By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
Morocco’s ministries of Education and Health have opened the 80106080 hotline to offer pupils a listening service and psychological support. The telephone service is expected to become operational soon, according to a joint statement published by the Education Ministry on its official Facebook page.
Morocco’s 2027 draft finance bill provides for 34,454 budgetary posts, including 14,200 for the Interior Ministry, 5,500 for Defence and 5,400 for Health. Recruitment will also cover education, justice and higher education, according to Le Matin.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Le Matin ·
Africa CDC will bring together African health ministers on 28 October 2026 to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo virus. Declared a continental emergency in May, the outbreak is reported to have reached the DR Congo, Kenya and Nigeria, according to an organisation statement published on 21 October.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: 24heureinfo ·
Uganda bars travellers who have stayed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Ebola is spreading, after two travellers tested positive in Nigeria and Kenya. The Health Ministry is also imposing locator forms and strengthening border surveillance, according to Xinhua, citing a ministry statement.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: The Independent ·
Sierra Leone’s Kingharman Maternal and Child Health Hospital has received an equipped maternity room and advanced neonatal equipment donated by Solthis. The handover supports the national “300 Days of Action” campaign for maternal, newborn and child survival, according to the Ministry of Health.
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierraloaded ·
Ceuta: Spanish intelligence accuses Morocco of passivitySpanish intelligence says Moroccan authorities were warned on 29 July about mass assaults planned against Ceuta on 30 and 31 July. A report sent to the National Court accuses Moroccan forces of passivity as migrants arrived, according to extracts published by the Spanish press.
Storms of up to 30 mm forecast in five Algerian wilayasAlgeria’s National Office of Meteorology forecasts 20 to 30 millimetres of rain in the wilayas of Béjaïa, Jijel, Skikda, Annaba and El Tarf, which have been placed on level 2 alert. The warning is valid on 24 October from 3am to 3pm, according to the special weather bulletin cited by Algérie 360.The week in Africa
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