By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to march in several French cities, while public-sector workers have been called to strike on Thursday. The mobilisation is once again putting President Emmanuel Macron’s policies to the test, five months before the presidential election, according to France 24 Afrique.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, was arrested with four other men after an alleged assault in Harare, as part of an investigation into the alleged entry of two luxury vehicles into Zimbabwe. The five suspects are due in court on 5 November, according to MyJoyOnline and Capital FM, citing police and local media.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Major US stock indices rose after Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. The Dow Jones gained 3.03%, while markets welcomed greater political clarity, according to SABC News.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: SABC News ·
The count in South Africa’s municipal elections is progressing slowly in Limpopo’s farming areas, where 1% of votes had been counted by 3am on Thursday. The Electoral Commission plans to publish provisional results on Friday, while 49 districts had been declared in the Western Cape, according to SABC News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Madrid to seek stronger air defences for his country. He is due to meet Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and other leaders on Thursday on the sidelines of an Ibero-American summit, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Burkina mobilises 100 buses to repatriate nationalsBurkina Faso is mobilising around 100 buses to repatriate its nationals expelled from Guinea, some of whom are reportedly suffering gunshot wounds. In Bamako, Burkina Faso’s ministers Mahamadou Sana and Passowendé Pélagie Kabré coordinated their support with the Malian authorities, according to Mali Actu.The week in Africa
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