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The US trial of Moses Wright, a former Liberian army commander accused of concealing his alleged role in the massacre at St Peter’s Lutheran Church, has been postponed until February. Prosecutors accuse him of lying to immigration officials, while survivors have condemned another delay in their pursuit of justice, reports FrontPage Africa.
Source: Frontpageafricaonline
Ghana’s National Democratic Congress is due to vet the applications of 54 candidates for positions in its Western Region on 17 October 2026. The step will precede internal elections scheduled for November, in a process described as peaceful by Amos Atta, chairman of the regional electoral committee.
Source: 3news
Togo and China have signed several agreements covering public finances, trade, agriculture, security and the media. A protocol provides for partial cancellation of Togo’s debt, while the two countries are also strengthening customs and economic cooperation, according to Focusinfos.
Source: Focusinfos
The human rights committee of Ghana’s Parliament is calling for an expedited prosecution of the head of a technical high school in Obuasi, who is accused of sexual abuse, and the maximum sentence if he is found guilty. The official has been suspended and a police investigation has begun, Theghanareport reports.
Source: Theghanareport
University of Datcha president Essohanam Batchana warns of people demanding money in exchange for supposed help with admissions. He says no payment to an intermediary guarantees a place; results are expected on 23 October and the academic year is due to start on 16 November, according to 24heureinfo.
Source: 24heureinfo
The Guinea Road Management Agency organised an information session on breast and cervical cancer for its workers. Retired obstetrician-gynaecologist Havanatou Camara stressed the importance of early screening, Guinéenews reports.
Source: Guinéenews
In Sassandra, Ivory Coast, rural women face obstacles to breast cancer screening because of a lack of information and the distance from health centres. The NGO Femme, Famille et Solidarité is calling for a specialised centre to improve early detection, according to 7info.
Source: 7info
Nigerien Agriculture Minister Bilaly Elhadj Gambobo found insufficient harvests and a lack of suitable infrastructure in Tillabéri during his tour monitoring the 2026 agro-pastoral season. National agricultural production fell by 10.7% in 2025-2026 compared with the previous season, and the minister promised to examine producers’ difficulties, according to the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry.
Source: Journalduniger
The New Alliance of General Directorate of Taxes Staff (ANADGI) has welcomed recent appointments in the Ivorian tax administration and announced a new campaign to secure the departure of retired staff. The union presents these promotions as support for revenue mobilisation at year-end, according to its statement published in Abidjan on 15 October 2026.
Source: Connection Ivoirienne
Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô is asking unions to suspend their general strike on 21, 22 and 23 October. He has proposed a three-month moratorium to establish a social truce, at a meeting of the social pact steering committee, according to APS.
Source: APS
The All Progressives Congress has released the list of its advisory committee for the 2027 presidential and regional campaigns in Kano State. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf will chair the body, which includes political leaders, religious dignitaries and senior public officials, according to the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
Source: Dailytrust
Rice consumption is rising in Ghana, where the cereal has become the second most consumed and could overtake maize. Despite favourable growing conditions and investment in the sector, locally produced rice remains less popular than imports from Thailand, Vietnam and India, according to The Ghana Report.
Source: Theghanareport
Liberia’s House of Representatives has summoned the Education Ministry to respond to school disruptions linked to a teachers’ strike in Monrovia’s school system. Students have been protesting as teachers demand, among other things, that volunteers be added to the payroll and salary adjustments, reports The Liberian Investigator.
Source: The Liberian Investigator
Burkina Faso’s Agriculture Minister Ismaël Sombié is calling for innovation to help achieve food sovereignty on the occasion of the 46th World Food Day. He highlights domestic production, local processing and the mobilisation of endogenous resources in Burkina Faso’s development strategy.
Source: Lefaso
The Senelec Foundation and the Senegalese League Against Cancer organised an awareness, screening and free consultation day in Joal for more than 500 women. Oncological surgeons, midwives and specialists from Dakar took part, according to Seneweb.
Source: Seneweb
Burkina Faso commemorated the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara and 12 companions in Ouagadougou on 15 October 2026. Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo read a message from President Ibrahim Traoré, calling for unity and denouncing internal divisions, according to Ouestaf.
Source: Ouestaf
The Burkinabè Foundation Against Cancer has inaugurated a ‘Pink Street’ in Ouagadougou dedicated to awareness and early screening for women’s cancers. Designed as a permanent facility, it offers free screening and the distribution of breast prostheses, according to Burkina 24.
Source: Burkina 24
Ghana’s Central Regional Education Directorate is urging parents, traditional leaders and communities to tackle child marriage and early pregnancies, which disrupt girls’ education. The call was made on the International Day of the Girl in Ekon, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
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