By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Zambian Observer
A collision between two helicopters near Mount Everest killed an Indian tourist and injured three people, including both pilots, on 3 November. Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority is investigating, notably the possibility of poor coordination between the crews, reports the Zambian Observer.
An Indian tourist was killed and a New Zealand national injured when two helicopters collided near Everest in Nepal on 3 November, according to Sowetan and Bénin Web TV. Bénin Web TV reports that both pilots were also injured and that the injured were evacuated to Kathmandu.
🇳🇵 Nepal · Source: Sowetan ·
A one-year-old girl died on 1 November in Roche-Bois, Mauritius, after an autopsy found a laceration to her intestine. Her mother’s partner has been arrested and police are investigating the circumstances of the death, without ruling out foul play, Defi Media reports.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
A 21-year-old student, identified as M. Touré, drowned on 1 November at Malibu beach after being swept away by the current while swimming with friends. Police have opened an investigation and firefighters took his body to Dalal Jamm Hospital, Seneweb reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
The collapse of a drainage wall under construction in Kinyinya, in Kigali’s Gasabo district, killed two workers aged 51 and 19. The accident occurred on 2 November 2026; Rwanda’s police confirmed that an investigation had been opened and that two people linked to the worksite had been arrested, according to Radio 1, cited by Umuseke.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Umuseke ·
Russian bombardment kills 31 at Ukrainian shelterAt least 31 people have died and 48 remain missing after a humanitarian shelter in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, was destroyed by a Russian bombardment. Regional governor Mykhailo Semikin and President Volodymyr Zelensky described the consequences of the strike during an aid distribution.
Ebola outbreak kills 5,376, mostly in DR CongoThe Ebola virus disease epidemic has killed 5,376 people and caused 10,444 confirmed cases, including 5,372 deaths in the DRC, according to Africa CDC data sent to AFP. Kenya and Uganda have recorded two deaths each, while the fatality rate exceeds 50%.The week in Africa
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