By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Camer
Cameroonian gendarmes seized 7 kilograms of Indian hemp and shisha equipment from a bus bound for Ngaoundéré, which was stopped in Gamba, in Mayo-Rey. A 21-year-old passenger was arrested during the operation at the joint checkpoint, according to the National Gendarmerie.
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Zambian security forces seized 23.3 million kwacha worth of smuggled goods, wildlife products and stolen vehicles in Lusaka. The regional operation USALAMA-12, conducted from 5 to 9 October, also led to the detention of 72 foreign nationals, reports Lusaka Times.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Lusaka Times ·
Three Peruvian women were rescued from a lodge in Gqeberha, where they were allegedly lured under false pretences and involved in an online scam operation targeting people in Peru. The intervention by the Hawks and South African immigration services followed a report passed on by the national human trafficking hotline, according to Hawks spokesperson Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
Mauritian police arrested 13 people for breaching the curfew during the night of 17 to 18 October 2026; 11, including one woman, remain in detention. Authorities reported no incident or blocked roads that night, according to a police statement reported by Defimedia.
🌍 World · Source: Defimedia ·
Samuel Eto’o, president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, is reportedly considering running for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football. No candidacy has been announced, but the former international has sat on CAF’s executive committee since March 2025, according to Africa Soccer.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Equatorial Guinea fines TotalEnergies and Tradex 1.5 billion CFA francsEquatorial Guinean authorities have fined TotalEnergies and Tradex 1.5 billion CFA francs after a new petrol shortage in Malabo. The two distributors blame the difficulties on transfers blocked at the Bank of Central African States, while 29,000 tonnes of fuel are expected from 21 to 23 October, Radiomacuto reports, citing Cameroonian media.
Committee gathers concerns from two N’Djamena neighbourhoodsThe committee monitoring neighbourhoods in N’Djamena’s 1st arrondissement gathered concerns from residents of Mara 1 and Mara 2 about wastewater, rubbish and the condition of access roads. Its chair, Dakouma Abanguia, said the municipality would seek joint solutions; the tour ended with the announcement of a cultural week from 5 to 9 November, Tchadinfos reports.The week in Africa
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