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Togo’s government has put its Guide for Togolese Abroad online, designed to help the diaspora navigate administrative procedures and investment projects. Developed with support from the International Organization for Migration and the African Development Bank, the tool also aims to strengthen links between citizens abroad and Togo’s institutions.
Source: 24heureinfo
Guinea’s Public Procurement Regulatory Authority brought public procurement stakeholders together in Dubréka on 16 and 17 October to work on its 2026-2031 strategic reform plan. The workshop aims to establish a roadmap incorporating recommendations from the MAPS II assessment conducted in 2025 with World Bank support, Guinee7 reports.
Source: Guinee7
Sixty vulnerable households in Tonkpi are receiving food aid, financial support and training to set up income-generating activities under the « Popote familiale 2026 » project. Food kits for the fifth month were distributed in Man, according to the Ivorian Press Agency.
Source: Aip
Kofi Asare, executive director of Africa Education Watch, is calling for independent checks in all senior high schools in Ghana following sexual assault allegations against the head of Obuasi Senior High Technical School. He proposes that external teams confidentially gather students’ accounts to uncover unreported abuse, he said on Joy FM.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Seven teams have qualified for the 2026 Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, where they will join host Senegal to form an eight-team line-up. The tournament will be held in Saly from 28 November to 6 December, and Mauritania qualified by beating Ivory Coast 9-7 on aggregate, reports Wiwsport.
Source: Senego
The Cape Verde government could reduce public spending considered unnecessary or deferrable if rising oil and fuel prices continue to weigh on the economy. Secretary of State for Finance Maria José Lopes cited official travel and consultancy among the items that could be affected, and said the country had sought support from the African Development Bank, according to TCV.
Source: Expresso das Ilhas
Former Ghana international André Ayew believes additional investment could revive Ghanaian football if resources are used well. He cited the public payment of one million cedis to each top-flight club and said better planning and infrastructure development were essential, according to remarks he made on the Obi One podcast.
Source: MyJoyOnline
The trial of former Burkinabe education minister Lionel Bilgo and Vincent de Paul Kaboré, head of real estate company SITRAF, has been adjourned until 16 November 2026 by the Economic and Financial Division of the Bobo-Dioulasso court. The court is awaiting the Court of Appeal’s decision on which court has jurisdiction, Sidwaya reports.
Source: Sidwaya
Yan Diomandé, a 19-year-old Ivorian winger, scored a goal and provided an assist in Real Madrid’s 4-1 win over Sevilla FC in La Liga. His performance has reignited debate among supporters about his place in the starting XI, while Vinícius Júnior was suspended, reports Pmnewsnigeria.
Source: Pmnewsnigeria
The Ivorian government reports a cash surplus of 369.1 billion CFA francs in the execution of the 2025 budget, with 15,654.2 billion in resources and 15,285.1 billion in spending. An analysis of budget documents and a World Bank report notes that resources include borrowing and points to a deficit of nearly 2,000 billion, according to Togoweb.
Source: Togoweb
TACV’s private shareholders denounce irregularities after a general meeting failed to elect a new board of directors for the Cape Verdean airline. They object in particular to the removal of the incumbent team without successors being appointed and warn of the risk of a governance vacuum, according to their statement.
Source: Anacao
Ivory Coast striker Oumar Diakité, 22, scored three goals in Sturm Graz’s 6-1 win over Grazer AK on 18 October 2026. Eight days after scoring twice against Austria Vienna, he found the net again in the Austrian league, 7info reports.
Source: 7info
At 19, Assane Sankaré, a 2.04-metre Senegalese forward, is pursuing his career with Napoli Basket in Italy. In an interview with Seneweb, he discusses his beginnings in basketball after first playing football, as well as his adjustment and ambitions.
Source: Seneweb
AS Real Bamako beat Espérance Sportive de Zarzis 3-0 in the first leg of the second round of the CAF Confederation Cup. Fousseyni Tangara opened the scoring in the 24th minute, before André Kamate scored twice in the 45th and 45+3 minutes, La Presse reports.
Source: Lapresse
Astou Pierre, 40, has died after succumbing to injuries caused by an acid attack allegedly carried out by her former partner three months earlier. Her death has revived calls in Senegal for femicide to be recognised as a specific crime in legislation, France 24 reports.
Source: France 24
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign council will hold its first meeting on 20 October 2026 in Abuja to prepare for his re-election bid in 2027. The 134 members are expected to examine the campaign timetable ahead of the launch planned for 24 October in Kaduna, according to council secretary Hope Uzodimma.
Source: Pmnewsnigeria
Residents of Pujehun and Gbondapi in Sierra Leone are calling for the road linking their towns to be rehabilitated. It is in poor condition and difficult to use during the rainy season. Market women say its condition increases transport costs and delays the delivery of goods, reports Sierraloaded.
Source: Sierraloaded
The Idini project, aimed at strengthening Nouakchott’s water supply, was completed two months ahead of schedule, Mauritanian Prime Minister El Moctar Ould Diay said. He made the announcement during a visit to the capital’s service facilities and projects, according to the Mauritanian News Agency.
Source: Kassataya
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