By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Rebeca Grynspan remains ahead in the race for the post of UN secretary-general after the first indicative vote, while Lana Nusseibeh failed to make an impact. The future office-holder is due to take office on 1 January 2027, reports Le Monde.
Seven figures nominated by member states are candidates to lead the World Health Organization, less than a year before Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s term ends. The next director-general is due to take office in August 2027, according to the WHO.
🌍 World · Source: Lebrief ·
Exports from Portuguese-speaking countries to China rose by 22.1% to $105.8 billion between January and August. Forum of Macao secretary general Ji Xianzheng says e-commerce could further increase these sales by reducing physical barriers, according to the Lusa agency.
🇨🇳 China · Source: ANG ·
Armed men opened fire on the convoy of Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, the African Democratic Congress candidate for governor of Sokoto State, who escaped unharmed. State police confirmed receiving a report after the shooting near Sultan Abubakar III International Airport on the evening of 30 October, Vanguard reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
Bayern Munich host Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with the two teams level on points after seven matchdays and still unbeaten. The match follows a week marked by coach Vincent Kompany’s hospitalisation and Joshua Kimmich’s absence, reports Citizen Digital.
🇩🇪 Germany · Source: Citizen Digital ·
Polish president returns to Warsaw after break-in attempt at top courtPolish President Karol Nawrocki has cut short his official trip to Senegal and returned to Warsaw, as police blocked access to the Constitutional Tribunal and arrested three people after an attempted break-in. The standoff pits Donald Tusk’s government against judges appointed under the previous administration, according to AFP.
Illegal gold-mining barges decline on Ghana’s Tano RiverThe number of barges used for illegal gold mining has fallen sharply on the Tano River in Ghana following operations by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat. The change was observed during a visit on 30 October by officials and 15 journalists, according to its spokesperson Paa Kwesi Schandorf, quoted by 3News.The week in Africa
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