By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Lô on Monday 9 November 2026 received Salman Ahmed, president for public policy and advocacy at the Gates Foundation. The talks covered health, the fight against infectious diseases and the eradication of poverty, according to Le Soleil.
Rwandan Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva has arrived in Antalya, Türkiye, to represent President Paul Kagame at COP31, the UN climate conference that opened on 9 November and runs until 20 November 2026. The summit of heads of state and government is scheduled for 11 and 12 November, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Imvaho Nshya ·
Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, received Turkey’s new ambassador, Ferhat Alkan, and his delegation in Mogadishu. Discussions covered defence and security cooperation, strengthening the Somali national army and the regional security situation, according to Caasimada Online.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Caasimada Online ·
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye argued on 10 November 2026 in Paris, at the Children’s Summit of the Paris Peace Forum, that the protection of children in wartime must suffer no distinction or selective treatment, according to Seneweb. He presented Senegal’s investments in child health, nutrition and education, as well as its national child protection strategy.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée on 9 November, ahead of the Paris Peace Forum, to prepare an intergovernmental Senegal-France seminar and develop economic and trade exchanges, according to the Senegalese presidency cited by Senego. Faye thanked France for its support for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Lompoul shipwreck: one million CFA francs promised to each familyThe Senegalese government has offered its condolences after a pirogue capsized at Lompoul, near Louga, killing 39 people. Family Minister Marie Angélique Mame Selbé Diouf visited the site and urged young people to give up irregular migration, stressing that graduates also take to the sea, according to Senego.The week in Africa
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