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Egyptian striker Nasser Mansi has been excluded from Zamalek’s group training after throwing his shirt to the ground while celebrating his goal against APR FC in Kigali. The club has opened an investigation ahead of the CAF Champions League return match, scheduled for 24 October 2026 in Cairo, Umuseke reports.
Source: Umuseke
Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on national police commissioner Fannie Masemola to subject senior South African police officials to lifestyle audits. He also called for officers compromised by corruption to be removed, according to remarks reported by SABC after Masemola resumed his duties.
Source: Sabcnews
More than 1,800 people have been arrested in France during demonstrations marked by looting and damage, and more than 500 police officers, gendarmes and firefighters have been injured, according to the interior minister. Emmanuel Macron has promised prosecutions for those responsible for the violence, while shops and public buildings were hit in several cities, Le Matin reports.
Source: Le Matin
Employees of Finestar Jewellery & Diamonds Namibia are protesting against a ban on eating meat at work and a food allowance that has been frozen for five years. They are also calling for better pay, transport assistance and improved working conditions, reports The Namibian.
Source: The Namibian
Oladele Oladeji, Accord’s chairman in Lagos State, is seeking clarification over the reported appointment of Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke as coordinator of Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign. He is concerned about the implications for the party’s identity, candidates and electoral prospects, Vanguard reports.
Source: Vanguard
Alhaji Yakubu, local chairman of the Nigerian Miyetti Allah herders’ association, was shot during a targeted attack in Mangu, Plateau State. The attack is provisionally attributed to a Mwaghavul militia and has reignited tensions between farmers and herders, according to security expert Zagazola Makama.
Source: Daily Post
Seven figures from the world of books received certificates in Dakar during FILDAK, while Senegalese writer Cheikh Hamidou Kane was honoured. The ceremony recognised Annette Mbaye N’Derneville, Astou Mbène Thioub and Sansy Kaba Diakité, among others, according to Beninwebtv.
Source: Beninwebtv
Nigerian actress and former beauty queen Tenia Abraham died on 13 October 2026 at the age of 32 after a kidney infection, according to her family. She was buried on 17 October at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja, according to the obituary published on her Instagram account.
Source: Punch
Former Sierra Leone international striker Kei Kamara has denied rumours of a return to competitive football with newly promoted Waterloo FC. Retired since the end of the previous season, he said he would not play professionally again and would only consider charity matches, according to Sierraloaded.
Source: Sierraloaded
Equatorial Guinea’s Environment Minister, Fidel Esono Mba Eyono, is attending the COP17 biodiversity leaders’ summit in Armenia on behalf of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. António Guterres warned there of the global delay in protecting nature and the threat of extinction facing more than one million species, Realequatorialguinea reports.
Source: Realequatorialguinea
Mali’s director-general of National Police, Youssouf Koné, held a video conference with regional directors to review the security situation and reiterate instructions on vigilance, discipline and professionalism. The officials pledged to implement the directives in their jurisdictions, according to the police directorate-general.
Source: Bamada.net
The Nyabarongo II dam in Rwanda is more than 80% complete and is due to produce 43.5 megawatts of electricity while supporting agricultural irrigation and flood control. The 68-kilometre project is also expected to create economic opportunities for residents of eight districts, Imvahonshya reports.
Source: Imvahonshya
Central African civil society organisations are demanding the release of five leaders arrested in Bangui on 15 October, including Quentin Ngouando and Elysée Nguemale. They have given the authorities until 3.30pm on 19 October and threatened to resume civil disobedience, according to their statement signed in Bangui on 17 October.
Source: Corbeaunews Centrafrique
Mauritius’s Mare-aux-Vacoas reservoir is now just 34.4% full, reducing daily withdrawals from about 110,000 to less than 50,000 cubic metres. The Central Water Authority is now distributing water every other day in several localities in Plaines Wilhems, while rainfall could remain below average, according to Lormus Jugoo.
Source: Defimedia
The Tanzanian government will allocate 600 million shillings to build the Kitandililo health centre in Makambako by December 2026. Minister Riziki Shemdoe announced the funding at a public meeting held during Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi’s visit to Njombe region, reports Jamhurimedia.
Source: Jamhurimedia
Génération Foot won their first match of the 2026-2027 Senegalese Ligue 1 season by beating AS Pikine 3-0, putting them top of the table on goal difference. Guédiawaye FC, US Gorée and Diambars also won on the opening day, according to the Senegalese Press Agency.
Source: Beninwebtv
Djibouti’s National Cybersecurity Authority organised an awareness-raising meeting on digital violence in Boulaos’s Quarter 5. Parents, young people, institutional officials and law enforcement officers gathered to strengthen the protection of children online, reports La Nation.
Source: Lanation
Namibia’s former first lady Monica Geingos has paid tribute to Penehupifo Pohamba, who recently died, praising her role as an adviser and her work on maternal and child health. Pohamba also chaired the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS from 2011 to 2013, according to Observer24.
Source: Observer24
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