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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
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 speeding truck ploughed into a crowd at a Hindu festival in India, killing 13 people. Authorities announced the toll, while President Droupadi Murmu described the deaths as heartbreaking, France 24 reports.
Source: France 24
Tanzania’s Manyara region now has about 2.16 million inhabitants, up from 1.8 million in the 2022 census, according to regional statistics officer Gidioni Mokiwa. The increase could boost agriculture, trade and mining by strengthening demand for goods and services, he explained at a trade fair in Babati.
Source: HabariLeo
Mozambican minister Mateus Saize called for coordinated international action against terrorism and violent extremism at an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Baghdad. He also advocated dialogue, development and cooperation to address security and climate crises, according to the Mozambique News Agency.
Source: Aimnews
Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of faithful in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, in his first major public appearance since surgery for lung cancer. He said he would gradually resume his activities, IOL reports.
Source: IOL
A heatwave is expected to affect 13 districts in Malawi’s Southern Region until Friday next week, with temperatures above seasonal norms. Meteorological services recommend drinking safe water, limiting outdoor activities and avoiding the sun during the hottest hours, according to the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services.
Source: Malawivoice
Owendo Container Terminal says it has invested nearly 163 billion CFA francs in infrastructure, equipment and IT systems in Gabon. The terminal notably uses the OSCAR software, the IPAKI tool and computerised data exchanges with its customers and customs, according to the Gabonese Press Agency.
Source: Agpgabon
Senegal Under-20 defender Amadou Mboup remains under observation at a clinic in Bamako after a collision against Mauritania at the WAFU-A tournament. A follow-up scan shows stable brain images and his pain is easing, but he has not yet left the facility, reports Senenews.
Source: Senenews
Kaizer Chiefs coach Fernando da Cruz blames the defeat against Red Arrows on a lack of aggression and intensity. Beaten 1-0 in Zambia, the South African club will have to respond in the second leg to preserve its chances in the Confederation Cup, according to IOL.
Source: IOL
In Guinea, 4,500 contract teachers eventually took part on 17 October in the recruitment examination for 6,000 teachers, after considering boycotting it. The spokesperson for their collective praised their turnout at centres in the country’s seven administrative regions outside the capital, according to a message published on Facebook.
Source: Guinee360
Thunderstorms and rain are expected in Tunisia from the evening of 18 October, first in the western highlands and then in the eastern North and Centre. Rainfall could reach 20 to 40 millimetres, with strong winds and hail in some places, according to Webdo.
Source: Webdo
South Africa won the African Golf Championship in Hammamet with 624 strokes, ahead of Morocco in second with 628 and Zambia in third with 646. Tunisia finished fifth with 650 strokes, while Seychellois Adrian Andrade won the individual event, according to Lapresse.
Source: Lapresse
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