s July 2025 law on narcotics, the sentences are the second death sentences linked to drug trafficking since the law came into force.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: TSA ·
The Confederation of African Football has asked its 54 federations to choose between an Africa Cup of Nations every two years or every four years. Responses are due by 28 October, before a vote at the 21 November General Assembly in Abuja, according to CAF.
🌍 World · Source: Camer ·
A French woman says her iPhone, stolen on 17 October during looting in France and valued at 2,700 euros, was located in Algeria at Nabil GSM. She says she subsequently received fraudulent messages seeking her Apple credentials, according to her account posted on social media.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Storms of up to 30 mm forecast in five Algerian wilayasAlgeria’s National Office of Meteorology forecasts 20 to 30 millimetres of rain in the wilayas of Béjaïa, Jijel, Skikda, Annaba and El Tarf, which have been placed on level 2 alert. The warning is valid on 24 October from 3am to 3pm, according to the special weather bulletin cited by Algérie 360.
Morocco beat Philippines 2-0 in U15 footballMorocco’s under-15 men’s team beat the Philippines 2-0 in their opening match at the 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival. The match was played on Saturday at the Hovsan sports complex in Baku, according to Lebrief.The week in Africa
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