By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Seven figures nominated by member states are candidates to lead the World Health Organization, less than a year before Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s term ends. The next director-general is due to take office in August 2027, according to the WHO.
In Senegal, 469,497 households benefit from family security grants in 2026, up from 355,013 in 2024, with an annual allowance of 140,000 CFA francs per household. Aboubakr Ka defends the scheme, which is to reach one million households in 2027, citing an assessment by the World Bank and DGPSN.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
The World Bank forecasts global oil production of 106 million barrels per day in 2027, which could create a surplus from the second quarter. Supply is expected to fall by 5.5 million barrels per day in 2026, while demand is projected to grow by about 2%, according to its commodities report.
🌍 World · Source: Defimedia ·
An Algerian operation led to the seizure of 2.4 million pregabalin capsules and the arrest of ten suspected members of a criminal organisation, while five other suspects are being sought. The arrests took place in Boumerdès and Tipaza after an investigation into the shipment of the consignment northwards, according to the central anti-narcotics service.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Algérie 360 ·
Abdellatif Hammouchi, Morocco’s director-general of national security, has exceptionally promoted a police officer seriously injured after being struck twice by a vehicle in Agadir. The driver and two passengers have been arrested, while police services are covering the officer’s treatment, according to a statement from the Moroccan police.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Yabiladi ·
Russian strike kills four people in IzioumFour people were killed in Izioum by a Russian strike, while food aid began to be distributed in Olechky during the ceasefire. Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia announced these developments as part of humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, Le Monde reports.
Switzerland upholds Alieu Kosiah’s 20-year sentenceSwitzerland’s Federal Supreme Court upholds Alieu Kosiah’s 20-year prison sentence for crimes committed in Liberia during the civil war, despite overturning his conviction for crimes against humanity. The decision makes final the first conviction of a Liberian for war crimes, according to Front Page Africa.The week in Africa
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