By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TelQuel
Moroccan culinary creator Touria Laalioui-Mbarek won the Grand Paris-Brest Prize in the amateur category. The award was presented to her at the Paris Chocolate and Pastry Show, held from 28 October to 1 November, in a competition sponsored by Pierre Hermé, TelQuel reports.
The third edition of the African Hadith Nabawi Acharif competition ended in Rabat with prizes awarded to winners in its three categories. The contest brought together 123 candidates from 48 African countries to memorise and understand hadiths, according to MAP.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: MAP ·
Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology has placed several provinces on orange alert for thunderstorms, with a risk of hail and gusts. Accumulations of 20 to 40 mm are forecast on 2 and 3 November, depending on the province, its bulletin carried by Yabiladi and TelQuel says.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Yabiladi ·
Tanzanian Eve Godwin finished runner-up at Miss Africa International 2026, a beauty pageant held in Nigeria. Her placing strengthens Tanzania’s presence in international competitions, following Jihan Dimack’s win at Miss Grand International, according to Daily News.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Daily News ·
The coordination of the Autonomous Union of Higher Education at Assane Seck University of Ziguinchor is suspending teaching and administrative activities from 2 November. The union is protesting the non-payment of October salaries to teaching and research staff, SeneNews reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: SeneNews ·
Morocco welcomes expiry of MINURSO mandateMorocco welcomed the expiry of MINURSO’s mandate after the Security Council failed to agree on its extension, following Russia’s veto of a US-backed proposal. The deadlock calls the future of the ceasefire and the UN mission in the Sahara into question, according to BBC Africa.
Algeria’s international channel AL 24 News launchesAlgerian Communications Minister Mohamed Bouslimani chaired the official launch of AL 24 News, an international channel affiliated with Algérie Internationale, in Algiers on Saturday. The launch coincided with the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of the 1 November Revolution and the fifth anniversary of the parent channel, according to APS.The week in Africa
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