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ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States have agreed to create working groups to prepare a framework cooperation agreement between their members. For now, this step entails no measures on visas, border formalities or movement, according to the regional organisations.
Source: Senego
The Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Forum has called on young people in southern Nigeria to reject violence and electoral manipulation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Meeting in Port Harcourt, the forum also called on Nigeria’s electoral commission to guarantee a free and transparent election, reports Vanguard.
Source: Vanguard
A supplementary judgment allows Senegalese courts to reconstruct an unregistered birth and open access to identity documents, passports and voting. The procedure is at the centre of the investigation into influencer Mariama Ba, known as Nourah Ba, according to Senenews, which recalls the rules of the Family Code.
Source: Senenews
AS Otohô and Étoile du Congo won the 2026 Congo women’s handball championship titles. The announcement was published on 18 October in Vox TV’s sports section, which presents the two clubs as the national championship winners.
Source: Vox
South African musician Nkgodisheng Paul Madubanya, known as Tsaka RSA, remains in custody over alleged possession of an unauthorised firearm and ammunition. The Polokwane Magistrates’ Court is due to consider his bail application on 19 October, South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority said.
Source: Beninwebtv
South Sudan’s Revive South Sudan Party has appointed Meen Mabor Meen as interim chairman to lead the organisation during a transitional period. The new leader told Eye Radio he intended to stand for a parliamentary seat in Rumbek East constituency in the December elections.
Source: Eyeradio
Eswatini singer Lesia Musiq and Mabonwa Abulawe Records have ended their partnership by mutual agreement. The artist, who signed with the record label in 2025 for a contract running until 2030, will now pursue an independent career, according to the label’s statement reported by Times of Eswatini.
Source: Times of Eswatini
Benin’s minister and government spokesperson, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, says the country has fuel reserves covering three to six months. The statement comes after several days of queues at petrol stations and the government’s pledge to quickly restore supplies, according to SRTB.
Source: La Nouvelle Tribune
Shops around Place de la République and Boulevard Magenta in Paris were vandalised and looted on 17 October after a demonstration passed. Windows were smashed and goods taken, while shopkeepers assessed the damage, reports Le Monde.
Source: Kassataya
A tanker whose brakes failed collided with another lorry before catching fire in Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria, destroying property worth several million naira. The accident occurred on Sunday on the Old Lagos-Asaba Road, near Orogodo Primary School, the Daily Post reports.
Source: Daily Post
CFA franc coins minted between 1958 and 1985 will cease to be legal tender on 1 November in the six CEMAC countries, including Equatorial Guinea. They can still be exchanged for one year at banks, microfinance institutions and the BEAC, according to the central bank's announcement.
Source: Radiomacuto
MP Mahali Phamotse has criticised delays by Lesotho’s National Assembly in considering her motion calling for an independent commission of inquiry into the alleged abduction and mistreatment of journalist Kananelo Boloetse. Filed on 24 September 2026, the motion will be placed on the agenda by the business committee after the Assembly speaker deemed it not urgent, the Sunday Express reports.
Source: Sunday Express
Tunisian comedian and actor Lotfi Abdelli filmed a video in Paris on 17 October 2026, mocking people caught on camera smashing an already open entrance. The clip comments on scenes of destruction in the French capital, reports Businessnews.
Source: Businessnews
Manchester City have overtaken Arsenal in Opta’s supercomputer projections for the 2026-2027 Premier League winner after beating Ipswich Town 3-2 to record a seventh consecutive victory. The gap between the two clubs’ estimated chances is less than one point, according to Opta’s models reported by Tuko.
Source: Tuko
Mamadou Thiaw, mayor of Tassette, says 402 of Senegal’s 558 mayors have joined Kiiraay-Les Patriotes républicains, the party founded by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. He made the statement at a political meeting in Thiès, where officials also called for the party to continue expanding, according to Dakaractu, cited by Senego.
Source: Senego
Demonstrations in France on 17 October drew more than 800,000 people, according to organisers, compared with 550,000 according to the government, after a movement that began with student protests. Clashes and damage were reported in several cities, as demonstrators voiced their rejection of Emmanuel Macron’s social and economic record, according to Maghrebemergent.
Source: Maghrebemergent
The Sokon Algérie industrial project plans to launch HANOU, an Algerian vehicle brand, in partnership with the Chinese side. The factory’s first production line in Zana El Beida, in Batna province, is due to start operating in January 2027, reports El Bilad, according to Observ’Algérie.
Source: Observ'Algérie
A stampede during a Durga Puja religious festival in Kolkata, India, killed at least 19 people and injured 25, according to West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari. Panic reportedly broke out after an announcement as rain fell, according to a police official cited by AFP.
Source: Tuko
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