By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Congo’s candidate withdrew from Miss Universe 2026 in Puerto Rico after being unable to obtain a US visa, as did Zambia’s representative. Candidates from Zimbabwe and South Sudan are still awaiting their visas, according to Defi Media.
Zambia withdrew its candidate Pamela Mubanga, a 25-year-old nurse crowned on 8 October, from the 75th Miss Universe pageant scheduled for 24 November in Puerto Rico. The pageant organisation attributed the withdrawal to travel restrictions imposed by the United States on Zambia and several other African countries, according to the BBC.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Punch ·
Joseph Sitali joins Kitwe United as assistant coach after twenty years away from the club where he began his playing career. He will assist interim coach Chisala Mwandama during the 2026 transitional National League season, according to Lusaka Times.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Lusaka Times ·
UNIP president Musonda Trevor Mwamba and two others would reportedly be released for lack of evidence in the treason case against them, reports the Zambian Observer. Former PEP president Sean Tembo has meanwhile been released after a stay of prosecution signed by Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri, according to the Zambian media outlet.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Zambian Observer ·
Professor Kabinet Oularé, executive secretary of ANAQ-Guinée, was elected unanimously to the presidency of the African Francophone Network of National Quality Assurance Agencies at the general assembly held on Friday 13 November 2026 at the headquarters of ANAQ-Guinée. For a two-year term, renewable once, he pledges to continue the reforms under way, notably benchmarking and support for countries that have yet to assess their doctoral schools, according to Mosaïque Guinée.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Mosaiqueguinee ·
Football: Zambia regains striker Kangwa for Burundi clashZambian coach George Lwandamina believes the return of striker Kings Kangwa, after his suspension, will strengthen the team. Absent from the first two AFCON 2027 qualifiers, he has joined the squad, and CAF has confirmed his eligibility for the return leg against Burundi on 17 November, according to Lusaka Times.
Angola marks 51st anniversary of independenceOn 11 November, Angola marked the 51st anniversary of its independence, proclaimed in 1975 after the struggle against Portuguese colonialism. In Luanda, the ceremony featured a flag-raising and wreath-laying at the National Museum of Military History, while Vice-President Esperança da Costa presided over the central ceremony in Luena.The week in Africa
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