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The first GAMMA-MMA 2026 African Mixed Martial Arts Championship has opened in Abidjan with delegations from 14 countries, including Morocco. The Moroccan team is taking part in the competition organised under the auspices of the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts, reports Telquel.
Source: Telquel
The Central Bank of Nigeria has strengthened the role of independent external members on its Monetary Policy Committee to reduce groupthink and restore investor confidence after the currency crisis. Its governor, Olayemi Cardoso, presented the move during an annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok, according to Businessday.
Source: Businessday
At an awareness session held on 10 October 2026 in Abidjan, a health specialist explained that stimulation of the breasts by a man does not protect against breast cancer. According to L’Infodrome, Ms Kouassi said that only breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in risk.
Source: L’Infodrome
Fifteen men have been arrested in Ghana for illegal sand winning disrupting work on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, and six vehicles have been seized. The operation took place in the Sewua-Donyina-Appiadu area, according to Starrfm, which cited official Ivan Bilson Yeboah.
Source: Starrfm
Daloa’s bus stations will have to leave the city centre within a year, Haut-Sassandra General Council president Mamadou Touré announced. The municipality plans to acquire 25 hectares on the Vavoua road and has prepared a temporary site of about two hectares for lorries, according to AIP.
Source: Aip
Former Nigerian Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode is defending Olusegun Obasanjo, saying Nigeria Airways was already undermined by mismanagement, corruption and debt before its liquidation in 2004. Bola Tinubu’s government has released 36 billion naira to pay outstanding compensation, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Real Madrid supporters in Togo celebrated their club’s 4-3 win over AS Roma. The result fuelled discussion among fans gathered around football, 24heureinfo reports.
Source: 24heureinfo
Burkinabè President Ibrahim Traoré has left open the question of creating a common currency for the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States. Asked about the project during an interview, he did not specify the next steps, reports Mali Actu.
Source: Mali Actu
Outhmane Diagne, outgoing chair of the board of Senegal’s Autonomous Road Maintenance Fund, criticised Bassirou Diomaye Faye during the handover. Director General Cheikh Dieng publicly responded to him at a ceremony attended by supporters of both camps, according to Senenews.
Source: Senenews
Inter Milan are considering a €20 million offer to sign Maduka Okoye, the Nigerian goalkeeper at Udinese who represents Nigeria internationally. The Italian club is assessing its goalkeeping options ahead of the January transfer window, according to the Daily Post, which cites Italian media reports.
Source: Daily Post
The family of Nigerian gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, known as Toluwanisings, announced his death, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. The family statement was released on Wednesday evening, the Nigerian outlet Daily Post reports, without giving the cause of death.
Source: Daily Post
The trial of former Guinean magistrate Algassimou Diallo opens on 15 October 2026 at 10 am before the Supreme Court. He is being prosecuted for incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence and criminal association after a disputed recording was broadcast, reports Mosaiqueguinee.
Source: Mosaiqueguinee
Richmond Coleman, president of the Ghana Psychologists Association, says power imbalances and cultural silence encourage sexual abuse in schools. He called on Ghana’s education service to improve data collection to assess the scale of the phenomenon after the head of an Obuasi technical high school was suspended, according to Starr News.
Source: Starrfm
Dakar Mayor Abass Fall inspected road and public-space rehabilitation works in Usine Bène Tally, Fass, Colobane and Gueule-Tapée. The city plans to complete the projects on 15 October, ahead of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, according to Senenews.
Source: Senenews
An autopsy on Mamadou Diallo, a 42-year-old butcher found dead in Kolda, concluded that he died violently from head trauma. His partner, Aissatou Diallo, is facing proceedings for intentional assault causing death, La Libération reports.
Source: Senenews
Petrol and diesel prices at the pump in Ghana are expected to fall by 1.20% to 1.67% and 2.60% to 3.32% respectively from 16 October 2026. Liquefied petroleum gas could, meanwhile, rise by 16.98% to 18.50% per kilogramme, according to forecasts by the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC).
Source: Ghanaiantimes
Senegalese law professor Abdoulaye Sakho warned against false quotations, invented facts and misleading images produced by artificial intelligence in the media. During an inaugural lecture in Dakar on 13 October, he called for editorial safeguards and cited a 2025 study showing problems in 45% of AI assistant responses about current affairs, Dakaractu reports.
Source: Senego
Dakar Mayor Abass Fall recounted an anecdote about Prime Minister Al Aminou Lô and his preference for tea at the inauguration of Place de l’Indépendance. The exchange about coffee and Touba coffee amused those present, according to Senenews.
Source: Senenews
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