By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
The Moroccan government is planning a new tranche of exceptional financial aid for passenger and freight road hauliers. The extension, planned for an additional 15 days, comes as oil product prices remain high, reports Lebrief.
The UN plans to withdraw about 340 members of MINURSO, its mission in the Sahara, after a liquidation operation began on 1 November. The operation follows the mission’s mandate expiring without renewal by the Security Council, Lebrief reports.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
The UN Security Council did not renew MINURSO’s mandate, bringing the UN mission in the Sahara to an end. The decision came as the Council reaffirmed its commitment to a political solution, reports TelQuel.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: TelQuel ·
Morocco's two parliamentary chambers met on 2 November to discuss the kingdom's strategy on the Sahara, after an extension of MINURSO's mandate failed at the Security Council. The meeting aims to give the policy an institutional footing, while parties called for better relations with Algeria, TSA reported.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: TSA ·
In Malawi, delays in distributing subsidised fertiliser are raising fears among farmers of a poor harvest in 2026-2027. Preparing Mbeya fertiliser takes about 21 days, while rains are expected in the south from the second week of November, Nyasa Times reports, relaying producers’ concerns.
🇲🇼 Malawi · Source: Nyasa Times ·
Sahrawi refugees hope to return to the Sahara after MINURSO endsBinina Mohamed, a Sahrawi refugee who has lived for decades in a camp near Tindouf, wants her children to discover their homeland in the Sahara. The difficulties of returning have come to the fore after MINURSO’s mandate ended, Reuters reports, after gathering refugees’ testimonies during a visit organised by the Polisario.
Tunisian taxi drivers call for starting fare to rise to 1.7 dinarsTunisian individual taxi drivers are calling for the metered starting fare to rise from 0.9 to 1.7 dinars, an increase of 88.89%, and are also seeking a review of the fare for the distance travelled. After negotiations failed to produce a result, they plan to rally outside the Assembly of the Representatives of the People on 4 November 2026, Business News reports.The week in Africa
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