By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
India is studying new restrictions on its exports of 100% broken white rice, which could disrupt supplies to several African countries. The option was raised at a meeting held on 4 November 2026 in India, according to Linfodrome.
According to the BBC, as reported by Umuseke, former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, 77, could challenge Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency, with possible backing from UEFA. A decision is expected before 18 November 2026, after the contested FIFA Forward Enterprise project was suspended on 4 August 2026.
🇨🇭 Switzerland · Source: Umuseke ·
At a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would continue to impose 'devastating' economic costs on Tehran rather than resume war. According to four G7 diplomats, he called Iran’s authorities 'crazy', while President Trump has postponed new military strikes.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Sowetan ·
About fifty journalists and content creators visited the Morébaya port and the rail corridor of the Simandou mining project on 9 November 2026. Organised by the TransGuinean Company, the visit presented the transport of iron ore, according to Visionguinee.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Visionguinee ·
Ghana’s National Tripartite Committee, bringing together government, employers and unions, has set the daily minimum wage at 25.04 Ghanaian cedis in 2027 and 28.79 cedis in 2028. It is replacing annual negotiation with a multi-year framework, according to a statement issued in Accra on 10 November 2026.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: 3News ·
Epstein case: US Congress committee points to institutional failuresA US Congress investigative committee concluded on Tuesday that institutional failures allowed Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to evade justice for a long time. Democrats say they are ready to summon the powerful, including Donald Trump, according to L’essentiel.
World Bank provides $60 million for urban resilience in CongoThe Urban Resilience Strengthening Project receives $60 million from the World Bank, said its coordinator Guy Fulgence Mbengue. It targets 575,000 people in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, with more than 450,000 local jobs aimed for, and is due to close on 31 October 2031.The week in Africa
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