By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Israel will bar Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of La France insoumise, from entering its territory, according to the Israeli foreign ministry. Israeli authorities also announced a ban targeting people acting against their interests or inciting hatred against their citizens, Le Monde reports.
More than 360,000 people remain displaced in Lebanon after months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to the UN. In the south of the country, families live in precarious housing and fear they may not be able to return home, France 24 reports.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Source: France 24 ·
An Israeli strike hit the surgery department of Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, killing Dr Rizq Abu Shuaira and at least five other people, including a child. Health authorities in the enclave denounced a "horrific crime" and recalled that 1,725 health workers have been killed since October 2023, according to the health ministry cited by Al Jazeera.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Al Jazeera ·
A shooting in a Washington neighbourhood near the White House left at least five people with gunshot wounds, including one death, according to police. The suspect had barricaded himself in a nearby building before killing himself, reports France 24 Afrique.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: France 24 ·
The Saudi-led coalition announced that it had intercepted a drone in the Riyadh region and another in the east of the country, as well as two ballistic missiles and two drones targeting the west of the kingdom and Mecca. Debris fell about 30 kilometres from Mecca, according to Saudi Civil Defence.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Source: Seneweb ·
Charles Wright clears Zénab Nabaya in 200 billion caseThe special prosecutor of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences, Alphonse Charles Wright, cleared former Technical Education Minister Zénab Nabaya Dramé on Wednesday 12 November 2026 in the case involving 200 billion Guinean francs. He said there was no compelling material evidence to establish embezzlement, according to Africaguinée.The week in Africa
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