By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
The Ivorian Lethwei Federation held a free introduction to the martial art from Myanmar in the courtyard of Abobo town hall on 24 October 2026. The event aimed to introduce the discipline to young people, reports Linfodrome.
The Sierra Leone Football Association has launched its first national strategy dedicated to women’s football, a four-year framework to develop the game from youth teams to international level. President Babadi Kamara presented it on 28 October 2026 in Freetown at a ceremony attended by football officials and FIFA representatives, Sierra Loaded reports.
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierra Loaded ·
Five members of the same family, a couple and their three children aged between three and seven, died in a fire in Oumé, Ivory Coast. The fire broke out during the night of 22 to 23 October 2026, in the Zinta district, reports the Ivorian Press Agency.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: AIP ·
S. T. A. D., nicknamed “Doctor Tanoh”, was referred to the Ivorian justice system on 20 October 2026 in a case involving cosmetic buttock injections, one of which allegedly led to a patient's death. The Economic Police have also registered several complaints against him, L’Infodrome reports.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Prefectural authorities presented traders in San Pedro with government measures aimed at reducing the prices of horse mackerel and mackerel. The meeting was held on 24 October 2026 with sector stakeholders, as part of the Local Committee to Combat the High Cost of Living, reports the Ivorian Press Agency.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: AIP ·
Bingerville set to receive 200 billion CFA francs from development planBingerville MP Issouf Doumbia says the municipality should receive 200 billion CFA francs from the 2026-2030 National Development Plan, worth 14,000 billion. The funds are to finance two bridges, road works and educational and social infrastructure, according to the Ivorian Press Agency (AIP).
Ismaïl Jakobs retires from Senegal dutySenegalese international Ismaïl Jakobs, 27, is ending his career with the Lions to devote more time to his club and family, according to APS and Africa Top Sports. In a message posted on Instagram, he thanked Senegal for his journey, which took him to the World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations.The week in Africa
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