By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yabiladi
Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology has placed six provinces on orange alert for thunderstorms, with 20 to 30 millimetres of rain, a risk of hail and strong gusts. The alert applies to Tinghir, Ouarzazate, Midelt, Azilal, Boulemane and Al Haouz, from 2.30pm to 11pm, according to its weather bulletin.
Rain, sometimes thundery, is forecast in several regions of Tunisia on Friday, 30 October 2026, with a risk of hail in northern coastal areas. Maximum temperatures will generally range from 20 to 25 degrees, and around 18 degrees in high-altitude areas, according to Tunisian weather forecasts.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Business News ·
Mauritius’s National Agency for Drug Control is warning of an increased risk of overdose in the coming weeks, due to a possible rise in the availability and purity of illicit drugs. Its director-general, Kunal Naik, is urging users to take care around substances that may be more concentrated and toxic, according to the agency’s statement.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
The City of Kigali has ordered the temporary closure of five facilities that did not meet fire safety standards. The measure takes effect on Saturday, 31 October, according to The New Times.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: The New Times (Rwanda) ·
The cholera outbreak in Zambia has killed 30 people and recorded 1,622 cases between 28 July and 28 October, according to Health Minister Roma Chilengi. Twenty districts in six provinces are affected, while 104 patients remain hospitalised, Mwebantu reports.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Mwebantu ·
Russia proposes extending MINURSO until October 2027Russia has presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council extending MINURSO’s mandate until 31 October 2027, without changing its powers. The text was put to a vote alongside the US draft, amid Algerian approaches to Moscow, Yabiladi reports.
Algeria records 14,712 breast cancer cases a year among womenAlgerian Health Minister Mohamed Seddik Aït Messaoudane presented figures showing 14,712 new breast cancer cases and 4,334 prostate cancer cases each year. The data come from the national cancer registry network and were presented at its 2026 annual meeting, according to Algérie360.The week in Africa
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