By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The New Times (Rwanda)
The City of Kigali has ordered the temporary closure of five facilities that did not meet fire safety standards. The measure takes effect on Saturday, 31 October, according to The New Times.
Winger Élie Tatou has rejoined the Rayon Sports squad for the Rwandan club’s trip to Mozambique in the CAF Confederation Cup. He is due to play in the second leg against Black Bulls on Saturday in Tchumene, according to New Times.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: The New Times (Rwanda) ·
The suspected murder of a 64-year-old woman in Castelão, in the city of Praia, ends five years without a homicide linked to gender-based violence in Cape Verde. The Cape Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity has condemned the crime and is providing psychological support to the victim’s relatives, according to its statement.
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Two police officers and a civilian were injured on 28 October during an armed attack on a police station, a security post and the prefect’s residence in Fundong, in Cameroon’s North-West Region. The attackers were repelled by security forces, according to Governor Adolphe Lele Lafrique.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: StopBlaBlaCam ·
Rain, sometimes thundery, is forecast in several regions of Tunisia on Friday, 30 October 2026, with a risk of hail in northern coastal areas. Maximum temperatures will generally range from 20 to 25 degrees, and around 18 degrees in high-altitude areas, according to Tunisian weather forecasts.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Business News ·
Paul Rusesabagina accuses Rwanda of torturing him in detentionPaul Rusesabagina said in Washington that he endured two years and seven months in solitary confinement in a Rwandan prison after his abduction in 2020. Sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2021 and released in March 2023, the former director of the Hôtel des Mille Collines gave the account during a National Endowment for Democracy panel, reports Beto.
War paralyses healthcare in Sudan’s Blue Nile regionWar and displacement have paralysed most health facilities in Sudan’s Blue Nile region, where shortages of medicines and funding are worsening patient care. Only facilities in the Agedi area remain operational, according to the regional director-general of health quoted by Radio Tamazuj, while Damazin Hospital is treating more patients and displaced people.The week in Africa
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