By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mali Actu
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused France of involving Ukrainian military personnel in sabotage operations in Mali. TASS reported the remarks, made at a meeting on relations with Africa, while no evidence supporting the accusations has been made public.
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf and his Russian counterpart Sergueï Lavrov discussed the Sahara during a meeting in Moscow on 27 October. The Russian statement cited coordination on regional conflicts and a strengthened strategic partnership, while Algeria’s statement did not explicitly mention the Sahara issue.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Yabiladi ·
Air strikes by Malian forces and their Russian ally Africa Corps killed 89 civilians between April and August 2026, compared with 44 over the same period in 2025. Human Rights Watch, drawing on ACLED data, also reports 49 air strikes, against 22 a year earlier, amid intensifying military operations.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: 24haubenin ·
Akinwumi Adesina, former president of the African Development Bank, offered to help Nigeria with its economic development during a meeting with Bola Tinubu. He said the bank had financed the country to the tune of $7 billion between 2015 and 2025, according to his remarks reported by Pmnewsnigeria.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Pmnewsnigeria ·
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) branch in Osun State is calling on Nigerian voters to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. In a statement signed by its communications officer in Osun, Oluwaseun Abosede, the party accuses the government of mishandling economic and security difficulties, reports the Daily Post.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
Goïta and Sassou Nguesso discuss Sahel security in MoscowMali’s transitional president Assimi Goïta and Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso spent more than an hour discussing security in the Sahel and cooperation between African countries. Their meeting took place in Moscow on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit on 27 October 2026, according to the Malian presidency.
Four Nigerian assemblies approve state police constitutional billThe assemblies of Kano, Sokoto, Ebonyi and Lagos have approved a draft amendment to Nigeria’s Constitution that would allow state police forces to be established. The bill would also retain the federal police, PM News Nigeria reports, noting that the votes took place in plenary sessions.The week in Africa
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