By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
Ivory Coast’s security forces have launched Operation Epervier 12 in Bouaké, mobilising the police, gendarmerie, armed forces, Water and Forestry services, Customs and Civil Protection. The operation aims to dismantle criminal networks, according to Linfodrome, which places its launch on Thursday 29 October 2026.
Tunisian security units arrested two people in Sfax and seized nearly 4,000 pregabalin tablets, a motorbike and money while dismantling a trafficking network. The operation targeted a group active in the Awabed area, according to a security source quoted by TAP news agency.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
Simone Gbagbo, president of the Movement of Capable Generations, is calling on the Ivorian government and the president to immediately open talks with the opposition on the new electoral body. She also criticised the authorities’ response to the opposition’s call for dialogue on Thursday 22 October 2026, according to L’Infodrome.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Ivorian Vice-President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné has called for closer ties between the state and businesses to better align training with labour market needs. He spoke on Thursday 29 October 2026 at the CGECI Academy, arguing that this cooperation would promote youth employment, Linfodrome reports.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Guinea has removed 34 military personnel from its armed forces for desertion, according to Mosaiqueguinee and Guinee7. The soldiers concerned belonged to the army, navy and National Gendarmerie, General Amara Camara announced on national television, according to Mosaiqueguinee. Guinee7 identifies the minister delegate for defence, Ibrahima Kalil Condé, as the signatory of the order.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Mosaiqueguinee ·
Ouattara calls for industrialisation of developing economiesIvorian President Alassane Ouattara called for stronger industrial transformation in developing economies so they can move beyond raw-material exports. At the World Trade Organisation’s eighth Presidential Conference in Geneva, he notably advocated investment in infrastructure, skills and technology, according to the Ivorian presidency.
Ibrahim Traoré calls for Russia-Africa partnership to deliver resultsBurkinabè President Ibrahim Traoré is calling for the strategic partnership between Russia and Africa to be put into practice, particularly by training young Africans in advanced technologies. His message, delivered by Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, was presented on 29 October at the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, according to the AIB.The week in Africa
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