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The University of Tunis El Manar ranks joint 29th in the QS World University Rankings: Arab Region 2027, up from 41st place in 2026. The Tunisian institution climbs 12 places in a ranking of 325 universities across 20 countries and territories, according to QS.
Source: Webdo
Rwandan President Paul Kagame accredited Jérémie Blin as the new European Union ambassador to Rwanda after receiving his credentials on 16 October. He succeeds Belén Calvo Uyarra, whose term has ended, Rwanda Dispatch reports.
Source: Rwanda Dispatch
In Luanda, passengers pay 300 kwanzas per journey on suburban trains, compared with about 1,000 kwanzas by taxi between Viana and the city centre. Passengers interviewed by Expansão say the train allows them to significantly reduce their daily transport expenses, particularly for school journeys.
Source: Expansao
Mauritania presented its first periodic report on implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The document was submitted to the African Committee of Experts at its 48th ordinary session, according to the Mauritanian Information Agency.
Source: Kassataya
Pope Leo XIV was deemed fit to leave Rome’s Agostino Gemelli University Hospital after the removal of a nodule from his right lung on 13 October. Blood tests and a chest X-ray confirmed this, according to doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritora, cited by the Holy See.
Source: Ugdiplomat
Gatherings and blockades are planned across France on 17 October to protest against the rising cost of living, a lack of resources in education and the deterioration of public services. Organisers have announced around 1,500 actions, while the scale of the mobilisation remains uncertain, Dakaractu reports.
Source: Dakaractu
The Rwakajunju water supply project in Tanzania’s Karagwe District is 79% complete and costs more than 63 billion shillings. It is scheduled to begin operating at the end of December and is expected to benefit more than 350,000 people, Deputy Minister for Water Mathew Kundo said.
Source: HabariLeo
Voluntary vaccination against Ebola, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, has begun in Beni to protect healthcare workers and frontline responders. The programme also covers surveillance, laboratory and safe-burial teams, alongside screening and care, according to coordinator Steven Ahuka.
Source: Actualité.cd
Egyptian and Sudanese Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelatty and Gibril Ibrahim reaffirmed their historical ties and support for Sudan’s stability. Meeting on 16 October 2026 on the sidelines of the World Bank’s autumn meetings in Thailand, they also discussed Sudan’s political process, according to Egyptian spokesman Nader Zaki.
Source: Egypt Independent
More than 200 people marched in Dakar to demand justice after the death of Astou Pierre, 40, who died on 1 October after being doused with acid by her former partner. The suspect remains at large, while demonstrators marched to the Grand Dakar prefecture, according to Dakaractu.
Source: Dakaractu
Uganda is launching a phased irrigation plan to rehabilitate schemes, use river water and extend water access to farms. The initiative aims to secure food supplies and help farmers adapt to unstable weather conditions, Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze announced in Mbarara, according to Nile Post.
Source: Nile Post
Guinea-Bissau’s Council of Ministers confirms its rejection of a study on hepatitis B vaccination in newborns, under the protocol for the Bandim Health project. The decision was taken at an extraordinary meeting in Bissau after rumours circulating on social media were examined, according to the official statement.
Source: Ang
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is asking European Union leaders for nearly $80 billion more to fund Ukraine’s defence next year. The request comes amid a new dispute with Donald Trump, against a backdrop of deteriorating relations between Kyiv and Washington, France 24 reports.
Source: France 24
Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russian energy revenues. The decision comes as relations between Washington and Ukraine reach a new low, France 24 reports, citing its correspondent Gulliver Cragg.
Source: France 24
Rwandan artists have paid tribute to Suzanne Nyiranyamibwa, an experienced singer who died on 16 October after an illness. Rwanda’s Minister of National Unity, Buzimana Jean Damscène, and musician Massamba Intore praised a major figure in music and the memory of the Tutsi genocide.
Source: Imvahonshya
South African boxer Brandon Thysse lost by unanimous decision to Frenchman Milan Prat, who claimed the vacant IBO super-welterweight world title. The 12-round fight took place on Thursday in Enghien-les-Bains, France, the Sunday Express reports.
Source: Sunday Express
A two-week campaign will help former and current Lesotho mineworkers claim their unpaid benefits from 19 to 30 October. Minister Ts’eliso Mokhosi announced the mobilisation of several organisations across five districts and warned against fraudsters, according to Thereporter.
Source: Thereporter
Mauritanian Coumba Bâ, a candidate for secretary-general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, makes the return of Sahel countries to the organisation a priority and advocates a unifying approach. She says she has presented her vision in more than 40 of the 53 voting countries, according to France 24.
Source: Kassataya
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