By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
A school in Golog, on China’s Tibetan Plateau, is relying on books to open up new prospects for young people in the region. The educational initiative seeks to overcome obstacles linked to isolation and difficult natural conditions, IOL reports.
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Police have arrested more than 200 people in Milan since Saturday, after two days of clashes and looting linked to a protest over the cost of living. Demonstrations over living costs and housing have also taken place in several European countries, while Albania is seeing protests over study conditions and corruption, reports Mediacongo.
🌍 World · Source: Mediacongo ·
Adolescents and young people in São Tomé and Príncipe made recommendations on agricultural adaptation, greenhouses and reducing chemical fertilisers ahead of COP31. The proposals were developed at a national workshop organised by UNICEF to contribute to the country’s position at the climate conference, RSTP reports.
🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe · Source: Rstp ·
The University of Lomé, the National Polytechnic School and ENSI alumni paid tribute to Professor Bedja Koffi-Sa, who headed the school for 16 years, 8 months, 1 day and 40 minutes. The 16 October gathering also addressed the future of engineering training in Togo, according to Icilomé.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Icilomé ·
Founded on 1 March 2021 in Kayanza, the Burundian association Abagabo mu gahinda supports men who are victims of domestic violence, its president, Boniface Nduwimana, explains. He says he founded the group after experiencing such violence himself; the organisation then sought to raise awareness of its cause, Yaga Burundi reports.
🇧🇮 Burundi · Source: Yaga Burundi ·
Town halls set alight in France during riotsPublic buildings were set on fire and vandalised in several French cities, including Limoges, Marseille and Lyon, during riots. US President Donald Trump blamed immigration for the unrest and urged France to tighten its border controls, according to CNN.
Kafia Bilal joins the African Youth CouncilThe United Nations Development Programme has selected Mauritanian Kafia Bilal as one of the 11 founding members of the African Youth Co-Creators Council, after considering 7,500 applications. The two-year advisory term will begin with an induction session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 27 to 29 October 2026, according to Le Quotidien de Nouakchott.The week in Africa
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