By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 7info
The League of Islamic Faith-Based Institutions and Madrasas in Ivory Coast has adopted a roadmap to improve the governance and quality of Islamic education. The document was approved on 29 October 2026 in Bouaké, according to 7info, which did not detail the measures selected.
Ivory Coast’s security forces have launched Operation Epervier 12 in Bouaké, mobilising the police, gendarmerie, armed forces, Water and Forestry services, Customs and Civil Protection. The operation aims to dismantle criminal networks, according to Linfodrome, which places its launch on Thursday 29 October 2026.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
The Federation of African Journalists has adopted a continental plan to promote responsible artificial intelligence, better working conditions and press freedom. The document was approved in Addis Ababa at the end of a dialogue held on 24 and 25 October with the African Union, Unesco, the International Labour Organization and the European Union.
🌍 World · Source: Shabelle Media Network ·
A free cataract surgery campaign is planned for 800 patients at Treichville University Hospital in Abidjan. The procedures are due to take place from 31 October to 13 November 2026, according to a statement from the organisers, who also warn against fraudulent requests for payment.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: AIP ·
The Financial Action Task Force has officially removed Ivory Coast from its grey list of countries under increased monitoring, following its plenary meeting in Paris on 30 October 2026. The decision ends a 24-month period of monitoring that began on 25 October 2024, according to Linfodrome.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
Ivorian digital press sets out prioritiesTraoré Mamadou, president of Ivory Coast’s Network of Online Press Professionals, presented his mandate’s priorities to Ivorian Press Agency director general Fausséni Dembélé. The 30 October meeting addressed disinformation, cooperation between the organisations and the digital press’s economic difficulties, according to Ivoire Actu.
Guinean pupils risk repeating a year over digital errorsData-entry errors on Guinea’s school platform put some pupils at risk of repeating a year, with missing grades, unregistered pupils and incorrect student identification numbers. The director-general of examinations and school control, Mamady 49 Keïta, explains the regularisation process as part of digitisation under way since 2024, Guinéenews reports.The week in Africa
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