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Seven Filipino workers have been injured in attacks in Saudi Arabia, three of them critically, according to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said a missile struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on 10 October, killing 12 people and injuring 309, NAN reports.
Source: Pmnewsnigeria
Shanda Tonme, presented as the Universal Mediator, sent an official letter to Cameroonian President Paul Biya on 19 October calling for the urgent adoption of dual nationality. He criticised the current legislation, but the information reported does not allow its content to be conveyed in greater detail.
Source: Actu Cameroun
Yves Brahima Koné, director-general of the Coffee and Cocoa Council, gave a vehicle to Father Jean Darius Baloma during his installation at Saint Joseph parish in Kagbolodougou, in Sinématiali department. He also gave two motorbikes to the Catholic community and one million CFA francs to the parish, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
The Zambian Presidency said former MP Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda, captured in Mozambique and brought back to Zambia in a security operation, could not evade justice by taking refuge abroad. His legal adviser Christopher Mundia presented the arrest as a warning to fugitives, according to MaraviPost.
Source: Maravipost
During an evaluation of Kmba Connect projects in Libreville, development adviser Karl Elvis Nsumbu Mba championed the use of digital solutions in trade, agriculture, transport and entrepreneurship. He also cited the digitisation of business registration procedures to cut delays, according to the Gabonese Press Agency.
Source: Agpgabon
Bola Tinubu’s campaign official Segun Showunmi says the new post given to his wife, Oluyemi Adeyemi-Showunmi, at Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission is an internal administrative decision. She takes charge of the electoral operations department ahead of the 2027 election, and Showunmi defended her professional record in an interview on Channels Television, the Daily Post reports.
Source: Daily Post
323,151 Algerians acquired French nationality between 2004 and 2023, according to a study by the Fondation pour l’innovation politique and the Observatory of Immigration and Demography, based in part on Insee data. Algerians were the second most represented nationality, after Moroccans; 83% of Algerians who acquired an EU nationality became French, according to the study.
Source: Algerie Eco
Visa For Music has announced its 13th edition in Rabat, from 18 to 21 November, with more than 35 artistic projects selected from over 900 applications from more than 90 countries. The festival and professional market for music from Africa and the Middle East has unveiled its official programme, according to the organisers.
Source: Lavieeco
Ivory Coast’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts is holding fire prevention training in Abidjan for 100 SMEs from 19 to 23 October 2026. Participants will study risk identification, prevention measures and emergency procedures as part of a programme run by the Directorate-General for Industry with DAICE support, the AIP reports.
Source: Aip
Moroccan head of government Fatima-Zahra El Mansouri presented the 2026-2031 government programme to both chambers, outlining seven priorities including purchasing power, employment and public service quality. The roadmap also aims to reduce regional disparities and prioritise policy outcomes, according to Le Matin.
Source: Le Matin
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga has resumed his duties after a few days of leave, his first break since taking office. The Prime Minister’s Office says no formal acting appointment was made and that Minister of State Alousséni Sanou merely represented him at official engagements, according to Confidentiel Afrique.
Source: Confidentielafrique
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel believes manager Michael Carrick is not under immediate threat despite the team’s difficulties in the Premier League. After a 1-1 draw against Leeds and a run of six matches without a win, the club’s leaders are said to remain confident in his ability to lead the club, according to comments by Schmeichel reported by the Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated the faculty, students and alumni of Hunan University on the institution’s centenary, founded in 1926. In a letter, he called on the university to improve the quality of its teaching and train talent able to contribute to China’s modernisation, Xinhua reports.
Source: Ang
China’s ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Yang Renhuo, handed over medicines and medical equipment to the country’s health authorities on 16 October. The donation was presented at the launch of a month dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine, as part of bilateral health cooperation, according to the Chinese Embassy and ANG.
Source: Ang
Valdumar Tchongo, head of the Valusa Football Academy, says it is shameful that Guinea-Bissau’s men’s U20 team is absent from the WAFU Zone A tournament in Mali because of a lack of funding. He is calling on the government to dismiss the leadership of the Guinea-Bissau Football Federation and says it could have secured assistance from CAF and FIFA, according to the Guinea News Agency.
Source: Ang
APC official Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso says Atiku Abubakar cannot rely solely on Hausa and Fulani voters to defeat Bola Tinubu in Nigeria's 2027 presidential election. Voters now prioritise results and public policies, he argues, according to a statement signed by Kwankwaso.
Source: Daily Post
A 36-year-old Pakistani national was fined US$30 in Zimbabwe for smoking cannabis in the toilet of a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Harare. A fire alarm alerted the crew, and the man was handed over to immigration officials after appearing before the Epworth court, reports MaraviPost.
Source: Maravipost
A nine-year-old boy has died in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, after being violently beaten by his aunt, identified as Cecilia Mangue, who has been arrested. The woman admitted beating him after an argument over renting a phone, but says she did not intend to kill him, Realequatorialguinea reports, citing Diario Bata.
Source: Realequatorialguinea
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