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Mamour Diop, a senior member of the KIIRAAY les patriotes républicains party, has announced his support for Serigne Cheikh Ibrahima Diallo’s candidacy for the municipality of Kaolack. He supports a project to turn the city into an economic, industrial and commercial metropolis, according to Senego.
Source: Senego
Guinea's National Assembly issued around 20 recommendations on financing the 148.860-kilometre Labé-Tougué road, the Banti-Koubia branch road and a 200-metre bridge over the Bafing. The project is to last 36 months and be carried out by Compagnie Sahélienne d’Entreprise, according to the parliamentary report.
Source: Mosaiqueguinee
The Economic Community of West African States and the Alliance of Sahel States will create joint working groups to prepare a framework cooperation agreement. The first ministerial meeting took place on 17 October in Dakar, led by Cheikh Niang and Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, according to the joint communiqué.
Source: Seneweb
The Agadez Regional Tax Directorate collected 8.416 billion CFA francs between January and 15 October 2026, or 100.58% of its annual target of 8.354 billion. Revenue stood at 4.855 billion in 2024 and 7.257 billion in 2025, governor Ibra Boulama Issa said during an open day.
Source: Aïr Info
Hearts of Oak beat Vision FC 1-0 thanks to a goal from Kwesi Asmah in the 86th minute at the Nii Adjei Kraku Complex in Tema New Town. The Ghanaian club has now recorded two consecutive league wins, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Lamin Sanneh, the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) deputy head of social affairs and fundraising, believes his party can win Gambia’s 5 December presidential election. He cites support from other parties and discontent over the cost of living, public services and electricity shortages, in an interview with Eye Africa reported by Kerr Fatou.
Source: Kerr Fatou
Nigeria’s Taraba State recorded the country’s lowest annual inflation rate in September, at 1.8%, according to consumer price index data. The ranking comes as national inflation fell to 14.63%, while food inflation reached 19.59%, reports Pmnewsnigeria.
Source: Pmnewsnigeria
Sobemap, Benin’s champions, received a 20 million CFA franc performance bonus at a ceremony in Cotonou organised by the Benin Football Federation and Celtiis. Runners-up Coton FC received 10 million, while women’s clubs were also rewarded, according to Beninwebtv.
Source: Beninwebtv
ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States have agreed to create joint working groups to prepare a framework for cooperation between the two West African blocs. The first official meeting, held in Dakar after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew, opens technical discussions, according to the communiqué cited by Sierraloaded.
Source: Sierraloaded
Mauritanian Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djay criticised officials at a health centre in Dar Naim for failing to provide a water supply despite a budget of 700 million ouguiyas. During an inspection of construction sites in Nouakchott, he also described employment, education and public services as priorities, reports Lecalame.
Source: Lecalame
The International Monetary Fund forecasts 7% growth for Benin’s economy in 2026, ranking the country fifth in sub-Saharan Africa. The performance is based notably on the Port of Cotonou, agriculture and industry, while 2025 growth was estimated at 8.1% by the World Bank, reports La Nouvelle Tribune.
Source: La Nouvelle Tribune
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu presented young people as the country's main asset when he launched construction of an international centre dedicated to their empowerment and intercultural dialogue. Located at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, the centre is intended to promote skills development, entrepreneurship and mentoring, according to remarks by Tinubu reported by Vanguard.
Source: Vanguard
Racine Talla, former director general of the Senegalese Radio Television Broadcasting, disputes the prime minister’s accusations over the public broadcaster’s company agreement. He says the pay rises and benefits were approved by the board as early as 2022, according to statements reported by Seneweb.
Source: Seneweb
The shortage of Super petrol in Niger reached 196.62 million litres during the first eight months of 2026, compared with 52.60 million litres of diesel, according to government data cited by Tamtaminfo. The authorities want to secure supplies and increase production at the Zinder refinery.
Source: Tamtaminfo
Sierra Leonean club Star Sport Academy lost 2-0 to Renaissance Sportive de Berkane in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League in Monrovia, according to Sierraloaded. The Freetown club will have to overturn the result in the second leg to continue its first continental campaign.
Source: Sierraloaded
Omar Ceesay, a former Gambian MP for Niamina East and member of the opposition UNITE party, is urging voters to reject Adama Barrow in the December 2026 presidential election. He accuses the president of delivering neither the promised constitutional and security reforms nor the main infrastructure projects he claims, according to an interview with Teledal reported by Kerr Fatou.
Source: Kerr Fatou
Exiled former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh has chosen MP Almameh Gibba to lead No To Alliance, a breakaway faction of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction. The group has yet to say whether it will contest the 5 December presidential election alone or join a coalition, Gambiana reports.
Source: Gambiana
Senegalese Director of Maternal and Child Health Dr Amadou Doucouré has announced the forthcoming opening of the country’s first public assisted reproductive technology centre at Dalal Jamm Hospital in Guédiawaye. Secondary centres are also planned in the regions to bring these services closer to couples concerned, according to remarks he made at a workshop held on 15 and 16 October 2026.
Source: Seneweb
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