By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on BBC
The gas pipeline project approved by ECOWAS is to link Nigeria to Morocco along the Atlantic coast. Stretching around 6,000 to 6,800 km, the infrastructure will serve 13 other coastal countries. Work is expected to begin in 2028, with gradual commissioning scheduled from 2031.
Morocco’s 2027 finance bill proposes limiting income-tax exemptions to allowances reimbursing real and justified professional expenses. The measure is due to take effect by 2031, alongside the target new tax scale, according to the explanatory note published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Libe ·
Nigerian Works Minister David Umahi confirms that the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will be linked to the East-West Road by a link road through Edo State. The connection is to provide an alternative route and support the reconstruction of deteriorated sections, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Air Seychelles plans to add two A321XLR aircraft to its regional and international fleet, which will then comprise four aircraft. They are due to arrive in 2028, alongside two NEO aircraft already operated by the airline, according to the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation.
🇸🇨 Seychelles · Source: Sbc ·
Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lo is due to hold a press conference on 25 October 2026 on the supplementary budget bill. The parliamentary finance committee rejected the text after receiving the government’s responses, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Attack kills at least 20 people in Binnari, NigeriaAn attack after Friday prayers killed at least 20 people in Binnari village, in Nigeria’s Taraba State, according to residents. Police confirmed only ten bodies had been found, while Amnesty International Nigeria condemned the continuing impunity of armed groups, AFP reports.
Guinea budget sets aside 913 billion francs to stabilise fuel pricesGuinean Economy Minister Mariama Ciré Sylla presented MPs with a revision of the 2026 budget that lowers expected growth to 8.26% and raises projected average inflation from 3.5% to 5.2%. The supplementary finance bill also provides 913 billion Guinean francs to stabilise petroleum product prices, according to Mosaiqueguinee.The week in Africa
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