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Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, national chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, accuses Bola Tinubu’s government of neglecting and humiliating people in northern Nigeria. In a Facebook post, he urges them to reject attempts to buy votes ahead of the 2027 elections, Daily Trust reports.
Source: Dailytrust
Burkinabe minister delegate Stella Eldine Kabré opened the ninth edition of the National Integration Forum in Gaoua on 19 October, devoted to African integration and social cohesion. The proceedings, scheduled to run until 22 October, examine in particular measures benefiting foreign communities living in Burkina Faso, Sidwaya reports.
Source: Sidwaya
Ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, and ECOWAS officially resumed dialogue in Dakar on 17 October. The two organisations agreed to work towards a future framework cooperation agreement, nearly two years after relations broke down, Mediacongo reports.
Source: Mediacongo
Nigerian police have arrested several suspects in separate investigations into child abuse, murder, kidnapping, suspected ritual-related offences and motorcycle theft in Kwara State. Police Commissioner Ojo Adekimi said the arrests followed reports, intelligence and investigations, Arewa PUNCH reports.
Source: Punch
Racing Club de Bobo won the women’s final of the Municipal Sports Development Cup in Bobo-Dioulasso, beating the Association of the Lionesses of Houet 1-0. In the men’s event, Sector 15 beat Sector 26 on penalties; the finals were played on 16 and 17 October 2026, according to Sidwaya.
Source: Sidwaya
The Burkinabe government launched the second edition of a programme in Ouagadougou to retrain university graduates, with 1,000 beneficiaries to be trained. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Secondary Education and Vocational and Technical Training through Burkina suudu bawdè, aims to adapt training to economic and social needs, reports Sidwaya.
Source: Sidwaya
Senegalese Justice Minister Moussa Sarr says nearly 90% of commitments made with clerks’ unions have been implemented, but their regrading to the A2 grade remains under discussion. Talks include retaining grades and a minimum salary estimated at 200,000 CFA francs after reassessment, according to the minister’s remarks reported by Xibaaru.
Source: Senego
The Ghana Football Association has chosen to open applications for the Black Stars head coach position in order to restore public confidence, its communications director, Henry Asante Twum, explains. This approach was preferred to directly searching for a coach, according to 3news.
Source: 3news
Senegalese National Assembly president Ousmane Sonko criticised the agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund on 19 October and warned against the government aligning itself with IMF demands. His remarks came ahead of parliamentary consideration of the finance bill, according to Fraternité Matin, which presents them as a new episode in his stand-off with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
Source: Fraternité Matin
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria is organising national days of prayer and fasting to promote free, credible and peaceful elections in 2027. Gatherings are planned for 31 October and 28 November, followed by 8 December in dioceses, according to a statement signed by Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso and Bishop Peter Odetoyinbo.
Source: Vanguard
Senegalese Minister of Energy and Petroleum Abdourahmane Diouf criticised Ousmane Sonko, leader of Pastef, over his criticism of the government's budget choices for 2026. The reaction followed Sonko's press conference on 19 October, reports Senenews.
Source: Senenews
FC Canchungo, a football club in Guinea-Bissau, will hold elections for its governing bodies on 14 and 15 November 2026. The date was set after a meeting between the outgoing leadership and the general assembly, following a petition by 13 members, Alberto Suleimane Djaló, president of the general assembly, told the newspaper O Democrata.
Source: O Democrata
In Lagos, Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote said he would prefer to go to prison rather than be deprived of his phone, which contains more than 13,000 contacts. He specified that he has kept the same number since 2000 and that he was speaking at an event devoted to his Vision 2020 plan, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Source: La Nouvelle Tribune
Two men were referred to the Dakar prosecutor’s office on 19 October 2026, suspected of involvement in a network forging certificates of release for consumption and other administrative documents. The investigation began after an altered chassis number and suspicious papers were found on a motorcycle, Seneweb reports.
Source: Seneweb
Krépin Diatta made his first start for Watford in a 2-0 win over Charlton, while Iliman Ndiaye set up Erling Haaland for a goal in Manchester City’s 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town. The two Senegal internationals impressed in league matches on 17 October, according to Senego, which also reports on other Senegalese players’ performances.
Source: Senego
Ivory Coast plans to involve informal transport operators in modernising urban mobility, including through digital payments and the mapping of transfer points. Kouakou Kouakou Romain, director general of the Greater Abidjan Urban Mobility Agency, outlined the approach at a conference on sustainable mobility in Abidjan, according to Fraternité Matin.
Source: Fraternité Matin
Almameh Gibba, National Assembly Member for Foni Kansala and candidate for the No To Alliance Movement, says his movement has nationwide support, not only in the Foni region. In an interview with West Coast Radio, he also ruled out joining President Barrow’s ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party, according to Kerr Fatou.
Source: Kerr Fatou
Extending the housing allowance to 7,365 contract health workers would cost 8.8 billion CFA francs, Senegalese Health Minister Ibrahima Sy said. The Directorate General of the Budget is examining how to fund it in the 2026 and 2027 finance laws, while 80% of planned new hires in 2026 are expected to be medical staff, according to the minister.
Source: APS
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