By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Hassan Seck, mayor of M’Bagne in south-western Mauritania, died in Brussels on 27 October 2026 after a long illness. He was also deputy director of the Mauritanian Agency for the Development of Fisheries and Inland Aquaculture and was involved in development projects in the Senegal River Valley, Seneweb reports.
Ibrahima Ndiaye, director of the 8pm news on Senegalese Radio and Television, died on Friday 23 October after an illness. He had been away from the control room for several weeks, Senenews reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senenews ·
The Mauritanian government allocated more than 567 million ouguiyas to its child protection and development programme in the 2026 budget, Cheikh Tourad Ould Abdelmalek, director of the national agency responsible for combating trafficking, said. The national report presented to an African committee also records 41 operational local protection mechanisms and measures in education and training, according to Saharamedias.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Guinean journalist, cultural host and master of ceremonies Séné Diallo died in Conakry on 25 October 2026. A former contributor to Guinéenews, Nostalgie FM, Cellcom Guinée and Djoma Média, he was particularly associated with the cultural concept ‘SénéMania’, according to Guinéenews.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Guinéenews ·
The United Nations Development Programme has selected Mauritanian Kafia Bilal as one of the 11 founding members of the African Youth Co-Creators Council, after considering 7,500 applications. The two-year advisory term will begin with an induction session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 27 to 29 October 2026, according to Le Quotidien de Nouakchott.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Mauritania approves 360 education recruitments and promotionsMauritania’s minister of national education announced the approval of internal examinations providing for the recruitment of 30 basic education inspectors. The examinations also include the promotion of 30 inspectors, 200 teaching officers and 100 lower-secondary teachers, according to Kassataya.
Ghana’s Muntaka launches foundation to extend humanitarian assistanceGhana’s Interior Minister and Asawase MP, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has launched the 3M Foundation to make his humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people sustainable. The organisation aims to support healthcare, education and livelihoods beyond his parliamentary career, reports 3news.The week in Africa
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