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Guinea’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority brought public procurement stakeholders together in Dubréka on 16 and 17 October to work on its 2026-2031 strategic reform plan. The workshop aims to establish a roadmap incorporating recommendations from the MAPS II assessment conducted in 2025 with World Bank support, Guinee7 reports.
Source: Guinee7
Ugandan police are investigating the killing of Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan soldier critical of President Paul Kagame, whose beheaded body was found on 17 October in Luwala, Mpigi District. His head has not yet been found, according to police and his family.
Source: Daily Monitor
Sixty vulnerable households in Tonkpi are receiving food aid, financial support and training to set up income-generating activities under the « Popote familiale 2026 » project. Food kits for the fifth month were distributed in Man, according to the Ivorian Press Agency.
Source: Aip
Attacks in two locations in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area killed nine people and injured six, according to Tony Chol Ayat, the region’s acting Minister of Information. The assailants also took 972 head of cattle and set huts ablaze, while neighbouring authorities say they are investigating, Radio Tamazuj reports.
Source: Radio Tamazuj
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez ruled out cancelling or postponing upcoming football matches on Monday despite violence and looting in France. He notably kept the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona, scheduled for Tuesday in Paris, according to his remarks at Matignon.
Source: Senenews
Kofi Asare, executive director of Africa Education Watch, is calling for independent checks in all senior high schools in Ghana following sexual assault allegations against the head of Obuasi Senior High Technical School. He proposes that external teams confidentially gather students’ accounts to uncover unreported abuse, he said on Joy FM.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Seven teams have qualified for the 2026 Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, where they will join host Senegal to form an eight-team line-up. The tournament will be held in Saly from 28 November to 6 December, and Mauritania qualified by beating Ivory Coast 9-7 on aggregate, reports Wiwsport.
Source: Senego
The Cape Verde government could reduce public spending considered unnecessary or deferrable if rising oil and fuel prices continue to weigh on the economy. Secretary of State for Finance Maria José Lopes cited official travel and consultancy among the items that could be affected, and said the country had sought support from the African Development Bank, according to TCV.
Source: Expresso das Ilhas
Former Ghana international André Ayew believes additional investment could revive Ghanaian football if resources are used well. He cited the public payment of one million cedis to each top-flight club and said better planning and infrastructure development were essential, according to remarks he made on the Obi One podcast.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Nigerian Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and urged Nigerians to overcome ethnic, religious and political divisions. The Nigerian army presents Rwanda’s history as a warning against hatred and violent extremism, according to a statement by its spokesperson, Colonel Appolonia Anele.
Source: Vanguard
The trial of former Burkinabe education minister Lionel Bilgo and Vincent de Paul Kaboré, head of real estate company SITRAF, has been adjourned until 16 November 2026 by the Economic and Financial Division of the Bobo-Dioulasso court. The court is awaiting the Court of Appeal’s decision on which court has jurisdiction, Sidwaya reports.
Source: Sidwaya
Poor households in Lesotho could face crisis-level food shortages after a below-average 2026 harvest, as household stocks decline. The situation is expected to persist until January 2027 in the Southern Lowlands, Senqu Valley and Mountain regions, according to FEWS NET, which also forecasts late and low rainfall from October 2026 to March 2027.
Source: Thereporter
Nicole K. B., a 13-year-old girl of Equatorial Guinean origin, has died in Switzerland after about a year and a half in hospital following an accident at a community swimming pool. Her family is calling for responsibility to be established, Ahora EG reports.
Source: Ahora EG
Yan Diomandé, a 19-year-old Ivorian winger, scored a goal and provided an assist in Real Madrid’s 4-1 win over Sevilla FC in La Liga. His performance has reignited debate among supporters about his place in the starting XI, while Vinícius Júnior was suspended, reports Pmnewsnigeria.
Source: Pmnewsnigeria
Eswatini musician Msimisi composed tracks for certain scenes in the film “Seriously Single Too”, screened on Netflix. He says he created the music based on descriptions of the scenes and has collaborated with the platform several times, according to his interview with the Times of Eswatini.
Source: Times of Eswatini
Equatorial Guinea’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously adopted the bills relating to the general state budget for 2027. The vote followed consideration of assessments and recommendations by the parliamentary committee responsible for the economy, trade, finance and budget, reports Ahora EG.
Source: Ahora EG
The Ivorian government reports a cash surplus of 369.1 billion CFA francs in the execution of the 2025 budget, with 15,654.2 billion in resources and 15,285.1 billion in spending. An analysis of budget documents and a World Bank report notes that resources include borrowing and points to a deficit of nearly 2,000 billion, according to Togoweb.
Source: Togoweb
South African trade union federation COSATU and minibus-taxi association CODETA are calling for measures to support workers and public transport before the medium-term budget framework is presented on 21 October. COSATU cites 43.8% unemployment, 1.2% growth and rising fuel prices among the factors worsening hardship, reports IOL.
Source: IOL
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