By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ang
Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister and Finance Minister has appointed Juélcio Ildefonso Mendonça to head the Fiscal Action Brigade. He succeeds Tommy Nhama Cassamá, who was appointed to the post on 5 February, according to the ANG news agency.
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Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president, Horta Inta-a, dismissed Lieutenant-General Sandji Fati as head of the presidential Civil Office. The presidential decree, which takes immediate effect, was sent to the press on Wednesday, according to the ANG agency.
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Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president has appointed Major-General Ibraima Papa Camará head of the Civil House of the Presidency by decree dated 16 October 2026. He replaces Lieutenant-General Sandji Fati after leaving the leadership of the National Defence Institute, ANG reports.
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Guinean presidential spokesperson Amara Camara described Mamadi Doumbouya’s 1 October address as a policy-setting speech built around four pillars, including youth and the fight against irregular migration. He defended the head of state’s commitments during an exchange with the press on 19 October 2026, according to Africaguinée.
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Guinea-Bissau’s Minister of Women and Social Solidarity, Yassénia Ibraim, described climate change as a major challenge, particularly for rural women dependent on agriculture and fishing. She was speaking at the closing of projects on feminist climate action and agroecology in West Africa, organised by the NGO Tininguena, reports ANG.
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Guinea-Bissau expects four types of fuel within 24 hoursGuinea-Bissau’s Finance Minister Gareth Guadalupe says shipments of petrol, diesel, paraffin and aviation fuel will arrive within 24 hours. The deliveries are expected to ease shortages that have disrupted travel and pushed up transport costs for about two weeks, the minister said at a press conference.
Ghana’s Parliament to resume sitting on 3 NovemberGhana’s Parliament will resume sitting on 3 November 2026 at 10am for the Third Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament. MPs will continue legislative and scrutiny work, with no detailed agenda published yet, according to Theghanareport, citing a notice from Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin.The week in Africa
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