By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’Infodrome
The Financial Action Task Force has officially removed Ivory Coast from its grey list of countries under increased monitoring, following its plenary meeting in Paris on 30 October 2026. The decision ends a 24-month period of monitoring that began on 25 October 2024, according to Linfodrome.
Commercial ships that have called at one of Somalia’s ports must meet enhanced security requirements before entering US waters. The measure, which took effect on 27 October 2026, places Somalia on the US Coast Guard’s Port Security Advisory list, according to a notice published in the US Federal Register.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Caasimada Online ·
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.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Kenyan media group Standard Group has appointed Dr Naim Bilal Yaseen as chief executive after a period of leadership changes. He will take up the role on 1 November 2026, with digital growth, commercial performance and the preservation of editorial independence among his priorities, according to the company.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Tuko ·
Influencer Medhi Sabraoui, known as Coach Medhi, was handed over to the Ivorian judicial authorities by Mali on 29 October 2026. He is being prosecuted in a case involving alleged rapes, sexual assaults and violence reported by several women, according to Linfodrome and media cited by the newspaper L’Avenir.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Ivory Coast requires health pass for travellers from AfricaIvory Coast’s National Institute of Public Hygiene requires travellers arriving from countries in the African Region to register online before a stay or transit in Ivory Coast, then present a health pass with a QR code at the border. The measure extends across Africa an obligation previously limited to travellers from the DRC and Uganda, according to an INHP note dated 26 October 2026.The week in Africa
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