By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted ten missiles launched by the Houthis towards the south of its territory. The strikes are part of near-daily exchanges of attacks between the pro-Iranian movement and the coalition led by Riyadh since the conflict in Yemen resumed in July, Le Monde reports.
Saudi Arabia has partially reopened Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, whose operations had been suspended following an attack claimed by the Houthis. The authorities announced the resumption of domestic flights and some international flights on Sunday, while the Houthis threatened further attacks, the Daily Maverick reports.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Source: Daily Maverick ·
Russian strikes have injured at least six people in Ukraine's Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia regions. The Russian Defence Ministry also claims to have targeted an electrical substation in Kharkiv and another in Khmelnytskyi oblast, Le Monde reports.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has acknowledged the student movement's victory in the snap legislative elections. The acknowledgement comes after two years of student-led protests, Le Monde reports.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Source: Le Monde ·
Congolese intelligence arrested Prince Epenge, spokesperson for the opposition coalition Lamuka, at Kinshasa airport after preventing him from boarding a flight to Rome. His camp is demanding his release, the return of his passport and confirmation of where he is being held, RFI reports.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: RFI ·
Trump calls on Israelis to re-elect NetanyahuDonald Trump calls on Israeli voters to return Benjamin Netanyahu to the post of prime minister in the 27 October parliamentary elections. The US president highlights their cooperation and describes Netanyahu as a combative leader in a message published on his social network, according to Vanguard.
Tanzania legal aid campaign targets one million residentsThe second phase of the Mama Samia legal aid campaign is expected to benefit around one million residents in 136 wards in Tanzania’s Coast Region. It is due to be launched on Wednesday in Kibaha, according to the Tanzanian Ministry of Constitution and Legal Affairs, cited by Daily News.The week in Africa
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