By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui wins the women’s New York Marathon and regains the title, while Sweden’s Andreas Almgren triumphs on his first appearance. Reuters reports that Chepkirui had already won the race in 2024; this new victory came in the edition held on 1 November 2026.
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1 NovHeidi Klum dresses as giant bloody hand in New YorkEcuadorian swimmer Elvira Espinosa won the 400m freestyle at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The victory makes her the first champion of the edition, according to Senego.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Rwandan President Paul Kagame attended the opening of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar on 31 October alongside Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other leaders, The New Times reports. The first Olympic event held in Africa runs until 13 November in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly, with around 2,700 young athletes in 25 sports, while the MAP refers to the fourth edition of the Youth Olympics.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: The New Times (Rwanda) ·
Egyptian swimmer Ali Zain, 17, won the 100m butterfly at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in 52.16 seconds, ahead of Slovenia’s Kalan Aleksej. The victory, secured on Sunday 1 November, was the edition’s first African gold medal, according to RFI Afrique.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Senego ·
Mexican boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez beat Frenchman Christian Mbilli in Riyadh and reclaimed the WBC super-middleweight title. The judges awarded Álvarez a unanimous victory, inflicting Mbilli’s first professional defeat, Agence France-Presse reports.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Source: L’essentiel ·
Kenyan Parliament demands Bomas complex contractKenya’s Parliament is demanding the contract for construction and equipment at the Bomas International Convention Complex, a project worth several billion shillings. The Kenyan Ministry of Defence refuses to release it, citing commercial confidentiality and national security rules, The Standard reports.
Continental exits expose weaknesses in Rwandan clubsThe elimination of Rayon Sports and APR FC from continental competitions by Mozambique’s Black Bulls and Egypt’s Zamalek highlights, according to the author, problems of stability and management in Rwandan clubs. This opinion piece argues that Rwandan football must strengthen continuity and expertise to progress on the African stage, without treating these defeats as a source of shame.The week in Africa
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