By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Libération (Maroc)
El Hassan Lachguar’s parliamentary intervention defended the Moroccan identity of the southern provinces and highlighted their economic and social development. The president of the Socialist Group in the House of Representatives also mentioned investment and democracy, according to Libe Maroc.
Nigeria’s committee reviewing the Constitution has proposed 74 additional parliamentary seats reserved for women, including 37 in the Senate and 37 in the House of Representatives. Three seats would also be created in each state assembly, Senate Majority Leader Opeyemi Bamidele said, according to Business Day Nigeria and Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Business Day Nigeria ·
Moroccan social, health, education and water-development projects have been launched in several municipalities in Tinghir province. Three vehicles for people in precarious situations, including dialysis patients, were handed over for 1.35 million dirhams, along with an ambulance costing 402,000 dirhams, according to MAP.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: MAP ·
Former Senegalese fisheries minister Fatou Diouf described vessel-file irregularities to a parliamentary commission of inquiry, including understated tonnage, expired permits and lapsed insurance. She also defended financial regularisation measures taken during her tenure, according to Seneweb.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Saïdou Diallo, alias Djabiri Mangan or “the One-Eyed”, described as a GSIM leader, was killed on 29 October 2026 in Konga forest, in Sourou, during an operation by FORSATEC, according to Netafrique and Sidwaya, citing the AIB. Several group members were also killed, bases dismantled and equipment recovered. Sidwaya provides details on the logistics seized and other operations against armed leaders in 2026.
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · Source: Netafrique ·
Morocco launches water strategy amid drought and floodsMorocco’s Equipment and Water Minister Nizar Baraka announced a national water security strategy addressing drought, floods and rising temperatures. He said 53% of rainfall falls on just 7% of Morocco, while the plan includes speeding up major dam construction, reports MAP.
Egypt and Sudan reject unilateral management of Ethiopian damEgypt and Sudan have again rejected Ethiopia’s unilateral management of its dam on the Blue Nile and reaffirmed their rights under the 1959 agreement. Meeting in Cairo, their ministers called on Ethiopia to resume negotiations within a binding legal framework, according to a joint statement.The week in Africa
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