By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Imvahonshya
Rwandan driver Giancarlo Davite, alongside Matteo Davite, won the 2026 Huye Rally and secured the Rwandan motor racing championship. The 40th edition of the event was organised by Huye Motorsports Club with the Rwanda Automobile Club, reports Imvahonshya.
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Mount Kigali University won Rwanda’s 10th national International Humanitarian Law moot court competition, held in Kigali on 15 and 16 October 2026. Gloria Nshutinziza was named best speaker, while several universities received awards for their memorials and performances, Rwandainspirer reports.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Rwandainspirer ·
The National Gendarmerie women’s handball team won Djibouti’s first-division championship by beating HAYABLEY 20-15. The 2025-2026 season final was played at the Lycée d’État de Djibouti gymnasium, reports the Djiboutian Handball Federation.
🇩🇯 Djibouti · Source: Rtd ·
Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina won the Shanghai Masters 1000 by beating compatriot Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on 18 October 2026. He claimed his first title in this category and his third ATP trophy of the season, after Mallorca and Chengdu, reports Beninwebtv.
🌍 World · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Dar City won the Dar es Salaam regional basketball championship for the third consecutive time, beating Stein Warriors 66-50 in the final game of the series. In the women’s tournament, Reel claimed its first title with an 81-54 victory over Tausi Royal, HabariLeo reports.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: HabariLeo ·
Nigeria’s army chief strengthens military cooperation in RwandaNigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, is on a working visit to Rwanda from 18 to 23 October 2026 to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. Discussions are expected to focus on operational exchanges and the fight against terrorism, according to a Nigerian Army statement shared on X.
Seychelles football league postponed by a weekThe Seychelles Football Federation has postponed the start of the 2026-2027 Premier League by a week because of the poor condition of Praslin’s two pitches. Its director of competitions, Clive Delorie, said the island’s clubs will wait until renovation work on the Baie Sainte-Anne pitch is complete, according to the SBC.The week in Africa
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