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Several petrol stations in Birnin Kebbi suspended sales after Nigeria’s state oil company, NNPC, announced a 66-naira cut in the price of petrol. The closure of sales outlets reduced supply and disrupted travel, with some motorists and commercial transport drivers leaving their vehicles idle, according to observations in the city and accounts collected by the Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Al Amine Lô is calling for control of book production and distribution to strengthen cultural, scientific and intellectual sovereignty. He spoke at the opening of the 18th Dakar International Book Fair, where Egypt is the guest of honour, according to the APS.
Source: APS
Residents of Ndiebor Ishieke in Nigeria’s Ebonyi State are demanding compensation for crops destroyed by laterite excavations linked to a federal expressway project. Their traditional ruler, Eze Hyacinth Awoke Nwiboko, is calling for negotiations with landowners beforehand and for the pits to be restored, according to the Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
A court in Sierra Leone has sentenced Mohamed Charlie to four years in prison, or a fine of 30,000 leones, for illegal entry and deforestation in Western Area Peninsula National Park. Arrested on 12 September during a joint patrol, he had cleared an area of Mambo to produce charcoal, according to the National Protected Area Authority.
Source: Sierraloaded
The Dakar University Centre for Works (COUD) has declared the water in halls E, F, G, H and I at Cheikh-Anta-Diop University unfit for consumption. Residents must neither drink it nor use it to prepare food, according to a public notice by the COUD reported by Le Soleil on 15 October 2026.
Source: Senego
Kim Lars Björkegren will temporarily manage Ghana’s men’s national team, assisted by Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram, for the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The trio will prepare for the two-legged tie against Somalia, scheduled for 11 and 14 November, after two Ghanaian defeats, according to 3News.
Source: 3news
Senegal’s National Assembly held public hearings on several management cases, including the “one student, one computer” programme and the state’s built assets. Parliamentarians worked on three cases after the announcement of the committees by Assembly President Ousmane Sonko, Senenews reports.
Source: Senenews
Guinea-Bissau’s Minister of Social Communication, Abduramne Turé, encouraged the management of the National Printing Office of Guinea-Bissau (INACEP) to continue renovating its premises and improving its services. The routine visit also provided an opportunity to discuss social harmony within the institution and its role in producing documents for political events, ANG reports.
Source: Ang
The Ivorian state and AstraZeneca have mobilised more than 10.37 billion CFA francs to provide targeted therapies free of charge to more than 4,400 patients with breast, prostate, lung or ovarian cancers. Signed on 14 October 2026 in Abidjan for three years, the partnership also aims to strengthen diagnosis and health worker training, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
The Nigerian army destroyed camps belonging to the Lakurawa armed group in Waria Forest, in Sokoto State, and neutralised several fighters. The operation, carried out on 15 October 2026, also led to the recovery of weapons and five motorbikes, according to Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, quoted by Punch.
Source: Punch
Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio has received support from several senators to keep his post after the next legislature is inaugurated in 2027. Senate Majority Leader Tahir Monguno and Senator Cyril Fasuyi believe the position is not open, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Burkina Faso paid tribute to Thomas Sankara and his 12 companions, who were assassinated on 15 October 1987, at a military ceremony in Ouagadougou. The 39th anniversary commemoration brought together government members as well as administrative and traditional authorities, Seneweb reports.
Source: Seneweb
The appeals court of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences dismissed the charge of embezzlement of public funds against Mohamed Diané, while upholding his convictions for illicit enrichment and money laundering. The Guinean state was awarded 300 billion Guinean francs in damages; the special prosecutor’s office announced an appeal to the Court of Cassation, Guinee360 reports.
Source: Guinee360
The AFG Group held a day of awareness-raising and free screening for women’s cancers for 300 women in Bamako on 14 October 2026, with support from ONASR. The initiative was part of the Pink October campaign, according to Mali Actu.
Source: Mali Actu
The Dakar University Centre for Social Services (COUD) has declared the water in blocks E, F, G, H and I of Cheikh Anta Diop University unfit for consumption. In a notice published on 15 October 2026, the organisation asked the residents concerned not to use it for drinking or preparing food.
Source: Lesoleil
Malian academic Ahmadou Touré presents a book on sovereignty and the refoundation of the state in Mali between 2020 and 2026. His analysis focuses in particular on the conditions for consolidating the Alliance of Sahel States, according to Journaldumali.
Source: Journaldumali
Cissé Ibrahima Bacongo, executive secretary of the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), handed Interior Minister Vagondo Diomandé the party’s proposals for creating a new Ivorian electoral body. The move follows the dissolution of the Independent Electoral Commission and forms part of consultations on electoral system reform, according to the RHDP.
Source: Ivoireactu
Rasheedat Ajibade, captain of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, has a right ankle fracture and is expected to miss at least three months. The Paris Saint-Germain player will undergo surgery in Paris on Friday after being injured against Comoros in Olympic qualifying, according to ESPN and the Nigeria Football Federation.
Source: Vanguard
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