By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Algérie 360
The Ministry of National Education has formalised new educational guidelines for the 2026-2027 academic year. They are expected to lead to a restructuring of teaching in schools, with announced changes concerning coefficients and teaching hours, without further details in the available text.
The strike by Kenyan public university lecturers is entering its 20th day, and the National Assembly is asking the government to intervene to unblock negotiations on the 2025–2029 collective bargaining agreement. The Education Ministry says it is consulting the parties to restore classes, reports Citizen.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Citizen ·
A force and other parties entered the Central Bank of Libya’s headquarters in Tripoli on 22 October 2026, after Governor Naji Aïssa’s resignation was accepted. The bank blamed, among others, Libya’s Ministry of Defence and said it was considering legal action, according to its statement.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: Lapresse ·
Togo’s Council of Ministers adopted a supplementary finance bill setting the 2026 budget at 2,744.2 billion CFA francs, compared with 2,751.5 billion initially, and forecasting a deficit of 247.6 billion, or 3.4% of GDP. The adjustments are intended in particular to support the fight against terrorism and take account of rising hydrocarbon prices, according to the Council of Ministers’ statement.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Icilomé ·
Emmanuel Macron announces new bans or restrictions on demonstrations in France following violence, looting and damage on 17 October. The French president is due to convene a defence council on Friday to decide measures concerning nationwide rallies planned for Saturday, Citizen reports.
🌍 World · Source: Citizen ·
Gambia’s Bensouda backs peaceful protests without a permitGambian presidential candidate Talib Ahmed Bensouda says citizens can organise peaceful demonstrations outside State House without police authorisation. At a Coalition 2026 rally in Banjul, the UNITE leader invoked constitutional freedoms of assembly and expression, according to Kerr Fatou.The week in Africa
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