AFREEQUE
Top stories
Football
🇹🇷 TürkiyePolitics

Shooting kills eight in three Turkish villages

By , based on L’essentiel

Map: Turquie

A shooting killed eight people and seriously injured another in three rural villages in Afyonkarahisar province, in central-western Turkey. Police were searching for a suspect who reportedly fled by car, according to the governor’s office and the Anadolu news agency.

Eight people were killed and another seriously injured in a shooting that struck three villages in Afyonkarahisar province, in central-western Turkey, on Thursday 5 November. The Afyonkarahisar governor’s office confirmed the toll.

The victims were found in Yukaritandir, where two women died of their injuries in hospital, and then in Kiyir and Ayazini, according to the public Anadolu news agency. Police are searching for a suspect who reportedly fled in a red car, according to the private broadcaster NTV.

Share this article

Related stories

Fire kills six in New York building

A fire in a residential building in Brooklyn, New York, killed six people and injured nine, including two civilians in critical condition and three firefighters. Emergency services deployed more than 230 responders and are investigating the cause of the blaze, according to city fire and police departments.

🇺🇸 United States · Source: MyJoyOnline ·

Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre kills 42

The death toll from the Russian strike on an aid distribution centre in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region has reached 42, while several dozen people remain missing, according to local authorities. The bombing occurred on Monday, after a brief ceasefire negotiated by the United States expired.

🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: France 24 ·

Suspect arrested with 1.138kg of cocaine in Bissau

Bissau-Guinean judicial police arrested a 40-year-old Luso-Guinean man suspected of international cocaine trafficking at Bissau airport on 2 November. He was carrying 100 capsules, representing about 1.138 kilograms, and was brought before the public prosecutor's office on 4 November, according to O Democrata.

🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau · Source: O Democrata ·

Dakar: two suspects referred with 850 grammes of hashish

Two people have been referred to the Dakar public prosecutor’s office after eight 50-gramme slabs and nine balls of hashish were seized. The Central Office for the Suppression of Illicit Drug Trafficking suspects organised international trafficking between Casablanca and Dakar, according to Seneweb.

🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·

🌍 Latest from World

Marco Rubio reportedly preparing to leave Trump government for 2028 bidMarco Rubio reportedly preparing to leave Trump government for 2028 bidMarco Rubio is reportedly preparing to resign from Donald Trump’s government to seek the Republican nomination for the 2028 presidential election. The strategy would distance him from the administration’s record after the midterm defeat, according to sources cited by the Zambian Observer.All World news →

Politics

Peter Obi criticises Atiku’s invalidation for 2027Peter Obi criticises Atiku’s invalidation for 2027Peter Obi criticised the Nigerian judiciary’s invalidation of Atiku Abubakar’s candidacy for the 2027 presidential election. The leader said the decision weakened voters’ choices and created uncertainty for opposition parties, according to a statement published on his verified account.All Politics news →

The week in Africa

This week’s highlights

  1. IMF forecasts $771 million for DR Congo, including $240 million for Ebola🇨🇩 DR Congo
  2. Cristiano Ronaldo ends international career with Portugal🇵🇹 Portugal
  3. Democrats win US midterm elections🇺🇸 United States
  4. Angolan association seeks reparations from Portugal🇦🇴 Angola
  5. Somalia’s Supreme Court demands elections within 90 days🇸🇴 Somalia
All of this week’s highlights →

Africa in your inbox

Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.

← Back to the news