By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Poland has declared two days of national mourning after a shooting in Krakow that left six people dead and at least 15 injured. The gunman, wounded and then hospitalised after his arrest, later died in hospital, according to France 24.
An ambush targeting motorists in Ropp district, Plateau State, killed four people, including a Nigerian Army soldier, and wounded two others. The attack occurred on 8 November at about 7:26pm, according to security analyst Zagazola Makama, citing security sources.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
A bus operated by Maokoto Bus Services collided with a goods truck at Kiponzero, on the Iringa–Mbeya road, killing 23 according to the authorities. Families are collecting bodies from Iringa’s regional hospital for funerals, and road accident deaths have reached 68 in 32 days, according to the Iringa regional police.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: Mwananchi ·
The Somali federal government has expressed its deep sympathy to Egypt after a railway accident on 8 November 2026 in Giza, which left people dead and injured. Mogadishu also wished the injured a speedy recovery, according to Shabelle Media Network.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Shabelle Media Network ·
A 64-year-old man died on Monday 9 November in Belle-Rose after falling from a mango tree where he was installing protective netting. Taken to PMOC hospital by the SAMU ambulance service, he died about an hour later, according to Defi Media.
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Source: Defimedia ·
Spanish train drivers strike after two deadly accidentsSpanish train drivers struck on Tuesday to demand more investment in maintenance and safety, after a second fatal rail accident this year. About 40% of long- and medium-distance services were cancelled, according to Renfe.
WMO forecasts unprecedented El Niño, up to +3.8°CThe World Meteorological Organization forecasts that surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific could exceed the average by 3.8°C between November 2026 and January 2027. According to its Secretary-General Celeste Saulo, its effects will be felt well after the peak, with a risk of drought or flooding for Malawi’s 2026-2027 farming season, according to The Times Group.The week in Africa
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