By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dakaractu
The sinking of a pirogue carrying migrants has left more than 11 dead in the Louga region, according to Dakaractu. The victims are from Thiéppe, Bandji, Saré Dao and Potou in particular, while searches continue for any other bodies.
Four bodies were discovered on 6 November 2026 on the shore of Tébène 2, in the commune of Thiéppe, Senegal. A pirogue carrying people seeking to migrate illegally is believed to have capsized offshore, while several survivors are believed to have left the area, according to Le Soleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
The Keur Massar Research Brigade intercepted 142 people attempting to reach Spain by pirogue and seized 3,760 litres of fuel, as well as an engine. Several candidates, some of whom had burns, were evacuated to health facilities, according to Dakaractu.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Dakaractu ·
Rescuers recovered eight bodies and saved four people after 15 days of searches at the collapsed 18-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Three people remain missing as Kenyan authorities open an investigation into the cause of the collapse, according to Tuko.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Tuko ·
A canoe carrying suspected irregular migration candidates ran aground off Tébène 2, in Kébémer department, leaving four people dead, according to Senego. Several survivors reached the shore before fleeing. Thiéppe mayor Mouhamed Dia called on young people to favour opportunities for success in Senegal.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Elizabeth Diatta wins beach wrestling gold for Senegal at YOGElizabeth Diatta beat Japan’s Kojima R. 4-1 in the under-55kg beach wrestling final in Saly, giving Senegal its first gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games. The victory is also the country’s first Youth Olympic title, according to Le Soleil.
Burkina suspends four Cyclone products containing sildenafilThe Faso Food and Drug Administration has suspended the manufacture and sale of four Cyclone products after sildenafil, an undeclared medicinal substance, was detected in them. The measure concerns all batches and comes with a call to stop consuming them, according to Faso FDA.The week in Africa
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