By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
About one million former serfs gained access to education after a period when the illiteracy rate exceeded 95%. The introduction of 15 years of publicly funded education transformed their access to knowledge, according to IOL.
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The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened two investigations after two men aged 59 and 48 were found unwell in public during a weekend of violence in France and died. Investigators do not suspect third-party responsibility at this stage, while 2,513 people were taken into police custody, according to AFP.
🌍 World · Source: APS ·
Twenty-two Malawi Defence Force soldiers received certificates after taking French courses at the Alliance Française de Blantyre in Malawi. Fifteen completed level A1 and seven level B1 before sitting the international DELF examinations the following week, according to Mwnation.
🇲🇼 Malawi · Source: Mwnation ·
Algeria’s Education Ministry is holding a professional examination to fill 148 primary education inspector posts in 2026: 118 are for physical and sports education and 30 for English. The posts will be displayed from 18 October to 8 November, according to data provided by the General Directorate of the Civil Service and Administrative Reform.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie 360 ·
About 76% of Alberta voters rejected opening a process that could lead to independence for the Canadian province, while 23% supported it. The vote was not a direct referendum on separation and drew more than 1.35 million voters, according to results reported by Expresso das Ilhas.
🌍 World · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Town halls set alight in France during riotsPublic buildings were set on fire and vandalised in several French cities, including Limoges, Marseille and Lyon, during riots. US President Donald Trump blamed immigration for the unrest and urged France to tighten its border controls, according to CNN.
Kafia Bilal joins the African Youth CouncilThe United Nations Development Programme has selected Mauritanian Kafia Bilal as one of the 11 founding members of the African Youth Co-Creators Council, after considering 7,500 applications. The two-year advisory term will begin with an induction session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 27 to 29 October 2026, according to Le Quotidien de Nouakchott.The week in Africa
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