By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Israelis will vote on 27 October in the first national election held since Hamas's 2023 attack. The vote comes as wars remain unresolved and the country remains deeply divided over its future and leadership, reports France 24.
Benjamin Netanyahu faces Israeli voters for the first time since the 7 October attacks, in a crucial election for his political future. Polls put him neck and neck with the main opposition bloc led by former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, reports Le Monde.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Le Monde ·
More than 10 passengers and their driver were reportedly abducted while travelling between Yauri in Kebbi State and Abuja. The abduction allegedly took place on 25 October, according to Nigerian newspaper Daily Post, which reports that the circumstances remain unclear.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
The 2026 Ballon d’Or awarded to Harry Kane has drawn criticism, particularly in Spain, where some believe the trophy should have gone to a world champion. The criticism followed the ceremony held in London on 26 October, reports Senenews.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Source: Senenews ·
Families of victims of the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023 observed a minute’s silence in Tel Aviv on Tuesday before singing in tribute to their loved ones. The ceremony took place on the day of Israel’s 27 October legislative elections, the first since the attacks, according to Africanews.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Africanews ·
Harry Kane wears a Rolex valued at one million poundsHarry Kane wore a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Blue Sapphire” valued at one million pounds sterling, or 1.19 million euros, at the 2026 Ballon d’Or gala. The white-gold watch set with blue sapphires is a rare collector’s item, according to L’essentiel.
Cameroon deploys 12,000 police officers in crisis-hit regionsCameroon says it trained and deployed 12,000 police officers in regions affected by security crises between 2016 and 2026. At least 250 gendarmes also attended seven humanitarian law sessions between 2024 and 2025, according to a report presented to the UN Human Rights Committee.The week in Africa
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