By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Zambian Observer
Russian companies are expected to take part in constructing the 4,000-kilometre Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline linking Nigeria, Niger and Algeria. Work reportedly began in June, with commissioning scheduled for 2030, according to the Zambian Observer.
Sierra Leone has secured an Indonesian grant of $1 million to prepare the ferry service between Freetown and Tagrin. The funding will cover feasibility studies and technical plans, with the project expected to launch in early 2027, according to Sierra Loaded.
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierra Loaded ·
Donald Trump’s envoys reportedly defended in Moscow and Kyiv a plan to resume Russian gas deliveries to Europe through Ukraine, with an American intermediary. The proposal would add to US measures easing pressure on Moscow since October, according to officials cited by the Wall Street Journal.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
The Equatorial Guinean government inaugurated a tuna factory, the Annobón Hotel and military housing in Annobón at a ceremony chaired by Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, according to Real Equatorial Guinea and Ahora EG. The facilities are part of a programme of 48 projects worth about 348 billion CFA francs. Ahora EG also reports the launch of work on a second desalination plant, planned to produce 800,000 litres of water per day.
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · Source: Real Equatorial Guinea ·
Tunisian fuel transport workers have announced a three-day strike on 23, 24 and 25 November 2026 to demand implementation of the 2 May 2019 agreement. The action is to affect all companies in the sector across the country, according to the union notice cited by Business News.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Business News ·
Kwankwaso urges northern Nigeria to let South retain presidency in 2027In Nigeria, Rabiu Kwankwaso called on northern leaders to let the South retain the presidency in the 2027 election, so it can complete its eight-year term. The former Kano governor urged Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress to respect this rotation, which he considers important for national stability, according to P.M. News.
Ghana to pay 10 months of judicial arrearsGhana’s Finance Ministry has approved the payment of 10 months of arrears to Judicial Service staff and lower-court magistrates to end their indefinite strike. Five months will be paid in November and five more in December 2026, according to the ministry statement reported by Starr FM.The week in Africa
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